NICE
Financial Services
HeadofTechnologyandArchitecture
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“Head of Technology and Architecture at NICE. Skills: Technology architecture, Enterprise strategy, Security engineering, Cloud deployment. Own technical vision. Ensure product coherence”
Industry & Context.
Resolve trade-offs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12+ years in software engineering, Sustained track record in senior architecture, Significant experience as principal/chief architect, Ownership of architecture for enterprise-grade products, Deep, current expertise in distributed systems, Deep, current expertise in multi-tenancy, Deep, current expertise in data architecture, Deep, current expertise in API/integration design, Expertise in at least one major public cloud, Expertise in containerization and orchestration, Command of security and resilience engineering, Experience operating in regulated environments, Proven ability to lead technically without direct authority, Excellent written and verbal communication, Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Equivalent practical experience
Nice to Have
Direct fintech domain experience, Direct banking domain experience, Direct payments domain experience, Direct capital markets domain experience, Direct financial-crime/compliance domain experience, Experience evolving legacy on-premise portfolio, Familiarity with multi-region data residency, Familiarity with data sovereignty requirements, Familiarity with localization requirements, Experience with FinOps / cloud cost governance, Background contributing to security certifications, Background representing company in security certifications
What You'll Do.
Ensure product coherence
Ensure product security
Ensure product scalability
Ensure product economy
Set architectural direction
Resolve hardest trade-offs
Raise engineering bar
Advise executive team
Design packaging models
Establish reference architectures
Establish reference patterns
Own technology stack direction
Grow architectural capability
Represent technical vision
Handle due-diligence conversations
Handle pre-sales conversations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Product stakeholders; Engineering stakeholders; Security stakeholders; Operations stakeholders; Commercial stakeholders; Key customers; Partners; Prospects
Communication Scope
Executive presentations; Board-level strategy; Code-level detail
Full Job Description
At NiCE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you. So, what’s the role all about? The Chief Architect owns the technical vision that holds this portfolio together. The mandate is to ensure that a wide-ranging set of products remains coherent, secure, scalable, and economical to build and operate regardless of where and how it is deployed. This is a hands-on leadership role at the intersection of deep technical authority and enterprise strategy: you will set architectural direction, resolve the hardest cross-cutting trade-offs, and raise the engineering bar across the organization. This is the most senior individual-contributor-plus-leadership technical role in the company. You will be a trusted advisor to the executive team and the final technical authority on architecture decisions that span products. How will you make an impact? Architectural Vision advise the executive team on build-vs-buy, modernization, and major technology bets. Design abstractions and packaging models that let a single product run reliably across heterogeneous environments with differing scale, network, data residency, and operational constraints. Establish reference architectures and patterns for tenancy, configuration management, release/upgrade cadence, and feature parity across on-premise and cloud-hosted deployments. Security, Compliance own the long-term technology stack direction. Leadership grow architectural capability across teams. Build consensus across product, engineering, security, operations, and commercial stakeholders, and make decisive calls when consensus isn't reachable. Represent the company's technical vision with key customers, partners, and prospects, and in due-diligence and pre-sales conversations for strategic deals. Have you got
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