Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Enterprise Architect - Wealth Technology position! This is a 6+ month contract and will be remote in the United States. Travel to Buffalo, NY or Wilmington, DE every 4-6 weeks for in-office collaboration (Monday through Thursday). This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services.

What You'll Be Doing:

Lead enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap development for Wealth Management technology, spanning advisor platforms, customer digital experiences, portfolio management, and regulatory reporting capabilities.
Partner with senior Wealth and Technology leadership to define target-state architecture vision, translating business priorities and regulatory requirements into actionable architectural frameworks and principles.
Drive strategic initiatives that enhance advisor productivity, customer experience, and investment capabilities by designing scalable, secure, and resilient solutions across complex financial ecosystems.
Provide architectural oversight and governance throughout solution delivery lifecycles, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards, financial industry regulations, and data privacy requirements.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Wealth business, Digital, Data, Risk, and Core Banking teams to ensure alignment across customer experience, advisor tooling, and investment platforms.
Lead evaluation and integration of wealth platforms including CRM, portfolio management, trading systems, and reporting tools, working with vendors and partners to drive successful implementations.
Research and communicate emerging technologies and industry trends, providing fact-based recommendations to support architectural governance and strategic decision-making.
Create and maintain reference architectures, design patterns, and documentation that accelerate solution delivery and promote architectural consistency across delivery teams.

What You'll Need to Have:

7+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture with proven ability to develop and integrate applications using modern architecture principles and patterns.
Deep expertise in Wealth Management domain, including financial planning & advisory, portfolio accounting, trading/execution, brokerage services, and customer reporting platforms.
Strong proficiency with enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman) and architectural modeling tools, with demonstrated ability to create roadmaps, capability maps, and reference architectures.
Solid understanding of modern technology architectures including cloud platforms (preferably Azure), microservices, APIs, data platforms, and integration patterns.
Experience working in financial services with knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements (FFIEC, SOX, GLBA, GDPR) and ability to architect solutions that meet audit and governance standards.
Proven ability to communicate complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership, through clear documentation and compelling presentations.
Experience working in Agile environments with understanding of DevOps and product-centric delivery models.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.

Pay Range: $90-100/hr

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