Solution Architect III - GM Financial

Overview:

Why GMF Technology?

 

GM Financial is set to change the auto finance industry and is leading the path of embarking on tech modernization – we have a startup mindset, and preserve our small company culture, in a public company environment with financial stability and intense growth over a decade-long history. We are data junkies and trust in data and insights to advance our business objectives.

 

We take our goal of zero emission, zero collision, zero congestion, and zero friction very seriously. We believe as the auto finance market leader we are in the driver's seat to lead us in the GM EV mission to change the world.

 

We are building global platforms, LATAM, Europe, China – and we are looking to grow our high-performing team. GMF is comprised of over 10,000 team members globally. Join our fintech culture within a Blue-Chip company where we are changing the way we use technology to support our customers and business. 

Responsibilities:

About The Role:

 

The Solution Architect (SA III) provides technical leadership for agile teams and defines and communicates a shared technical vision for the solution under development. The SA is able to architect end to end solutions by understanding and translating customer needs into technical solutions. The SA will play a key role in the design of the Azure architecture for mobile and web applications.

• The SA III established direction and provides guidance to team members
• The SA III is expected to demonstrate mastery of the following activities:
• Define the technical and architectural vision for the solution under development by technical trade-offs and analysis of alternatives
• Continuously evolve solution architecture with input and feedback from application architects and software engineers
• Outline the primary components and interfaces of the solution, and their interactions
• Plan and develop the architecture runway enablers through research, prototyping, and other activities needed to explore prospective solutions and evaluate alternatives
• Works with Product Manager, Product Owner, Application Architect and Software engineering teams to elaborate product requirements into technical requirements which are used to develop stories that can be estimated accurately
• Participates in Scrum of Scrums to understand and remove architectural impediments/blockers
• Participates in Solution Demo and program planning and identifies opportunities for improvement
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Conform with all company policies and procedures

Qualifications:

What Makes You a Dream Candidate:

• Advanced knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Lean, XP) and cross-functional teams
• Strong understanding & expertise on API based economy for Enterprise APIs exposed to partner/3^rd party/Internal including API authorization preferred
• Solid understanding of ITIL processes including Incident management, change management & other development controls
• Previous experience to lead conversations with Cybersec/Compliance regarding enterprise security requirements documentation (SRD) preferred 
• Advanced knowledge of multi-tier application architecture design, application development (full SDLC) and application integration
• Able to Design end-to-end solution architecture for multiple products/platforms including Cloud architecture using AZURE 
• Experience of working on SDLC life cycle end to end with high level understanding of Development requirements
• Advanced knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture concepts – SOAP, Web API, REST API and microservices
• Advanced knowledge implementing solution architecture including one or more of the following domains: technology architecture, information architecture, data architecture, application architecture, security architecture, and integration architecture
• Work with Product owners and product managers to turn business requirements into Solutions
• Capable to draw a Technology strategy based on Product roadmap
• Experience of working on vendor RFP/RFQ from IT side and drive the conversations with Vendors
• Previous experience of working with IAM & Cybersec architecture on solutions  (B2E, B2B, B2C) leveraging IDP & SSO/SAML/OAuth2/OIC
• Solid understanding and experience of Kubernetes, Istio, Helm, Prometheus, grafana architecture
• Experience with Adobe Marketing Cloud products preferred
• Experience with mobile application development preferred
• Experience in building cloud solutions architecture using Public Clouds (IaaS and PaaS) preferred
• Experience in containerization – Docker, Docker Swarm or Kubernetes preferred

Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent work or military experience preferred
• 6-8 years experience as an Architect with a proven track record of implementing innovative solutions and delivering business values required
• 4-6 years practical experience in software engineering required

 

What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.

Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.

Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office

 

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Salary:The base salary range for this role is: USD $114,400.00 to $217,400.00. At GM Financial, we strive for transparency in all aspects of our business, including pay equity. This is the GM Financial pay range for this role and job level. The exact salary and compensation will vary based on factors like knowledge, skills, experience, and education. This role is eligible to participate in a performance-based incentive plan. Full time employees are eligible to participate in health benefits on day one of employment.