Solutions Architect

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

We are dedicated to serving the public by promoting a strong financial system and a healthy economy for all. These efforts take a team of dedicated individuals doing many different jobs. Together we’re creating a workplace where talented people can thrive, and we welcome your unique background and perspective to help present the best possible solutions for our partners.

Location: #LI-Hybrid

About the Role:

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is looking for an experienced Solutions Architect to join our Data and Analytics Services Team. We empower the Federal Reserve business functions with top-grade data driven insights, enabling them to leverage data as a strategic asset by employing modern cloud data and analytical solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that is reimagining how we deliver Data Analytics to our national business line. This requires collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams in a complex environment adopting Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), applying product thinking to accelerate business value.

You Will:

• Design secure and reliable data analytics solutions for a national business line on AWS Cloud
• Ensure required architecture runway, aligning to business product roadmaps, partnering with other architects and system stakeholders
• Lead technical discussions, provide architectural guidance, and influence technology decisions
• Drive Proof of Concept (PoC) works, which may involve hands-on development, while keeping up with relevant new technologies
• Ensure data quality, security, and compliance, support information security risk assessments
• Support multiple product teams through infrastructure build, solution delivery and operations, leading troubleshoot of technical issues, as needed
• Lead architecture/design/code reviews, define and monitor best practices and provide guidance
• Mentor staff transitioning to Cloud data engineering and drive internal knowledge sharing
• Develop solution architecture blueprints and engineering designs for Data Analytics and Reporting projects or programs.
• Provide strategic foresight and long-term development planning for future technology adoption.
• Evaluate solution options including tools and technologies to design the best fit solution to meet current and future business needs in alignment with the enterprise architecture direction and standards.
• Be responsible for architectural decisions, standards, technical planning, architecture development and technical specifications for existing and/or new solutions and services.
• Be able to anticipate business needs and lead complex end-to-end efforts independently with minimal supervision.
• Provide guidance to team members, help solve technical challenges, and remove roadblocks.

You Have:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and 10+ years of experience in data engineering, data science, and software engineering
• Five or more years of technical experience across data engineering, data modeling, data governance.
• Experience developing and driving solution architecture for large scale business solutions on AWS with an understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Must have prior experience with cloud architecture in setting the Cloud Development direction for the development team.
• General understanding of the cyber security threat landscape and controls as it applies to the application and data space to design solutions in a highly regulated GovCloud environment
• Thorough understanding of the AWS security architecture to enable design of solutions and integrations with least privileges across services, resources and data
• Thorough understanding of the architecture patterns related to Single SignOn (SSO), Federated and Multi-Factor Authentications across various services/clouds using Okta and other providers
• Ability to design CI/CD pipelines with clear understanding of DevSecOps, Threat modeling concepts and be able to provide resolutions to vulnerabilities reported by the security scans
• Solid hands-on software engineering skills with object-oriented and functional programming languages (esp. Python and Java) along with SQL and no-SQL database experience as well as Infrastructure as a Code (IAC, preferable Terraform)
• Ability to design solutions that can perform real-time, large-scale data processing in a distributed environment using Apache Spark using PySpark or other
• High level understanding of the network concepts including VPCs, subnets, security groups, routing tables, ACLs etc.
• Should be conversant with most these AWS services: S3, Glue, IAM, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager, KMS, EC2, Athena, RedShift, Aurora, DynamoDB, Quick Sight
• One or more AWS cloud certifications (Associated Solution Architect or Developer).
• Ability to translate business needs into solution architecture requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.

Our Benefits:

Our total rewards program offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:

• Comprehensive healthcare options (Medical, Dental, and Vision)

• 401K match, and a fully funded pension plan

• Paid vacation, holidays, and volunteer hours; flexible work environment

• Generously subsidized public transportation and free parking

• Annual tuition reimbursement

• Professional development programs, training and conferences

• And more…

Notes:

This position may be filled at various levels based on candidate's qualifications as determined by the department.

Specific schedule details will be discussed during the recruitment process.

This position requires access to confidential supervisory information and/or FOMC information, which is limited to "Protected Individuals" as defined in the U.S. federal immigration law. Protected Individuals include, but are not limited to, U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents who either are not yet eligible to apply for naturalization or who have applied for naturalization within the requisite timeframe. Candidates who are permanent residents may be eligible for the information access required for this position if they sign a declaration of intent to become a U.S. citizen and pursue a path to citizenship and meet other eligibility requirements. In addition, all candidates must undergo an enhanced background check and comply with all applicable information handling rules. 

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that believes in the diversity of our people, ideas and experiences, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that represents the communities we serve.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please notify your Talent Acquisition Consultant.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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