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Role Description

SoFi is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to drive the expansion and enhancement of our Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice. The ideal candidate is business-savvy and technically proficient, applying holistic thinking to align technology, business process, risk, and financial outcomes to SoFi’s strategy. Reporting into the Technology organization, you will be a hands-on leader who instantiates the enterprise continuum, establishes rigorous standards, and coaches others in areas such as governance and roadmap development.

What You’ll Do:

• Strategic Planning & Enterprise Vision
  • Enhance and scale the long-term enterprise technology roadmap and vision.
  • Evaluate existing systems and identify modernization opportunities.
  • Assess emerging technologies to enhance innovation while maintaining architectural integrity.
  • Drive financial rigor in technology decisioning using metrics such as ROI, EVA, and NPV.
• Architecture Design, Standards & Governance
  • Mature the EA practice by curating the enterprise continuum and defining reference architectures.
  • Own and enforce architecture governance policies and change advisory processes.
  • Mature the governance and lifecycle management of our SaaS application portfolio.
  • Architect the infrastructure and integration patterns for enterprise AI strategy.
• Architecture Across Domains
  • Business & Security Architecture
    • Examine all business processes and technology holistically.
    • Deepen the architectural integration of core corporate processes.
    • Ensure security and risk management are integrated into business architecture.
  • Applications & Data Architecture
    • Lead the design of large-scale, complex enterprise systems.
    • Oversee enterprise-level application portfolio management and roadmapping.
    • Guide the evolution of data platforms, including EDW/data lakes and real-time streaming data.
  • Technology Architecture
    • Provide architectural oversight for data center building blocks and cloud capabilities.
    • Implement Architecture-as-Code and 'Shift-Left' principles.
    • Transition from manual architectural reviews to a Guardrails-based Governance model.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Leadership
  • Act as the primary bridge between high-level business strategy and technical implementation.
  • Demonstrate diplomacy and persuasion when orchestrating enterprise-wide changes.
  • Elevate the technical talent through mentoring, coaching, and establishing best practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of broad experience across the architecture domains of business, applications, data, and technology.
• Proven track record in a similarly scoped role, enhancing the design and strategy for an organization’s enterprise technology.
• Business Architecture Expertise: Working knowledge of common corporate processes.
• Technical Leadership: Deep understanding of SOA, microservices, and REST APIs.
• Data Proficiency: Experience with master data management, data warehousing, and big data streaming/ETL patterns.
• Infrastructure Awareness: Exposure to IaaS (AWS), IaC, and CI/CD-driven automation.
• Framework Knowledge: Demonstrable knowledge of common frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, ISO, ITIL, or Agile/SaFE.
• Communication: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to syndicate roadmaps and influence executive-level stakeholders.
• Tooling: Familiarity with productivity platforms and emerging AI tools is appreciated.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in information systems, computer science, or a combination of degrees spanning technical and business disciplines.
• Current TOGAF certification is a plus.

Benefits

• This role can be worked hybrid from SoFi Offices or possibly 100% remote.
• Locations: San Francisco, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA.