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Federal Reserve Bank of DallasThe Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Dallas Fed) promotes a strong financial system and healthy economy in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District, which includes Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico. Through our offices in Dallas, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio, and our team of 1300 employees, we work for and with the people of our district to build a strong and inclusive economy. The Dallas Fed works within the Federal Reserve System and with other public and private sector institutions to foster the safety, soundness and vitality of the United States economy and financial system.

We are one of 12 Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., constitute the nation’s central bank. We are part of the Federal Reserve System, which was established by Congress in 1913. Our mission is to serve the interests of the American public by informing and influencing our nation’s monetary policy, fostering financial stability and delivering quality services to the United States government and the financial institutions in our region. Although established by Congress we are independent of government.

Our responsibilities are wide-ranging. We conduct economic research and gather perspectives from our region to bring to national conversations about monetary policy. We work with government, financial industry and the community to ensure our banking system is safe, accessible and secure. We help maintain a reliable supply of cash and support digital payment. We work with community partners to ensure that all people in our district have opportunities to build a bright economic future. Our success depends on actively connecting with the people and communities we serve.

Location: #LI-Hybrid

The Integrated Technology Services Department:

The Eleventh District’s Integrated Technology Services department provides innovative technology solutions and services to support the Bank's mission, vision, and strategic priorities. We work with our partners in the Eleventh District and across the Federal Reserve System (“System”) to provide essential technology solutions and services needed to support the mission of the Federal Reserve.​​​​​​​ We strive to be an agile and innovative organization that delivers high-value solutions and services including business process automation, digital collaboration tools, application development, and product and program management services. We have expertise in a variety of focus areas from cloud computing and automation to artificial intelligence and machine learning. We measure success by our ability to help customers identify and implement leading edge technology solutions that are the best fit for their strategic needs.

The Role:

Overview:

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is seeking a Vice President to provide executive oversight and strategic leadership to the Head of Architecture function in the Integrated Technology Services department. The Head of Architecture function sets the IT architecture strategy in support of business product strategies, optimizes how users experience technology, and shapes and aligns the IT architecture to the needs of the business through continuous innovation.

The ideal candidate is an experienced and passionate technology executive who is a forward-looking, visionary technology leader with an innovative, customer-focused mindset capable of helping Federal Reserve businesses achieve their mission through technology transformation. This is a pivotal role that will own business and technology architecture and be responsible for the management and evolution of IT reference architectures for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

The Vice President and Head of Architecture reports directly to the Chief Information Officer. In this capacity, the Vice President supports the development of the Bank’s strategic plan, collaborates with colleagues throughout the enterprise to contribute to the organization’s mission, strategic vision and core values.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and expertise in the development of architectural standards, design patterns, and IT practices.

• Leads the identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to derive business and solution architecture requirements.

• Influences strategic direction of business architecture and gains consensus from key governance groups and decision-makers.

• Oversees IT architectures for applications, data, platforms, tools, infrastructure, and data interchange.

• Plays a key role in overseeing IT architecture governance and advisory groups such as the Local Architecture Review Board.

• Serves as principal technology transformation change agent and advocates for emerging technologies that offer potential business value.

• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders such as National IT, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Markets, and national business lines including Supervision and Regulation, Credit Risk Management, and Federal Reserve Financial Services.

• Partners with business stakeholders to anticipate key technology and marketplace trends and drives continuous improvement and business results.

• Builds and maintains strong relationships with executive teams, business and System IT stakeholders, including National IT’s Architecture of the Enterprise, acting as a trusted advisor and partner.

• Fosters an environment in which employees are encouraged to continually learn, develop and contribute to Bank and System goals.

• Encourages a diverse and inclusive environment that rewards and recognizes individuals for creative ideas, and appropriate risk-taking.

• Leads with integrity, demonstrating honesty and respect.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in technology, business, change management, strategic planning or a related field or equivalent work experience. Exceptional work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. Master’s degree preferred.

• Minimum of 12 to 15 years’ experience of progressive people and business leadership experience leading major technology architecture programs and initiatives in large, complex organizations.

• Exceptional experience in solutions architecture, data architecture, and business architecture.

• Expertise in designing, planning, and implementing initiatives including, but not limited to: business transformation, Cloud migration, application modernization, Cloud native development, Cloud Governance, data transformation, and DevSecOps.

• Expertise architecting and developing secure, scalable, and resilient cloud strategies and solutions that enable cloud adoption acceleration, emerging application design, future state architecture, and seamless deployment through infrastructure pipelines.

• Proficient and active practitioner of the TOGAF framework, knowledgeable about BIZBOK, and Zero Trust Architecture, and experience developing architecture blueprints, strategies, and roadmaps.

• Knowledge of the Federal Reserve System and financial industry or a demonstrated ability to rapidly learn new business environments and quickly and effectively adapt leadership style to new and unique operating environments.

• Strong collaboration skills with a focus on fostering strong relationships with an ability to partner effectively with others in the pursuit of common goals.

• Excellent written and oral communicator including ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.

• Experience building diverse and highly performant teams.

Our Benefits:

We offer competitive pay and benefits including but not limited to:

• Health, dental and vision insurance

• Pension and 401K Plan with employer matching provision

• Credit protection, financial planning, and opportunities for pre-tax savings

• Flexible Work Environment with generous vacation, federal holidays and paid time off to volunteer in the community

• Healthy lifestyle assistance through an on-site fitness center and subsidized cafeteria with healthy food options

• Centrally located in downtown Dallas with free on-site underground parking, and public transportation subsidy

• Support with continued education

Notes:

• The candidate selected will be required to pass a credit check

• This position requires access to confidential supervisory information and/or FOMC information, which is limited to "Protected Individuals" as defined in the U.S. federal immigration law. Protected Individuals include, but are not limited to, U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents who either are not yet eligible to apply for naturalization or who have applied for naturalization within the requisite timeframe. Candidates who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents may be eligible for the information access required for this position and sponsorship for a work visa, and subsequently for permanent residence, if they sign a declaration of intent to become a U.S. citizen and meet other eligibility requirements.

• In addition, all candidates must undergo an enhanced background check and comply with all applicable information handling rules, and all non-U.S. citizens must sign a declaration of intent to become a U.S. citizen and pursue a path to citizenship.

• This position is based in Dallas. A relocation package will be offered. The position requires local and out-of-state travel as business needs dictate.

• We use a hybrid work schedule that allows remote work but requires on-site work (in the office) based on business needs.

Please submit applications by Monday, December 30, 2024.

Are you ready to make a difference?

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that believes in the diversity of our people, ideas and experiences, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that represents the communities we serve.

https://www.dallasfed.org

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Executive Family Group

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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