Solution Architect - Nevada State Bank : Job Details

Zions Bancorporation has an opportunity for a Solution Architect, with emphasis on software development, DevOps, and high-quality delivery experience, to join the Digital Strategy team that works on projects to expand our digital presence through cutting edge technologies. You can be on the front line of our entrepreneurial projects based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Zions Bancorporation is building the bank of the future and changing what it means to work for a financial institution. We operate in a fast-paced, information-driven environment, which means we need people who bring diverse experiences, perspectives, and expertise to meet the ever-changing demands of our technology-infused customers' lives. Your ability to adapt, learn, and innovate helps increase revenue, reduce operational costs, mitigate risk, and, most importantly, lead to the superior experience and success of our clients.

As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for partnering with Product, Engineering, and Leadership on cloud-native, innovative, safe, and sound applications for our in-house developed digital solutions.The successful candidate will have the skills and experience to contribute to the solution architecture and partner with delivery teams in collaborative design, architecture, development, and quality assurance activities dealing with complex applications and challenges. You will be business outcome driven and have a passion for the field of agile application development, cloud, and delivery services and possess empathy with a drive to create outstanding experiences and improved solutions for our users.

This individual will:

• Collaborate and accelerate delivery with a business-aligned product and engineering delivery team in support of critical banking functions to meet digital strategy initiative objectives.
• Participate in and make recommendations for approvals in architecture review meetings.
• Support the team by establishing multi-use technology foundations with leadership and peers.
• Guide the team on their journey toward software delivery best-practices to achieve innovative, safe, and sound solutions and achieve time-sensitive business outcomes.
• Cultivate relationships with all stakeholders including business, product, technology, risk, suppliers, and operations.
• Contribute to the uptime and availability of mission critical applications through proactive management of SSDLC/DevSecOps, software development, quality assurance, and other industry leading engineering practices in partnership with leadership and Enterprise Architecture.
• Mentor and coach as a technical subject matter expert on areas of cloud-native applications, GraphQL and RESTful integrations, security, and risk. Assist the team in achieving technical skills, competencies, business domain expertise, process knowledge, industry sector knowledge, and capacity to achieve organizational goals and objectives.
• Participate in reviews, approvals, and recommendations during development and deployment activities.
• Contribute to reducing the total cost of ownership of solutions.
• Contribute as the Technology Foundation Product Owner through Agile/Kanban-style value delivery system.
• Other duties as assigned (including various forms of documentation).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Systems or other related degree. Professional Certifications (ex. SAFe, CSM, CKA, CI/CD, Java, etc.) are highly desired.
• 10+ years' experience architecting and developing on a high-performing team of full-stack and mobile software engineers.
• 5+ years' experience leading and/or influencing cloud ready and cloud-native architectures for application software delivery.
• Experience creating documentation in multiple formats. (e.g., TOGAF, BPMN, UML, etc)
• Experience with Design Driven Development (DDD) highly desired.
• Experience in delivering toward SOC 2 Type II or other technology compliance certifications in Fintech or Banking industries is highly desired.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be able to communicate effectively with senior business and technical management, vendors, and peers across multiple functions.
• Proven ability to interact with others to identify, analyze and solve complex incidents and problems through close attention to detail.

Pay Range:$115,000 – $170,000 (Based upon relatable skills/experience)

Location:This position requires regular face-to-face interaction with teams, business stakeholders, and executives in Salt Lake City, Utah. We will consider candidates in the area, able to relocate to the area, or working remotely but willing to travel regularly to Salt Lake City.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE!
• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products

This position will be open until filled.

All candidates, including those with criminal histories will be considered for employment. However, a background check adjudicated consistently with the FDIC Section 19 regulation will be completed on any candidate who accepts a conditional job offer from the Company. Because the Company is a financial institution, the FDIC guidelines apply to all positions within the company and as such any and all job duties have a direct relationship to a candidate's criminal history and that criminal history would need to align with the FDIC Section 19 regulations.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association prohibits illegal discrimination and reaffirms its policy of providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), by extending equal employment and advancement opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, gender, disability, national origin, ethnic background, citizenship, protected veteran status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

It is the Company's policy not to discriminate because of a person's relationship or association with a protected veteran. This includes spouses and other family members. Also, Zions will safeguard the fair and equitable treatment of protected veteran spouses and family members with regard to all employment actions and prohibit harassment of applicants and employees because of their relationship or association with a protected veteran.

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