Enterprise Architect (Salesforce)

$200,000 - $230,000/Yr

Fisher Investments - Vancouver, WA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Vancouver, WA

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Enterprise Architect (Salesforce) at Fisher Investments is responsible for planning and overseeing the enterprise architecture environment, focusing on cloud platforms to support Sales and Client Service groups in a large wealth management firm. This role involves developing architectural principles, ensuring alignment of technology with business needs, and guiding the evolution of the current technology landscape. The position requires collaboration with internal teams, third-party vendors, and implementation partners to build a technology transformation program and create multi-year roadmaps that align with the firm's priorities.

Responsibilities

• Define and oversee adherence to enterprise architecture principles and standards across applications, infrastructure, and information security.
• Lead the selection of important platforms, products, and vendors for programs across the enterprise.
• Ensure the architecture of applications and systems is consistent with enterprise needs, particularly for cloud-based data and integration architecture.
• Evaluate current technology solutions and plan, design, and coordinate multi-year roadmaps for all applications and support activities.
• Survey the technology landscape to identify systems and solutions that align with firm strategy and collaborate with executive leadership.
• Function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to various technology and business teams, including Infrastructure and Operations, Information Security, and third-party vendors.
• Facilitate optimization of current state architecture during the transformation to future state architecture.
• Develop Proofs of Concept (POCs) to facilitate architectural decisions and provide guidance to implementation teams.
• Support problem-solving with pragmatic architectures and implementation approaches.
• Tailor presentations and conversations to the appropriate audience, including business stakeholders and technical executives.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in solution, technical, or business architecture roles.
• 7+ years of experience leading solution or technical architecture teams.
• 5+ years of architecture experience in a large wealth management or asset management firm.
• Strong knowledge of Sales and Client Servicing in a wealth management context.
• Experience with application, data, integration, security, and technology platform architectures and implementation patterns.
• Experience with Salesforce Financial Services Cloud strongly preferred.
• Salesforce architecture certification preferred.
• Experience with Azure data and integration services preferred.
• Highly advanced ability to investigate and analyze issues to resolution.
• Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing employees.
• Expertise in translating enterprise needs into viable solutions.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with market and industry trends and architecture frameworks.
• Expertise in decision-making, conflict resolution, negotiation, and influence.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and qualifying dependents.
• 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum.
• 20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays.
• Family Support programs including 8 weeks of Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance.
• $10,000 fertility, hormonal health, and family-forming benefit.
• Opportunity to participate in a hybrid work from home program, allowing up to 75 days of remote work per year based on tenure and performance.