Solution Architect Master

Texas Capital Technology Architect

Texas Capital is built to help businesses and their leaders. Our depth of knowledge and expertise allows us to bring the best of the big firms at a scale that works for our clients, with highly experienced bankers who truly invest in people's success today and tomorrow.

While we are rooted in core financial products, we are differentiated by our approach. Our bankers are seasoned financial experts who possess deep experience across a multitude of industries. Equally important, they bring commitment investing the time and resources to understand our clients' immediate needs, identify market opportunities and meet long-term objectives. At Texas Capital, we do more than build business success. We build long-lasting relationships.

Texas Capital provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, fertility and family building aids, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans with a generous 401K match, paid leave programs, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO). Headquartered in Dallas with offices in Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Richardson, Plano and San Antonio, Texas Capital was recently named Best Regional Bank in 2024 by Bankrate and was named to The Dallas Morning News' Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Top Workplaces 2023 and GoBankingRate's 2023 list of Best Regional Banks.

Responsibilities

Define technology solution architecture(s) to contextualize solution development and engineering efforts for Agile delivery pods

Design solutions including both custom built and vendor products

Design cloud-native applications using APIs and Microservices and Process Automation technologies

Design solutions with Data Engineering teams leveraging a modern cloud data architecture

Produce deliverables such as technology designs, architecture overviews, design patterns and technology blueprints

Lead efforts to create Permits and prepare | present designs through ARB (Architecture Review Board)

Collaborate with senior business and IT stakeholders to secure strong engagement for the solution and ensures that the delivery of the Platform aligns to longer-term strategic roadmap

Participate as a technology lead to collaborate with Agile pods to deliver business benefits with effective and efficient use of technology Platform(s)

Collaborate with business SMEs, engineers, architects, and other roles from multiple disciplines to conduct strategic options analysis and high-level design for Platform(s); Present to stakeholders on how options will meet their needs

Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to understand roadmaps and features as required to design technology solutions

Lead strategic options analysis for any design decisions and product selections. Ensure decisions and options are reviewed with decision-makers

Lead small team efforts to design and deliver proof of concept solutions and / or pilot solutions for scenarios when a new technology is being introduced to meet a business need

Design for functional and non-functional qualities - availability, resiliency, security, etc.

Consult with Tech Service domains and Information Security to confirm correct technical services are being used, standards are being applied and design patterns are being leveraged

Understand the domain delivery roadmap in-depth and identify any architecture changes requiring ARB governance

For any architecture changes requiring ARB governance, lead efforts to prepare and present designs and to ARB

Ensure technology solutions in the domain comply with Reference Architectures and Design Patterns

Ensure architecture changes adhere to ARB process requirements

Lead the resolution of issues raised by ARB Approval groups

Ensure any architecture / design exceptions are self-identified and raised to Business Control Office with defined resolution plan and target date to resolve

Work with Technical Product Manager(s) / Owners (TPM, TPO) to ensure backlogs include scope as required to resolve architecture / design exceptions, assess application rationalization opportunities, adhere to Reference Architectures and to leverage governed Design Patterns

Work with Enterprise Architecture to identify opportunities to rationalization applications in the domain. This includes the opportunity to retire | rearchitect or rehost systems

Lead the analysis to complete any assessments of application rationalization opportunities

Improve stability of Platforms by assisting with complex Problem Resolution efforts to determine root cause and fixes related to Production Incidents

Lead working groups to draft Reference Architectures for the domain

Review Reference Architecture with stakeholders (e.g., Technical Product Managers, Enterprise Architecture, Architecture Steering Group)

Lead resolution of open issues and decisions necessary to finalize and approve Reference Architectures

Identify opportunities to establish and / or leverage Design Patterns in the domain

Lead efforts to define Design Patterns with Engineers and ensure these are reviewed / approved through ARB

Periodically review and assess the architecture of applications in the domain. Identify improvement opportunities for improving tech standardization, improving resiliency, enhancing business functionality, efficiency and strengthening risk management

Qualifications

Minimum 8 years demonstrated experience with engineering, building, and / or architecting technology solutions

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Math, Computer Science, or MIS

Designing, developing & implementing solutions using multiple integration methods (Batch integrations, API integrations).

Demonstrated experience using APIs in solution designs - Request / Response (SOAP / XML, REST, GraphQL, API policy management)

Ability to demonstrate progress to measure and improve the architecture maturity for supported domains

Advanced knowledge and experience designing and implementing multiple systems | applications | data services that use modern technologies (Public Cloud, Microservices, App Integrations, APIs, Process Automation) at a large scale (1000+ internal users, 100K+ external users)

Advanced knowledge and experience designing and implementing multiple systems using all of these deployment models - SaaS / IaaS / PaaS / On Premise

Advanced level knowledge of the practical application of technology systems engineering, including applying principles, techniques and technologies to the design and implementation of products

Advanced level knowledge of the associated applications and technologies within assigned domain(s)

Drives architecture standards and best practices for applications and technologies within the domains directly supported

Ability to identify IT Exceptions and contribute to backlog prioritization and resolution plans to bring a system | application back into compliance with architecture standards

Ability to lead working groups to complete the definition and approval of 1 or more Reference Architectures through an Enterprise Architecture governance process

Ability to communicate solution options and reach alignment and decisions with multiple stakeholders, including Executive Director level roles, across technology and business teams.

Ability to participate as a reviewer | approver of ARB Permits through Build and Operational stages of ARB or equivalent forum

Ability to contribute to establishing and / or updated multiple governed Design Patterns - including completion of PoCs, documentation of Design Pattern(s) and approval through an Architecture Review Board (ARB) or equivalent forum

Strong consultative skills at a cross-functional level

Ability to obtain, analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources

Effective time management skills and a proven track record of meeting various deadlines

Demonstrated experience designing, building and implementing systems with Agile delivery methods (Scrum, Kanban, DevOps)

Ability to manage competing priorities on concurrent large, complex projects, initiatives, and deliverables

Ability to leverage tools to build system designs and provide updates during Agile ceremonies and other forums

Ability to contribute and lead efforts to complete and approve Permits through Build and Operational stages of an ARB or equivalent forum

Strong formal business writing skills - including proficiency of using MS Office products for written communications and presentations

The duties listed above are the essential functions, or fundamental duties within the job classification. The essential functions of individual positions within the classification may differ. Texas Capital Bank may assign reasonably related additional duties to individual employees consistent with standard departmental policy. Texas Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.