Lead Architect, UK Full Time

T Rowe Price

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Overview:

Designs and develops IT architecture (integrated process, applications, data, and technology) solutions to business problems in alignment with the enterprise architecture direction and standards.

Performs technical planning, architecture development, hands on product / platform engineering, and modification of specifications.

Develops specifications for new products/ services, applications, and service offerings.

Assesses the compatibility and integration of products/ services proposed as standards in order to ensure an integrated architecture across interdependent technologies.

Role Summary and Responsibilities

Understands and advocates architecture principles and articulates value proposition of architecture to technology partners

Manages and continuously improves the design and implementation of architecture processes and artifacts; provides input into architectural strategy for a given domain and assists in the development and/ or implementation of the strategy

Identifies and classifies projects or design designs requiring formal architectural oversight; participates in architecture review boards and advises on design decisions.

Ensures decisions around architecture are made and deviations from standards are properly identified, addressed, and communicated. Escalates as necessary.

Guides peers and less experienced Architects in following all aspects of the Enterprise Architecture process from initiation to closure

Participates in and leads reviews of projects that are in flight. Works closely with technical leads of projects contributing solutions to the project’s most challenging problems with the ability to be hands on as needed

Ensures that all individual solution architecture artifacts and changes are documented as per process standards and stored in T. Rowe Price’s EA Library to facilitate compliance, organization, and access

Maintains a wide, active network across the enterprise and knows when to engage/ activate it

Demonstrates master hands-on capability to drive components to delivery

Recommends and contributes to software engineering best practices, including those that have enterprise-wide impact

Accountable for the quality, total cost of ownership, maintainability, and security of a component or application

Capable of leading regular, ongoing development projects and teams

Accountable for the quality, total cost of ownership, maintainability, and security of key components or applications

Business Knowledge

Demonstrates deep knowledge of products/ flows within the businesses they support

Makes decisions that are cognizant of the firm’s broader business strategy

Recommends solutions aligned with Global Technology and business unit strategies

Requirements:

Stays abreast of industry trends and technologies and knows when/ how/ if to apply them appropriately

Conversant in many technologies and learns new technologies quickly

Experienced in complex architecture frameworks and models

Regularly applies and advanced meta-models, taxonomies, and ontologies

Proactively identifies architectural weaknesses and recommends, develops and applies advanced, and at times new/ untested, solutions

Provides a clear and concise explanation of business strategy, technical concepts, designs or implementation to a non-technical audience

Leads complex and highly visible initiatives across the enterprise

Demonstrates deep experience in automated testing and techniques

Defines testing strategy for products and ensures adherence to strategy

Sets standards for code reviews

Debugs any system, even those not written by themselves

Performs as an expert in multiple parts of the software lifecycle (e.g., coding, testing, development) and coaches other around such practices

Provides oversight of all development activities on assigned projects

Owns technical debt for multiple components or systems

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

We strive for equity, equality, and opportunity for all associates. When we embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work, our firm is stronger, and we create greater value for our clients. Our commitment and inclusive programming aim to lift the experience for each associate and builds allies for our global associate community. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at the firm, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.