Information Technology - Enterprise Architect

Required Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security or related field.

Required Qualifications:
8 years in IT infrastructure application architecture or cybersecurity within a regulated industry.
5 years overseeing critical third-party technology or SaaS vendors.
Direct experience preparing for and participating in regulatory examinations (e.g. OCC FFIEC FCA PRA DORA EBA).
Strong knowledge of resiliency frameworks (ISO 22301 NIST SP 800-34 FFIEC Business Continuity Handbook).
Proficiency in cloud on-prem technologies network architecture and data protection strategies.
Excellent communication skills for both technical and regulatory audiences.

Preferred
Experience in both financial services and technology vendor environments.
Familiarity with global regulatory bodies and cross-jurisdictional compliance challenges.
In-depth understanding of public cloud private cloud on-prem and SaaS Well-Architected Frameworks especially the resiliency and reliability pillars.
Familiarity with SaaS architectures and the unique aspects of SaaS resilience and shared responsibility.
Strong experience in vendor risk assessments including SLA analysis disaster recovery business continuity and operational reliability.
Excellent analytical documentation and communication skills with the ability to translate technical findings for business stakeholders.
Ability to create architectural diagrams.
Proven experience conducting SaaS or cloud risk/risk/resiliency assessments.
Regulatory Engagement & Compliance
Monitor emerging regulatory requirements (e.g. DORA FFIEC OCC FCA MAS OFSI PRA AUS) and ensure alignment across vendor relationships.
Partner with Legal Compliance and Risk teams to interpret regulatory guidance into actionable technical controls.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work with Enterprise Architecture Cybersecurity Business Continuity DR and Procurement teams to integrate third-party oversight into enterprise resiliency strategy.

We are seeking an experienced technical professional to oversee the resiliency and compliance posture of critical third-party technology providers.. The successful candidate will have deep experience in IT architecture operational resiliency incident response and regulatory interactions within highly regulated industries.

Soft Skills:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to influence without direct authority.
Skilled at translating technical issues into regulatory-friendly language.
Comfortable operating in high-pressure high-visibility situations.

Key Responsibilities:
Conduct detailed resiliency assessments for 3rd party vendor-hosted and SaaS solutions using principles from the Well-Architected Frameworks focusing on reliability operational excellence security cost optimization and performance efficiency.
Evaluate the architecture or develop the architectural diagrams of external SaaS workloads and confirm alignment with organizational resilience disaster recovery and business continuity requirements.
Assess vendor readiness for high availability failover data integrity and recoverability including review of disaster recovery plans backup procedures SLA uptime guarantees and testing/validation routines.
Document findings and remediation recommendations track remediation efforts and provide regular reporting on vendor resilience posture risk and compliance status.