Enterprise Architect

Company: EDWARD JONES
Location: Jefferson City
Posted on: January 21, 2023

Job Description:

At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 15,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.

In a typical branch office, a financial advisor meets with clients and receives branch office support, so they can focus on building deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis, Tempe and Mississauga provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. We continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.
Team Overview:

Edward Jones is seeking an Enterprise Architect to help lead our digital transformation efforts. This individual will be a member of the Architecture and Strategy team that is responsible for enterprise architecture and drives IT digital transformation efforts. Our team's purpose, as a part of the Enterprise Architecture team, is to accelerate delivery of client-centric solutions, drive consistent technology use, support transformation strategy, and provide adaptable architecture through continuous technology improvement.

What You'll Do:

Our Enterprise Architects partner closely on product delivery and technology selection, guide the transition to future state architecture, drive technology acceleration, and foster innovation to achieve business outcomes. These technology leaders maintain the enterprise IT architecture and keep up with the latest technology trends to promote continuous technology improvement in line with business strategies.

• Designs architecture for functional usage.
• Actively pursues pure (desktop/paper) and/or applied (proof of concept) research across multiple layers and or disciplines; assists in the deployment of new technologies not previously in use at Edward Jones.
• Must also be considered a subject matter expert in multiple I.S. disciplines (business solutions, systems development, infrastructure area, planning, security) or multiple technology layers (network, computing, operating systems, data, application infrastructure, appliances, business solutions, security, systems management);
• Can assume all Team Leader responsibilities for small teams of people (2-4)
• Keeps abreast of current developments and trends in multiple areas of expertise. What You'll Need:
  • Minimum 15 years of experience working across multiple technology areas.
  • Must be experienced in creating a strategic technology direction, aligning it with tactical activities, and communicating plans broadly across the organization.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively across multiple audiences, including firm-wide business units, senior leaders, associates, and external vendors.
  • Excellent leadership, collaboration, and motivational skills.
  • Broad technical skills across multiple architecture disciplines.
  • Must have experience working across multiple large-scale cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
  • Ideal candidates have in-depth experience working in an Agile, Product Management, and DevOps environment.
  • Extensive experience with enterprise architecture best practices and objectives.
  • TOGAF knowledge/certification preferred.
    • 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2022, published Fortune July 2022, Great Places to Work data as of March 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
      • Edward Jones was recognized as one of the Best Workplaces for Millennials by Great Places to Work and Fortune magazine. The privately held firm ranked No. 2 overall, in its fourth appearance on the list.
      • 2022 Fortune Best Workplaces for Women, published September 2022, research by Great Places to Work , data as of August 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
        • Edward Jones has been named to the 2022 Best Workplaces for Women list by Great Places to Work and Fortune magazine, ranking No. 45.
        • 2022 Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, published April 2022, research by Great Place to Work , data as of August 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
          • For the 23rd time, Edward Jones has earned a spot on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ranking by Great Places to Work and Fortune magazine. Edward Jones ranked No. 35 on the prestigious 2022 list.
          • 2022 Best Places to Work For LGBTQ+ Equality, Great Place to Work in partnership with Human Rights Campaign Foundation, published Equity Magazine January 2022, data as of July 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
            • Edward Jones scored 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The ranking designated Jones as one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+Equality. Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
              At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:
              
              Salary: $106916 - $182047
              Category: Headquarters

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