Fellow Solution Architect at Ally in Detroit, MI

Job description

Ally and Your Career Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We love this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too? Work Schedule : Ally designates roles as (1) fully on-site, (2) hybrid, or (3) fully remote. Hybrid roles are generally expected to be in the office a certain number of days per week as indicated by your manager. Your hiring manager will discuss this role's specific work requirements with you during the hiring process. All work requirements are subject to change at any time based on leader discretion and/or business need. 
 The Opportunity Serves as the highest level technical application and/or business architecture expert for software development / infrastructure teams. Acts as SME for project teams in the planning, design, and delivery of technology solutions. In application architecture: designs the inter- system/application structures, advises teams of Ally standard requirements, security standards, methodology and processes. Inbusinesarchitecture: defines cross-business function processes, advises teams ofconsistent processes and common business functions. Drives short and long term architecture strategy for the overall technology project portfolio for key business segments. Participates in proof of concepts to assist in defining technology direction and process improvement to enable business strategy. Communicates and validates program architecture with technical leadership, program management, business line leadership, and executive level stakeholders. This is a senior-level position that will serve as an esteemed mentor to more junior architects and will report to a Sr. Director of Technology.

 The Work Itself Develop and drive the short and long term architecture strategy and portfolio needs for key business segments. Serve as an esteemed technical mentor to architecture and software development colleagues. Provide cost effective solutions that enable the business and maximize flexibility to integrate with other systems. Supports the development of architecture principles, styles, patterns and standards for systems across the business, translating corporate strategy into technical strategy. Lead cross-functional team to drive peer reviews, gain consensus, and finalize proposed solutions with all stakeholders. Communicate and validate architecture with executive IT stakeholders, architects, and technologists. Review legacy architecture, identify components strategically aligned for re-architecture, monitor technology usage for end of life cycle. Minimum Qualifications 9+ years of relevant experience Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent The Qualifications We’re Looking For Experience supporting Marketing preferred. 7+ years of experience. Ability to guide, mentor, and coach a technical teams. Expert knowledge of standards in IT architecture and infrastructure. Ability to develop enterprise guidelines and standards. Expert knowledge of the software development process and how it fits within the IT architecture and infrastructure. Expert knowledge and understanding of industry trends and new technologies and ability to apply trends to architectural needs. Expert knowledge of enterprise platforms and operating systems or expert knowledge of key business functions and processes. Understanding of Information Security Policy and Procedures how they fit within the IT architecture and infrastructure. Ability to lead or inte