Enterprise Architect (Salesforce)
Company: Fisher Investments
Location: Portland
Posted on: November 13, 2024
Job Description:
It's an exciting time to join Fisher Investments! We're
continuing to invest in the future of our firm's technology and
information security. Our business is growing internationally,
which emphasizes the need to build an unparalleled global team that
inspires future scale through strategic solutions, innovation,
mentoring, and tight-knit teamwork. We help support our firm's
diverse businesses, and we are excited to continue solidifying that
foundation as we add more accomplished technologists to our team.
-- The Opportunity: -- The Enterprise Architect (Salesforce) plans
portions of the enterprise architecture environment, develops
architectural principles and standards, and promotes alignment of
technology to our needs. You will have a particular focus on the
architecture and design of cloud platforms to support Sales and
Client Service groups in running a large wealth management firm
with a global presence. -- As a technical expert, you will partner
with our internal technology teams, our partners, third-party
vendors, and implementation partners. Your experience will help us
build our technology transformation program and create multi-year
roadmaps to align enterprise-wide solutions to Fisher's priorities.
You will also survey the technology landscape and guide the
evolution of the current environment to support future capabilities
and requirements. You will report to the Vice President of
Enterprise Architecture as a member of our team of experienced
Enterprise Architects. -- The Day-to-Day:
- Define and oversee the adherence to enterprise architecture
principles and standards across portions of applications,
infrastructure, and information security
- Define the architecture and lead the selection of important
platforms (both cloud and on-premises), products, and vendors to be
used for programs across the enterprise
- Ensure the architecture of applications and systems (especially
cloud-based data and integration architecture, with Salesforce FSC
as a foundation, for Sales and Client Service functions) is
consistent with enterprise needs, and check how application
solutions are used to meet those enterprise needs
- Lead technology and business teams to 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 while collaborating with
executive leadership to recommend, implement and maintain
appropriate technology solutions
- Function as SME to Technology Business Services, Infrastructure
and Operations, Information Security, 3rd party vendors, and
implementation partners
- Facilitate optimization of current state architecture during
the transformation to future state architecture
- Develop 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: business stakeholders, technical executives, or
developers Your Qualifications:
- 10+ year's combination of solution / technical / business
architecture roles
- 7+ years of experience leading solution / technical
architecture team
- 5+ years of architecture experience at 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
- Experience with market / industry trends and architecture
frameworks
- Highly advanced ability to investigate, analyze issues to take
to resolution
- Experience implementing multiple complex enterprise level
changes simultaneously, including how to guide and measure adoption
of best practices
- Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing
employees
- Expertise in translating enterprise needs and problems into
viable and accepted solutions
- Expertise in decision-making, conflict resolution, negotiation,
and influence
- Ability to know the audience (business, technology executives,
and developers) to tailor conversations
- Bachelor's degree in information systems or related technical
field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Compensation:
- $200,000 - $230,000 base salary per year in the state of WA.
New hires should expect to start at the lower end of the range
depending on experience
- Eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual
performance Why Fisher Investments: -- We work for a bigger
purpose: bettering the investment universe. We take great pride in
our inclusive culture, our learning and development framework
customized for every employee, and our Great Place to Work
Certification. It's the people that make the Fisher purpose
possible, and we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits
like:
- 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your
qualifying dependents
- A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
- 20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays--
- Family Support programs including 8 week Paid Primary Caregiver
Leave, fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance
and back-up child, adult, and elder care
- $10,000 fertility, hormonal health and family-forming
benefit
- Opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home
program. This program is subject to change. Based on tenure and
performance eligibility, you will have the opportunity to work from
home up to 75 days per year FISHER INVESTMENTS IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Keywords: Fisher Investments, Vancouver , Enterprise Architect (Salesforce), Professions , Portland, Washington
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