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nPrincipal Solutions Architectn ID 2021-11910 Job Locations US-CA-San Francisco nn At First Republic, we care about our people.
Founded in 1985, we offer extraordinary client service in private banking, private business banking and private wealth management.
We believe that personal connections are everything and our success is driven by the relationships we form with our colleagues and clients.
You’ll always feel empowered and valued here.
nn nn Incredible teams doing exceptional work, every day nn nn In Technology, we support First Republic’s employees and clients through the acquisition, integration and management of the Bank’s information technology systems and services.
We drive innovation and explore emerging technologies so our people can be productive and focus on what matters most – providing extraordinary service.
nn nn Digital Transformation nn nn We’re in the midst of a digital transformation at First Republic Bank.
That means building a domain-driven model of banking behind coherent, composable, modern APIs.
Those APIs are a mix of versioned REST APIs and event sourcing.
If you’re interested in object-functional programming; functional reactive programming; and other similar architectural and implementation patterns, you’re going to feel at home here.
After all, what is banking but a series of events over time?
Deposits, payments, treasury, and Customer onboarding
– the field is wide open.n nn nn As part of the job duties, the Principal Solution Architect will partner with stakeholders to understand current pain-points, gaps, business drivers, and common needs and come up with target architecture, design and execution path from current state to target state.
The Solution Architect will also be responsible for creating detailed design and overseeing delivery including code reviews, hands-on coding as needed.
nn nn Required People Skills: nn Patience with how the environment is, with an eye towards refactoring the environment into what it should be An ability to win friends and influence people on both the technology and business sides Clear and concise communication skills Bias towards action, an ability to work autonomously while navigating uncertainty with good humor Empathy for our clients and stakeholders on both the technology and business sid nn Tech skills: nn Track record of delivery in highly functional tech environment, preferably in a cloud-first environment Familiarity with cloud architectural patterns Design and implement strategy to move from on-prem to cloud infrastructure Cloud adoption/migration – Snowflake/AWS Microservices, message queues, container orchestration, etc.
A strong preference for infrastructure-as-code Deep familiarity with one or more mainstream programming languages Experience with both SQL and NoSQL as well as their relevant data modeling patterns Establish guidelines, best practices, processes, and governance Prior experience at the intersection of InfoSec and feature delivery would be a huge plus Experience creating software in highly-regulated environments is also a big plus n Our platform / stack n nn The Deposits Technology organization is at an interstice where much of our environment is on-prem, consisting of point-to-point integrations between vendor-supplied systems.
Our intent is to move into a cloud-first future, where vendor-supplied systems of record are hidden behind APIs designed and controlled by our in-house software development teams.
nn nn Because of this, our stack is disparate.
nn nn Today we have: nn Appian, JBoss, Apache Java, J2EE, JavaScript, Node Oracle, Informatica, SQL Server, MySQL.
nn Tomorrow that stack will look something like: nn Data layer: Kafka, MongoDB, various RDS flavors, SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL Infrastructure: All of our cloud infrastructure is expressed in code via Terraform.
In general, applications are deployed in Docker containers running on OpenShift behind Apigee Code: Python, Java or similar languages Infrastructure: Terraform, Docker, OpenShift, bread-and-butter AWS technologies (RDS, S3, etc.) Apigee nn As an experienced solution architect, you will help: nn Drive the architectural patterns and practices used by other people and groups at the bank.
You are expected to be a thought partner when it comes to balancing maintaining the old while delivering the new.
Work with stakeholders/user groups to understand current pain-points, gaps, business drivers, and common needs Conceptualize, design and develop common framework/utilities leveraging new advancements in technology with an emphasis on performance and scalability Evaluate new tools and technologies required Design, hands-on coding, code reviews and oversee implementation nn Qualifications: nn 7-10 years of software engineering experience working in strategic initiatives 2+ years of building and administering distributed applications using a cloud platform Work experience at the intersection one or more cloud platforms and feature delivery of complex systems Strong problem-solving skills, including trouble shooting systems under time pressure Focus on designing reusable and scalable solutions Ability to quickly learn and adopt new technologies Drive to innovate with latest tools and strategies Knowledge of industry best practices, proven design patterns nn Job Demands: nn Must be able to review and analyze data reports and manuals; must be computer proficient.
Must be able to communicate effectively via telephone and in person.
nn Own your work and your career
– apply now nn nn Are you willing to take initiative and make decisions?
Are you willing to go the extra mile because you love what you do and how you can contribute as a team?
Do you want the freedom to grow and the opportunity to take charge of your own career?
If so, then come join us.
nn nn We want hard working team players.
You’ll have the independence to learn, lead and drive change.
A culture of extraordinary service, empowerment and stability—that’s the First Republic way.
nn nn This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.
Employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
The Company is an equal opportunity employer.
In this regard, the Company makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities in order to enable them to perform all essential job functions, unless doing so creates an undue hardship.
nn nn First Republic is subject to federal laws that restrict the employment of individuals with certain types of criminal histories, including FDIA Section 19 and FINRA.
To the extent not inconsistent with our obligations under those federal laws and regulations, First Republic will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles and San Francisco ban-the-box laws.
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