Senior Principal Architect

INVESCO is actively hiring for the role of Senior Principal Architect !

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Develop and coordinate EA engagement across application architecture domains including Investments, Distribution and Corporate
• Build and maintain application architecture strategies, reference architectures and architecture roadmaps
• Establish application architecture patterns and standards for web applications, batch applications, event driven architecture, serverless application, containerized applications, domain API’s and microservices
• Review and approve architecture solutions via EA governance to ensure strategic alignment, avoidance of tech debt and alignment to architecture principles
• Support the solution architecture community
• Collaborate with domain solution architects and the cloud team on cloud application migration strategy
• Hands-on support for PoCs to evaluate new technologies and usage patterns
• The Senior Principal Application Architect within Enterprise Architecture will lead the development of architecture blueprints and support Solution Architects in their work.  
• They will work with technology and business partners to develop strategies, multi-year roadmaps, reference architecture, patterns and standards that support business domains.
• They will work with Solution Architects to define target‑state architectures that enable scale, resilience and data integrity while ensuring alignment to long-term enterprise strategy.
• The Enterprise Architect acts as a thought leader and mentor, advancing architectural maturity across the business domain and ensuring alignment between business strategy, technology investment, and enterprise outcomes

Requirements:

• Respected experience in an architecture role, supporting application architecture in sophisticated enterprise environments
• Experience with application design and development on one or more cloud platforms
• Experience with drafting and institutionalizing architecture patterns and architecture standards
• Good business understanding of financial services, distribution, and asset management
• Proficient with architecture modeling using industry standard notation languages (Archimate)
• Experience with software application development in multiple programming languages and technology platforms
• Experience with the design and development of API’s
• Experience with DevSecOps technologies, processes, and practices
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Ability to see the big picture, thinking and acting strategically
• Strong influence skills both directly and indirectly of individuals across the firm to embrace enterprise architecture standards and recommendations
• Ability to work independently; self-starter/self-motivated
• Excellent relationship leadership skills with the ability to act with influence and build consensus
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• High-energy, confident professional with an ability to remain calm and take control in a crisis.
  Valued team mate, leader and organizer.
• Fully capable to diagnose and solve problems while maintaining integrity and courtesy.
• Open minded, flexible, and willing to listen for other people’s opinions.
• Adapts and leads to changing demands and conditions
• Willing to keep up to date and scale skills and knowledge base, as well as mentor others.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science/information systems or related field or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Preferred Certified TOGAF
• Preferred Vendor Certifications from AWS or Microsoft Azure