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Global Head, Architecture

New York, New YorkFull-time$177k2026-08-11 → 2026-11-13

Core

Senior technology leader and hands-on principal engineer/architect shaping technology direction for a complex, regulated financial-services estate.

Role type

Senior IC principal engineer and architect (strategy & design)

Builds

Enterprise architecture, multi-year roadmaps, reference architectures, and design standards for complex financial services platforms

Domain

Financial services (banking, capital markets) + distributed/event-driven/cloud systems

Required skills

Enterprise architecture, technology strategy, distributed systems, event-driven systems, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), security, regulatory compliance, financial services domain knowledge, AI/analytics in production, agent-based systems, knowledge graphs, semantic data models

Preferred skills

Strategic thinking, influential leadership, stakeholder management, coaching and mentoring

Technologies

AWS, Azure, GCP, agent-based systems, knowledge graphs, semantic data models

Responsibilities

Partner with Head of Technology to shape and refine technology strategy; engage with senior engineering leaders and product partners to turn strategy into real designs; act as engineering authority leading through influence; balance long-term strategy with near-term delivery and operational resilience; represent technology direction with clients and senior stakeholders

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with broad responsibility