Webster Bank
If you’re looking for a meaningful career, you’ll find it here at Webster. Founded in 1935, our focus has always been to put people first--doing whatever we can to help individuals, families, businesses and our colleagues achieve their financial goals. As a leading commercial bank, we remain passionate about serving our clients and supporting our communities. Integrity, Collaboration, Accountability, Agility, Respect, Excellence are Webster’s values, these set us apart as a bank and as an employer.
Come join our team where you can expand your career potential, benefit from our robust development opportunities, and enjoy meaningful work!
The Director, Solution Architect is a strategic, hands‑on leader who shapes the target architecture and accelerates delivery for Corporate IT platforms—Oracle Fusion Cloud (ERP & EPM), ServiceNow, Workday, Empyrean, and Finance Analytics. You will own end to end solution architecture across these domains, align investments to business outcomes, and rationalize the portfolio to reduce cost, risk, and complexity. This is an individual contributor role with broad influence across senior stakeholders, product owners, and engineering leaders—setting the architecture vision, standards, patterns, and roadmaps and ensuring execution quality.
Key Responsibilities Architecture Strategy & Leadership
Translate business strategy into actionable,
capability‑driven
target architectures for HR, Finance, and Corporate Functions.
Produce
portfolio roadmaps , investment cases, and modernization paths (e.g., Oracle EBS to
Oracle Fusion Cloud , on‑prem reporting to
EPM
and
Finance Analytics , HR data unification across
Workday
and
Empyrean ).
Partner with Enterprise Architecture to set
principles, guidelines, standards , and solution patterns; chair or co‑chair
Architecture Review Boards
for Corporate IT.
Solution Design & Delivery
Lead solution architecture for high‑impact initiatives; ensure designs meet
functional
and
non‑functional
requirements (security, availability, performance, DR, cost).
Provide architectural oversight across SDLC/SAFe— from inception to production —including security reviews, threat models, NFR validation, and operational readiness.
Guide product owners, designers, and engineers; remove ambiguity;
accelerate decisions
on platform choices and integration patterns.
Integration, Data, and Analytics
Define
canonical data models ,
data contracts , and
API catalogs ; enforce
API‑first
and
event streaming
(e.g., Kafka) where appropriate.
Architect
high‑volume, secure
data movement between complex systems (Workday ↔ Oracle ERP/EPM, ServiceNow ↔ HR/Finance, Empyrean ↔ HRIS/Payroll).
Partner with Finance Analytics/EDW teams to enable
trusted financial reporting
and
planning
(e.g., EPM/DFCS/AH alignment), with clear
data lineage
and
governance .
Platform Operations, Security & Compliance
Embed
zero‑trust
and
least‑privilege
access patterns; align IAM across SaaS platforms and cloud providers.
Define
observability
standards (logging, metrics, tracing),
SLOs/SLAs , and
capacity planning ; drive
cost optimization
and
FinOps
accountability.
Ensure compliance controls are
designed‑in —including
SOX
controls for financial processes and
GLBA/FFIEC/NIST
controls for data protection.
Qualifications Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
10+ years
in Solution/Application Architecture with
5+ years
in HR/Finance/Corporate IT domains.
Deep expertise architecting on
Oracle Fusion Cloud (ERP & EPM) ,
Workday ,
ServiceNow , and
SaaS integrations
(REST/GraphQL, webhooks, iPaaS).
Cloud architecture experience on
AWS, Azure, or GCP
(designing secure, scalable, cost‑efficient solutions).
Strong knowledge of
SDLC
and
SAFe / Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) ; proven ability to embed architecture standards in delivery pipelines.
Demonstrated success leading
portfolio rationalization ,
reference architectures , and
governance
without direct people management.
Preferred
Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Financial Services/Banking domain experience (Core Banking exposure is a plus).
Experience with
Finance Analytics
platforms and data integration into
EPM/ERP
(e.g., Accounting Hub/DFCS), and operational reporting.
Hands‑on experience with
event‑driven architectures ,
streaming , and
API management
(rate limiting, throttling, SLAs).
Familiarity with
ITIL/COBIT ,
NIST CSF ,
SOX/GLBA/PCI
controls.
Certifications (Preferred)
TOGAF
or equivalent architecture certification.
Cloud Architect:
AWS/Azure/GCP .
Oracle Cloud ERP/EPM ,
Workday Pro ,
ServiceNow
(CSA/CAD/Architect).
The estimated salary range for this position is $160,000.00 to $175,000.00. Actual salary may vary up or down depending on job‑related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position is eligible for incentive compensation.
Webster Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Webster”) are equal opportunity employers that are committed to sustaining an inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Come join our team where you can expand your career potential, benefit from our robust development opportunities, and enjoy meaningful work!
The Director, Solution Architect is a strategic, hands‑on leader who shapes the target architecture and accelerates delivery for Corporate IT platforms—Oracle Fusion Cloud (ERP & EPM), ServiceNow, Workday, Empyrean, and Finance Analytics. You will own end to end solution architecture across these domains, align investments to business outcomes, and rationalize the portfolio to reduce cost, risk, and complexity. This is an individual contributor role with broad influence across senior stakeholders, product owners, and engineering leaders—setting the architecture vision, standards, patterns, and roadmaps and ensuring execution quality.
Key Responsibilities Architecture Strategy & Leadership
Translate business strategy into actionable,
capability‑driven
target architectures for HR, Finance, and Corporate Functions.
Produce
portfolio roadmaps , investment cases, and modernization paths (e.g., Oracle EBS to
Oracle Fusion Cloud , on‑prem reporting to
EPM
and
Finance Analytics , HR data unification across
Workday
and
Empyrean ).
Partner with Enterprise Architecture to set
principles, guidelines, standards , and solution patterns; chair or co‑chair
Architecture Review Boards
for Corporate IT.
Solution Design & Delivery
Lead solution architecture for high‑impact initiatives; ensure designs meet
functional
and
non‑functional
requirements (security, availability, performance, DR, cost).
Provide architectural oversight across SDLC/SAFe— from inception to production —including security reviews, threat models, NFR validation, and operational readiness.
Guide product owners, designers, and engineers; remove ambiguity;
accelerate decisions
on platform choices and integration patterns.
Integration, Data, and Analytics
Define
canonical data models ,
data contracts , and
API catalogs ; enforce
API‑first
and
event streaming
(e.g., Kafka) where appropriate.
Architect
high‑volume, secure
data movement between complex systems (Workday ↔ Oracle ERP/EPM, ServiceNow ↔ HR/Finance, Empyrean ↔ HRIS/Payroll).
Partner with Finance Analytics/EDW teams to enable
trusted financial reporting
and
planning
(e.g., EPM/DFCS/AH alignment), with clear
data lineage
and
governance .
Platform Operations, Security & Compliance
Embed
zero‑trust
and
least‑privilege
access patterns; align IAM across SaaS platforms and cloud providers.
Define
observability
standards (logging, metrics, tracing),
SLOs/SLAs , and
capacity planning ; drive
cost optimization
and
FinOps
accountability.
Ensure compliance controls are
designed‑in —including
SOX
controls for financial processes and
GLBA/FFIEC/NIST
controls for data protection.
Qualifications Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
10+ years
in Solution/Application Architecture with
5+ years
in HR/Finance/Corporate IT domains.
Deep expertise architecting on
Oracle Fusion Cloud (ERP & EPM) ,
Workday ,
ServiceNow , and
SaaS integrations
(REST/GraphQL, webhooks, iPaaS).
Cloud architecture experience on
AWS, Azure, or GCP
(designing secure, scalable, cost‑efficient solutions).
Strong knowledge of
SDLC
and
SAFe / Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) ; proven ability to embed architecture standards in delivery pipelines.
Demonstrated success leading
portfolio rationalization ,
reference architectures , and
governance
without direct people management.
Preferred
Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Financial Services/Banking domain experience (Core Banking exposure is a plus).
Experience with
Finance Analytics
platforms and data integration into
EPM/ERP
(e.g., Accounting Hub/DFCS), and operational reporting.
Hands‑on experience with
event‑driven architectures ,
streaming , and
API management
(rate limiting, throttling, SLAs).
Familiarity with
ITIL/COBIT ,
NIST CSF ,
SOX/GLBA/PCI
controls.
Certifications (Preferred)
TOGAF
or equivalent architecture certification.
Cloud Architect:
AWS/Azure/GCP .
Oracle Cloud ERP/EPM ,
Workday Pro ,
ServiceNow
(CSA/CAD/Architect).
The estimated salary range for this position is $160,000.00 to $175,000.00. Actual salary may vary up or down depending on job‑related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position is eligible for incentive compensation.
Webster Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Webster”) are equal opportunity employers that are committed to sustaining an inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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