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Job Summary
Principal Enterprise Architct helps define and drive the organization's architectural vision and roadmap. Play a pivotal role in aligning IT strategies with long-term business objectives.
Essential Job Functions
- Develop and communicate a strategic enterprise architecture vision. - (20%)
- Serve as the technical liaison between business units and IT departments. - (20%)
- Lead efforts to modernize and streamline legacy architecture. - (20%)
- Establish and enforce architectural best practices and standards. - (20%)
- Provide executive-level presentations on architecture initiatives. - (20%)
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
- 12+ years of experience in architecture and IT strategy roles.
- Proven track record of leading large-scale transformation projects.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certification in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS).
- 3+ years in IT architecture
Skills
- Application Development
- Business Alignment
- Business Cases
- Cloud Architectures
- Enterprise Architecture Framework
- IT Roadmap
- IT Architecture
- Problem Resolution
- Solution Architecture
- The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
- Technical Debt
Reports To: Senior Manager and above
Direct Reports: 0
Work Environment
- Normal office environment, hybrid.
Other Duties
This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.
About Bread Financial
At Bread Financial, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community, and be part of our award-winning culture. We've been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we're proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilledboth personally and professionally. Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non-traditional career progression.
Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions to millions of U.S. consumers. Our payment solutions, including Bread Financial general purpose credit cards and savings products, empower our customers and their passions for a better life. Additionally, we deliver growth for some of the most recognized brands in travel & entertainment, health & beauty, jewelry and specialty apparel through our private label and co-brand credit cards and pay-over-time products providing choice and value to our shared customers.
Bread Financial proudly marks 30 years of success in 2026. To learn more about our global associates, our performance and our sustainability progress, visit breadfinancial.com or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
- All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of credit and background checks.
- Bread Financial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Family
Information Technology
Job Type
Regular
