Principal Cloud Architect - Division of Information Technology - R025422

Position Description

Summary

• Directs others and/or contributes to project planning, defining, designing, managing, and supporting cloud computing applications.
• Decides the Board and division’s technological and cloud-based needs and suggests solutions based on cost-benefit analysis.
• Directs delivery of cloud deployments and collaborates with development teams to streamline application services.
• Develops repeatable patterns and ensures consistency in solution design and adoption.
• Drives technical and architectural decisions to improve enterprise cloud services.
• Serves as a cloud technology champion and influencer to develop initiatives, architecture patterns, and facilitate strategic priorities.
• Acts as subject matter expert in cloud architecture and related disciplines.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Independently advises leadership and key stakeholders on cloud practices, architectural approaches, technology and business requirements, industry trends, and Federal Reserve Board architecture landscape.
• Makes decisions providing direction for technical architecture and roadmap for cloud capabilities and migrations.
• Develops and propagates standards, frameworks, patterns, and processes benefiting the Board and/or division.
• Directs junior staff and develops cloud architecture across organizational structure, application development, identity and access management, network and data management, integrations, and security.
• Reviews and approves architectural artifacts to lead successful cloud practice implementations.
• Mentors junior staff and provides designs for engineers on cloud architecture implementation.
• Architects cloud-native, hybrid, or multi-cloud solutions focusing on secure and scalable architecture.
• Leads trainings and workshops for team members and communities of practice.
• Engages with technical stakeholders to explain system operations.
• Decides technical direction of the team and integration with the Board and/or division.
• Mentors technical and development team members in new technologies.
• Researches and stays current on cloud platforms and technologies.
• Leads technology environment analysis to detect deficiencies and opportunities.
• Guides migration, management, and modernization of cloud processes ensuring compliance with enterprise standards.
• Directs Analysis of Alternative (AoA) to evaluate system architecture designs including cost-benefits.

Position Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert knowledge of industry and/or Federal Reserve technology and solution development methodologies, standards, and architecture frameworks.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Expert verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated expert experience in data architecture, modeling, integration, design, data flow management, data security, cloud technology, and quality engineering.
• Success in planning and support of cloud-centric integration.

Problem Solving

• Excellent initiative, innovative thinking, and ability to analyze details and adopt a big-picture view.
• Works cross-functionally to solve complex problems and implement changes.
• Exercises considerable judgment in addressing issues and works with senior management to resolve complex problems.

Complexity

• Exhibits expert technical competence across broad subject areas.
• Data architecture design efforts significantly shape technology roadmaps and implementations.
• Mentors junior staff and directs large division projects.
• Serves as authoritative source in multiple technical domains.
• Uses advanced analytical skills to probe and analyze problems.

Impact of Actions

• Responsibilities extend intra-divisional to System-wide.
• Work is essential to the Board's missions affecting many persons and agencies.
• Mistakes could result in schedule delays, loss of productivity, or diminished reputation.
• Establishes criteria for work, formulates projects, assesses system performance, and investigates unusual conditions.
• Work may affect availability and performance of entire computer resources.
• Performs analysis of new technologies and provides recommendations.

Communications

• Requires expert communication skills.
• Contacts often with division leadership and staff at all levels.
• Explains complex items to cross-team or cross-divisional partners.
• Regularly interacts with officers and managers to direct programs and issues.
• Utilizes negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Constructs clear and concise written work.
• Works well in group settings and expresses oneself clearly orally and in writing.
• Exercises judgment, initiative, and confidentiality in responsibilities.