Architect, Senior or Advanced
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Job Location:
Richmond, VA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 136000 - 187000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Company
Federal Reserve Bank of RichmondWhen you join the Federal Reservethe nations central bankyoull play a key role collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy and were building a dynamic team for our future.Bring your passion and expertise and well provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growthalong with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health wealth and addition to competitive compensation we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes tuition assistance generous paid time off top-notch health care benefits child and family care leave professional development opportunities a 401(k) match pension and more. All brought together in a work environment where you can truly find balance.
About the Opportunity
Our National IT Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO) team has an immediate opening for a Senior or Advanced Architect to join their Enterprise Security Architecture & Engineering is an individual contributor role that will report to the Senior ESA Manager.
What You Will Do:
Participate in architectural discussions with technical and management audiences while partnering with clients and other resources to detect important architectural gaps in the systems infrastructure.
Develop implementable solutions to close architectural gaps based on architectural principals and best practices.
Design information security architecture standards with accompanying documentation including checklists and quick guides that are consumable and usable System-wide.
Research and identify information security best practice methods and the latest technologies assessing potential value to our organization.
Communicate complex security architectural concepts and principals to all audiences.
Build bi-directional partnerships with customers and FRS IT application development and architect communities across the System and provide specialized expertise on complex security technology matters.
Educate senior management on security architecture direction strategies and practical application.
Initiate and guide projects with diverse groups of partners to improve our information security landscape.
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in computer science Engineering or a related field.
You will have 6 to 9 years (Senior level) or 10 years (Advanced level) of relevant experience including hands on experience with public private and hybrid cloud service (Microsoft Azure AWS etc.).
Certifications such as AWS Solution Architect AWS DevOps Engineer AWS Security Specialty Azure Solutions Architect GIAC GCSA CCSK CISSP or CSSLP.
Expertise in architecture and design of solutions using cloud-based technologies.
Expertise with deploying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform ARM and Cloud Formation. Familiarity with the AWS and Azure suite of security services. (e.g. AWS Config Amazon Guard Duty Microsoft Sentinel)
Proficient with a variety of software development languages tools and techniques including Python JSON YAML Terraform and Java.
Proficient at integration of multiple tools into DevOps pipeline such as Git.
Proficient at supporting and resolving security vulnerabilities.
Working knowledge of Agile and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Discover the Reason Why So Many People Love It Here!
When you join Federal Reserves National IT organization not only will you find a challenging and purposeful career youll also have access to a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health and wealth including:
Great medical benefits
Pension and 401(k) with employer match
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Paid volunteer leave
Onsite amenities that make working here fun
Other Requirements and Considerations:
Candidates should review the Banks Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict-of-interest rules and personal investment restrictions.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please notify
Sponsorship is not available for this role. The selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility for this specific position requires U.S. Citizenship or three or more years of Permanent Resident (Green Card) status.
Onsite presence required at a Federal Reserve Bank location.
The hiring range for the Senior Architect is $118000 - $162000 annually. The hiring range for the Advanced Architect is $136000 - $187000 annually.
For candidates located near other National IT locations outside of Richmond VA the listed hiring and salary ranges may be adjusted based on your geographic location.
Salary offered will be based on the job responsibilities and the individuals knowledge skills and experience as defined in the job qualifications.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by October 16 2025.
Always verify and apply to jobs on Federal Reserve System Careers or through verified Federal Reserve Bank social media channels.
Full Time / Part Time
Full timeRegular / Temporary
RegularJob Exempt (Yes / No)
YesJob Category
Information Technology Family GroupWork Shift
First (United States of America)The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.
Always verify and apply to jobs on Federal Reserve System Careers ( or through verified Federal Reserve Bank social media channels.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Apache Hive
- S3
- Redshift
- Spark
- AWS
- Solr
- NoSQL
- Data Warehouse
- Internet Of Things
- Kafka
- DynamoDB
- ZooKeeper
About Company
One of 12 regional banks in the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City oversees system member banks and bank holding companies in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, northern New Mexico, Oklahoma, western Missouri, and Wyoming. The bank also has branch offices in Denv ... View more
