Automation Architect

Company Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

• Recommends and implements solutions and frameworks based on business requirements and use cases
• Partners with our clients and other resources in detecting critical architectural and infrastructure gaps or deficiencies in the environment and develops and implements solutions to address these gaps.
• Develops an architectural roadmap highlighting key capabilities deliveries and integrations across the environment
• Works with business and IT teams to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Develops templates and standards that factor internal and industry common practices for consistent designs and implementations and then works with individual product teams and squads to ensure the adoption of these standards
• Oversees and directs architectural discussions for both a technical and management audience.
• Initiates and oversees project development, system design/testing, requirement direction and investigation of alternatives for implementation of feasible new technology.
• Provides key consultative leadership on System projects focused on planning, development and implementation of strategic technological directives.
• Proactively conduct research on emerging automation and cloud services, technologies, and standards to keep up with industry developments
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Proficiency in programming languages: Python, Golang, Ruby, Javascript and others
• Experience with Git (e.g., branching, merging, GitFlow)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management technologies (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Experience with operating system scripting tools (e.g., Linux Shell Scripting, PowerShell)
• Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Podman) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, Rancher)
• Understanding of secure coding practices and with helping teams to adopt them (e.g., OWASP, SSDF)
• Experience in CI/CD tooling: GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub and others
• Experience with integrations, such as with IT service management, operations management, and decision intelligence platforms
• Experience acting as technical lead or architect across automation, devops tooling or system software development
• Experience with automated testing and release processes
• Excellent organizational and communication skills. Able to present information within all settings in a credible, confident and influential manner.
• Responsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision making and contributing to his or her function`s risk management.
• Works independently on broad assignments or under general directions as to scope or objectives.
• Cloud certifications or industry certifications like The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) are considered to be a plus.

• Great medical benefits
• Pension and 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee resource networks
• Paid volunteer leave
• Flexible work options
• Onsite amenities that make working here fun!

• A requirement of this position is that the employee must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19; individuals who are unable to be vaccinated due to a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief may request an accommodation from the Bank.
• Candidates should review the Bank's Employee C ode of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.
• Sponsorship is not available for this role. The selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility for this specific position requires U.S. Citizenship or three or more years of Permanent Resident Status (Green Card).
• Salary offered will be based on the job responsibilities and the individual's knowledge, skills, and experience as defined in the job qualifications.