What You'll Do
Own the overall architecture for key initiatives, ensuring that future-state designs are technically viable and fully integrated across existing platforms and ecosystems.
Translate business strategies and “north star” visions into actionable architectural blueprints, roadmaps, and sequencing of projects.
Evaluate and select specific enterprise tools (for example, CRD, SAP, Aladdin or similar platforms) and define how they interact, exchange data, and enforce controls end-to-end.
Create conceptual and logical architectures, perform feasibility checks, and proactively identify integration risks before they become production issues.
Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to align solution design, delivery timelines, and technical constraints.
Champion system integrity, performance, and security, ensuring that new solutions fit cleanly into legacy stacks and high-complexity environments such as financial services.
Document key decisions, architectural standards, and patterns so teams can build and operate solutions consistently.
Stay current on platform capabilities and emerging technologies, bringing informed recommendations on how to modernize, simplify, or consolidate systems over time.
What You'll Bring
- What You'll Bring
Strong background in specialized architecture, ideally having grown from roles such as business systems analyst into a platform-focused architect.
Deep expertise with at least one major enterprise platform (e.g., investment management, Aladdin, CRM, or core financial systems) and a practical understanding of its functional constraints and integration patterns.
Proven ability to design conceptual architectures for complex, multi-system environments and to perform rigorous feasibility and impact assessments.
Experience working in high-complexity, high-regulation verticals (such as financial services) and navigating legacy technology stacks without breaking critical operations.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain trade-offs, risks, and design decisions clearly to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
A problem-solving mindset that focuses on system integrity, maintainability, and long-term scalability rather than just “getting it to work” today.
Collaborative working style, comfortable influencing without authority and partnering across engineering, product, operations, and business leadership.
Curiosity and adaptability, with a desire to continuously deepen your platform knowledge and architectural craft in a fast-evolving technology landscape.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with performance-based bonus
- PTO, holidays, and sabbatical program
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Retirement plan with company match from day one
- Learning and professional development support
- Small-firm culture with direct access to leadership
CompassX Group Irvine, California, USA Office
300 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 400, Irvine, CA, United States, 92618
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