VP, Solution Architecture Manager

The VP, Solution Architecture Manager is an experienced position with many responsibilities. Like other architects, they design sound technology solutions to business problems, but due to their track record of quality performance, they also serve as managers, mentors, advisors and coordinators. They guide their team, but they also work with clients and company leaders to ensure the overall success of multiple projects. The VP, Solution Architecture Manager must have a balanced mix of technical and business skills, with accountability for the impact of technical decisions on business outcomes. 

A Solution Architecture Manager needs significant people and process skills, to be able to communicate complex ideas and issues in simple terms, sometimes to senior management. They also need to understand the business processes to create a cohesive vision of the products. The VP, Solution Architecture Manager progresses to the VP, Senior Solution Architecture Manager, through broader roles and responsibilities. 

Our Way of Working

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home, near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Build and integrate information systems to meet the organization’s needs. 

• Examine the current systems architecture, and work with business and technical staff to recommend solutions that result in more effective systems. 

• Lead and mentor multiple groups of solution architects. 

• Have complete technical stewardship of an initiative / application. Has a key responsibility for the vision that underlies the solution and the execution of that vision into the solution. 

• Select the most appropriate technology for a problem, and balance architectural concerns of the project with the business considerations of the enterprise. 

• Manage multiple solution architects working together in a program or a set of projects and will report to the senior management. 

• Deal with both people and technologies, and systems of organization, management and engineering. Additionally, the VP, Solution Architecture Manager deals even with people and the non-technical systems that support the process of designing enterprise-scale systems of systems. 

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum 7 years of experience in multiple IT areas OR, in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED 10 years of application development experience 

• Minimum of 9 years of full stack development using Spring, other JEE technologies, API, microservices and UI technologies and frameworks. 

• Minimum 9 years of experience in application architecture and design. 

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Event Driven architectural patterns.  

• Proven knowledge and experience in enterprise level technical solutioning 

• Management and leadership skills are essential. Previous experience of 4 years in managing a technology solutioning function comprising multiple solution architects 

• Demonstrated experience in leading a large technology solutioning function. 

• Experience in B2B applications, Point-of-Sale systems and their integrations. 

• Expertise in Application security, including secure coding practices and DevSecOps Integrations.