Bank of America
Principal Cloud Data Architect - Channels Data Platforms and Analytics
$156K–$230K
Addison +2 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Addison
Jersey City
Charlotte - Experience
- 12+ years in data/software engineering; 8+ years designing enterprise data platforms or large distributed architectures.
About the job
Leads architecture and modernization of Channels data platforms and analytics, including cloud transformation and technical oversight of Payment Tracker.
What you'll do
- Set the target architecture and multi-year modernization roadmap, moving legacy data, reporting, and mainframe workloads to cloud-native platforms.
- Oversee Payment Tracker architecture across APIs, data, analytics, and dashboards; ensure performance, security, resiliency, and compliance.
- Lead engineering practices and teams through design reviews, migration planning, reusable tools, and technical mentoring.
What they ask for
- 12+ years in data/software engineering, including 8+ years designing enterprise data platforms or large distributed architectures.
- Leadership in cloud modernization, including Databricks (Spark/Delta), Snowflake, and Kafka/Event Hubs; Azure preferred.
- Experience modernizing Informatica ETL, Hadoop/Big Data systems, and mainframe workloads.
- Strong SQL and Python proficiency; expertise in NFR-driven design and experience with microservices, containers, API gateways, and integration patterns.
Nice to have
- Experience in Payments, Channels, CashPro, or analytics-driven applications.
- Knowledge of semantic layers, data quality frameworks, data governance, FinOps, streaming, or ML/AI integration.
Pay
$156,500.00 - $230,000.00 USD annualized base salary
Tools
Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, Kafka, Event Hubs, Informatica, Hadoop, Python
AI focus
Advanced analytics and ML/AI integration are mentioned as desired areas; the role also evaluates tools and runs POCs/Pilots for the data and analytics portfolio.
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