A tier-one global bank is seeking a Principal Domain Architect to drive the transformation of its Consumer Community Banking organization. This role is critical in defining forward-looking architecture strategies that enable innovation, modernization, and scalability across products, platforms, and channels. The ideal candidate will champion advanced technologies—including AI—while ensuring robust security, compliance, and alignment with business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
Target Architecture Leadership
- Define end-to-end target architectures for cross-product Consumer Community Banking initiatives
- Develop reference architectures, design patterns, and guardrails for consistent enterprise delivery
- Map dependencies, operating model implications, and migration strategies across platforms
Domain-Driven Design (DDD) & Boundary Definition
- Lead domain discovery and modeling workshops with cross-functional stakeholders
- Define bounded contexts, domain ownership, and canonical domain language
- Establish integration patterns and contracts (APIs, events, schemas) and drive adoption
- Clarify system ownership, decision rights, and data stewardship responsibilities
Modernization & Innovation (Including AI)
- Identify and drive modernization opportunities such as platform consolidation, cloud adoption, and event-driven architectures
- Incorporate AI capabilities (e.g., copilots, intelligent automation, decisioning tools) responsibly
- Define success metrics for innovation initiatives and scale successful implementations
- Partner with engineering teams to pilot and operationalize emerging technologies
Executive Partnership & Business Alignment
- Translate business strategy into architecture decisions, roadmaps, and investment priorities
- Collaborate with senior Product and Technology leaders to align architecture with business goals
- Communicate architectural strategies effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Risk, Resilience & Controls
- Ensure architectures meet regulatory, security, and compliance requirements
- Embed secure-by-design principles across all solutions
- Drive resilience, observability, auditability, and data protection standards
Required Qualifications:
- Extensive experience in enterprise or domain architecture within large financial institutions
- Strong expertise in Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and distributed systems architecture
- Proven ability to design and implement large-scale, cross-platform architectures
- Deep knowledge of cloud platforms, APIs, event-driven architectures, and modern integration patterns
- Experience incorporating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise solutions responsibly
- Strong understanding of regulatory, security, and compliance frameworks in banking
- Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Preferred Skills:
- Experience in Consumer Banking or Community Banking domains
- Background in enterprise modernization, platform transformation, or digital banking initiatives
- Familiarity with data architecture, data governance, and lineage frameworks
- Experience leading cross-functional transformation programs at scale
- Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on architectural guidance
- Experience supporting long-term enterprise transformation and innovation initiatives
Work Arrangement:
Hybrid
Location:
Wilmington, Delaware
Contract Details:
- Employment Type: Full-Time
Type of Project: Enterprise API Architecture & Integration – Banking Domain
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Work Type: Full-Time
State: Wilmington Delaware