Enterprise Cloud Architect

Req ID: 72802

Location: Tulsa -TUL, Albuquerque -ALBQ, Dallas -DAL, Fort Worth -FTWT, Oklahoma City -OKC

Areas of Interest: Infrastructure; Digital Technology; Software Development

Pay Transparency Salary Range: Not Available

BOK Financial (BOKF), Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: BOKF) is a top 25 U.S.-based financial services holding company with operations in ten states - Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas/Missouri, New Mexico, Nebraska and Wisconsin. The company began more than 100 years ago in Tulsa and has successfully diversified into a variety of industries, businesses and geographies

Bonus Type

Discretionary

Summary

We're building a culture at BOK Financial where amazing people (like you) can bring their best, be their best and work for the best. You've come to the right place to grow your career. The Enterprise Cloud Architect is responsible for the strategy, design, development and deployment of BOKF's public and private cloud infrastructure.

Job Description

The Enterprise Cloud Architect is responsible for the strategy, design, development and deployment of BOKF's cloud infrastructure. The incumbent closely partners with business and IT stakeholders to improve infrastructure manageability, efficiency, and agility by assessing and leveraging cloud services and technologies to improve operational agility, improve the customer experience, lower long-term costs, and increase system resiliency. The Enterprise Cloud Architect is accountable for assessing current state, identifying future state, identifying gaps between the states, and guiding change to reach the future state of cloud infrastructure capabilities. As a subject matter expert, the Cloud Architect collaborates with senior business leaders and IT application teams to drive cloud adoption and demonstrates leadership ability by backing recommendations with research, articulating pros and cons of options.

Additionally, this role is responsible for researching new cloud technologies looking for trends and opportunities to creatively support the needs of the enterprise in support of key strategic objectives.

Team Culture

We celebrate each other's wins, big and small. We respect, honor and praise one another for a job well done. We are transparent. We are involved, committed, and collaborative. Simply put: We Achieve More Together.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• You will partner with peer architects across the enterprise to define and execute the multi-year cloud strategy
• You will leverage DevSecOps tools and methodologies to develop, deploy, and manage enterprise cloud infrastructure
• You will partner closely with application, operations, and security teams to identify opportunities to leverage cloud concepts and technologies
• You will constantly review emerging technologies and software that will strengthen the security and governance of our cloud assets
• You will provide standards, best practices for a highly available and fault tolerant architecture
• You will develop, test, debug, and document modules or libraries for use across multiple projects for the primary purposes of automation and self-service
• You will provide guidance and support to peers in the process of upskilling around your expertise
• You will evaluate platform performance, isolate, and debug problems, and make recommendations for problem resolution
• You will anticipate and identify issues inhibiting goal attainment of assigned unit/area and develop and implement corrective actions
• You will communicate technical ideas and concepts to non-technical employees to educate on core concepts
• You will collaborate with strategic vendors and partners to review and influence product roadmaps, strategies, and plans to ensure alignment with BOKF's needs, both current and future and ensure infrastructure capabilities are properly tested and validated in the BOKF environment.

Education & Experience Requirements

This level of knowledge is normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Technology/Science and 7 to 10 years of diverse IT work experience such as technical system support and/or network administration or 10-14 years of related experience in an enterprise IT engineering environment or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum 3 years of experience designing, integrating and managing complex enterprise infrastructure solutions. Minimum 2 years of experience using coding & scripting languages such as Python, Java, .NET, Bash, PowerShell. Cloud architect certification such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect.

Strong knowledge of client-server networking and database management experience with web technologies and building enterprise architecture roadmaps

Strong knowledge and experience with DevOps pipeline tools and systems architectures

Extensive experience with automation and orchestration of server technologies in an as-code model

Working knowledge of network security and encryption

Thorough understanding of Information Security frameworks and best practices

Understand system performance and how to optimize code and enterprise interactions will be a crucial component

Display good object-oriented programming skills and analytical design skills

Working knowledge of performance monitors and debugger tools

Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies

Deep understanding of agile work methodologies

Working knowledge of banking systems and business practices

Self-motivation, discipline, task focus, and a proven record of delivering high quality results within strict deadlines as well as within budget

Strong conceptual thinking and analytical skills

Ability to measure and monitor development metrics and demonstrate continuous improvement

Strong leadership skills and experience effectively collaborating with highly technical teams

Exceptional oral and written communication skills

Available during non-standard business hours and weekends for maintenance and support

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BOK Financial is a stable and financially strong organization that provides excellent training and development to support building the long term careers of our employees. With passion, skill and partnership you can make an impact on the success of the bank, our customers and your own career!

Apply today and take the first step towards your next career opportunity!

If you are interested in a career with BOK Financial text "BOKF" to 25000 to engage with Olivia our virtual recruiting assistant.

BOK Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for training, compensation, transfer, promotion and other aspects of employment for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information or veteran status.

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