Primary Office Location:626 Washington Place. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 15219.
Join our team. Make a difference - for us and for your future.**Please note: this on-site position is based at our Financial Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Candidates must be local, or willing to relocate to the area.**
The Application Architect will help establish consistency across platforms, improve and standardize implementation practices, strengthen database and application flow design and identify integration gaps and automation opportunities across my portfolio. You will c over core corporate functions and back office support, which requires a wide range of applications support and capabilities.
- Ability to design end-to-end application architecture
- Strong knowledge on logical, physical and reference architecture design
- Expertise in creating process flows, data flow diagrams, and solution blueprints
- Proficiency with diagramming tools such as Draw.io, Visio or similar
- Ability to align architecture to business capabilities across multiple LOBs
- Strong SQL, SSIS and SQL Server expertise is a plus
- Experience in data modeling, conceptual, logical, and physical is a plus
- Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure is preferred
- Knowledge of Java Architecture, API and integration patterns is preferred
- Knowledge of SSO, SAML and identity and access management is preferred
- Understanding of AI/ML solution patterns preferred
- Experience in financial domains, governance risks, and compliance, finance, accounting, HR, and treasury is preferred
- Ability to guide teams through architectural decisions and trade-offs
Position Title: Application Architect
Business Unit: Technology
Reports to: Manager of Application Analysis
Position Overview:This position is primarily responsible for using available data to proactively improve application performance. The incumbent designs server applications and performance metrics for monitoring, determines root cause problems with hardware, software and databases, provides technical expertise with business requirements, application administration and performance and has expertise in all phases of hardware, software and application activities. The incumbent's decisions greatly impact the corporation and the operational effectiveness of the Technology Department.
Primary Responsibilities:Provides top technical and application business expertise to multiple end user groups. Monitors system health, reviews logs and reports and escalates issues to vendors. Performs proactive and preventative maintenance. Uses available data to proactively improve application performance. Designs server applications and performance metrics for monitoring system health.
Formulates and defines system requirements and objectives based on business needs and performance goals. Identifies, explains, resolves and prevents application performance issues. Recommends improvements for business processing requirements and recommends design requirements during installations and upgrades.
Provides technical consulting on business implications of application performance. Leads strategic planning efforts in regard to the development of the application platform to meet organizational requirements and support growth. Communicates with lines of business users and Technology. Requires excellent technology project management skills.
Prevents reliability and performance issues of business applications. Recommends actions to Technology partners to achieve lines of business goals and objectives. Creates and modifies complex processes to solve capacity, limitations and performance issues. Analyzes and revises system hardware and software.
Solves or prevents complex business problems with hardware, software and databases. Provides experience to achieve optimum performance and eliminate down time. Designs and implements tracking processes for hardware and software performance.
Works with management to set tactical plans to meet objectives. Exerts wide latitude under management oversight in determining objectives for assignments to meet user and Technology requirements. Acts independently on defined project tasks.
Reviews, discusses, designs and implements application changes. Works with Technology, Project Management Office and lines of business partners. Collaborates with senior management within the Bank.
Develops and maintains relationships with vendor and consultants. Conducts first review on all contracts and statements of work, etc. Collaborates with vendors to set strategic course for the application platform. Serves as a vendor liaison for assigned applications.
Leads team, helps coordinate work and processes, assigns work and provides input for performance management.
Performs other related duties and projects as assigned.
All employees have the responsibility and the accountability to serve as risk managers for their businesses by understanding, reporting, responding to, managing and monitoring the risk they encounter daily as required by F.N.B. Corporation's risk management program.
F.N.B. Corporation is committed to achieving superior levels of compliance by adhering to regulatory laws and guidelines. Compliance with regulatory laws and company procedures is a required component of all position descriptions.
Minimum Level of Education Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:BA or BS
Minimum # of Years of Job Related Experience Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:7
Skills Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:Excellent customer service skills
Ability to use general office equipment
Ability to work and multi-task in a fast paced environment
Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
Detail-oriented
7 years of technology related experience supporting a variety of applications. Advanced knowledge of administration, processes and operations and determining root cause problems with hardware, software and databases.
Licensures/Certifications Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:Advanced training and certification in the application domain.
Physical Requirements or Work Conditions Beyond Traditional Office Work:N/A
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):It is the policy of F.N.B. Corporation (FNB) and its affiliates not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected by law. It is also the policy of FNB and its affiliates to employ and advance in employment all persons regardless of their status as individuals with disabilities or veterans, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. FNB provides all applicants and employees a discrimination and harassment free workplace.
