Senior Data Architect

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:

The Senior Data Architect is a senior individual contributor within the Data Quality & Control Governance senior leadership team. This role influences and stewards enterprise data and AI architecture within LOB owned data domains —ensuring application, data, infrastructure, and AI/ML architectures are integrated, governed, and aligned to business and regulatory objectives.

While not a people-manager, the role carries senior-leadership expectations for strategic influence and cross-organizational alignment, partnering with Global Technology / CIO organizations and serving five lines of business and control functions.

• Influence adoption of enterprise architecture across application, data, infrastructure, and AI/ML domains, ensuring integration with business architectures and data governance.
• Influence adoption of standards, patterns, and reference models for modern data platforms (cloud, hybrid, streaming, analytics).
• Embed data quality, lineage, metadata, and control evidence into architecture, aligned to enterprise governance and regulatory requirements.
• Align architecture strategy across five lines of business and partner with the corresponding CIO / Global Technology leaders.
• Provide thought leadership and influence across a complex, matrixed organization—driving direction and consensus without direct authority.
• Deliver executive briefings and roadmaps, and provide input on enterprise policy, standards, and technology adoption.

Required Skills

• Extensive experience in enterprise data or systems architecture across data, application, and infrastructure domains.
• Expertise in modern data platforms and AI/ML architecture, including responsible-AI considerations.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, and control frameworks in a regulated environment.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate technical strategy in executive-ready terms.
• Experience partnering with CIO / Global Technology and supporting multiple lines of business or control functions.

Preferred: Financial services or regulated-industry experience; familiarity with AI governance and model-risk frameworks.

Skills:

• Architecture
• Business Analytics
• Critical Thinking
• Data Management
• Data Visualization
• Consulting
• Data Modeling
• Process Design
• Regulatory Compliance
• Risk Management
• Cloud Solutions
• Collaboration
• Data Governance
• Talent Development
• Technical Strategy Development

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Pay Transparency details

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Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$163,500.00 - $187,800.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.