Senior Director, Fellow, Data Architect

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
New York, NY, United States
27 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$285,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Airflow Apache HTTP Server Automation of Tests Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineering Software Quality Information Systems Continuous Integration Data Architecture Information Engineering Data Infrastructure Data Systems
+24 more
DevOps Distributed Computing Environment Oracle Exadata Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language) Metadata Software Construction Software Engineering Software Systems SQL Databases Data Streaming Web Application Frameworks Enterprise Data Management Parquet Snowflake Technical Debt Containerization Data Lakes Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Information Technology Apache Kafka Data Management Software Version Control

Job description

The successful candidate will bring deep experience delivering enterprise-grade data solutions using modern technologies while also helping shape the target-state architecture for a scalable, resilient, and reusable data platform. This individual must be equally comfortable building software, driving technical direction, partnering across functions, and influencing platform decisions that extend beyond their immediate team. The position is location in New York, NY., Engineering Delivery

  • Design, build, test, deploy, and support high-quality data products and platform capabilities for enterprise use cases.
  • Deliver scalable and reliable software solutions across batch, near-real-time, and event-driven data patterns, as needed.
  • Apply strong software engineering discipline, including code quality, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and documentation.
  • Drive engineering excellence across the delivery lifecycle, with a focus on stability, maintainability, performance, and reuse.
  • Ensure data solutions are production-ready and aligned to enterprise standards for security, resiliency, and operational support.

Data Product and Platform Development

  • Build modern data products that are consumable, well-governed, and aligned to business and platform objectives.
  • Contribute to the design and evolution of a large-scale, multi-business data platform supporting diverse data domains and consumption models.
  • Define and implement scalable patterns for ingestion, transformation, storage, metadata, lineage, access management, and delivery.
  • Develop reusable services, frameworks, and engineering patterns that accelerate delivery across teams.
  • Support cloud and hybrid data architectures using modern storage and compute approaches.

Architecture and Technical Leadership

  • Architect enterprise-scale data capabilities leveraging Snowflake, Apache Iceberg, Oracle Exadata, Azure, and other relevant technologies.
  • Evaluate current-state architecture, identify opportunities for simplification and modernization, and recommend target-state solutions.
  • Make sound design decisions that balance business outcomes, risk management, scalability, cost, and speed of execution.
  • Contribute to enterprise engineering standards, architecture patterns, and platform guardrails.
  • Lead through technical depth, strong judgment, and the ability to convert strategy into practical engineering outcomes.

Strategic Roadmap and Organizational Influence

  • Translate business priorities and platform strategy into actionable technical roadmaps and delivery plans.
  • Partner with product, architecture, infrastructure, security, governance, and business stakeholders to align on priorities and sequencing.
  • Influence decisions across the broader organization through strong communication, partnership, and credibility.
  • Identify and address technical debt, platform gaps, and delivery risks in a proactive and structured way.
  • Contribute to longer-term platform strategy while ensuring strong near-term execution against commitments.

Collaboration and Leadership

  • Work effectively across a matrixed organization and multiple lines of business.
  • Build strong relationships with engineering teams, platform teams, architects, and business partners.
  • Communicate complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Mentor team members and help elevate engineering and delivery practices across the organization.
  • Demonstrate ownership, accountability, curiosity, and a strong bias for execution., * Help define and implement the architecture for a large-scale multi-business data platform.
  • Drive strategic roadmap execution while balancing immediate delivery needs.
  • Influence engineering and platform direction across organizational boundaries.
  • Bring a product-oriented mindset to data, with strong focus on usability, quality, and business value.
  • Operate with a high degree of ownership, collaboration, and accountability.

Requirements

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Significant experience in data engineering, software engineering, or data platform engineering.
  • Proven ability to deliver enterprise-scale data and software solutions in complex environments.
  • Strong hands-on experience with modern data technologies
  • Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and at least one additional language such as Java or Scala.
  • Experience with distributed data processing and pipeline design using modern frameworks and tooling.
  • Experience with DevOps and software delivery practices including CI/CD, version control, automated testing, and infrastructure automation.
  • Strong understanding of data architecture, data modeling, large-scale systems design, and platform engineering concepts.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions across teams and functions.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

  • Experience building shared or multi-tenant enterprise data platforms.
  • Familiarity with open data ecosystem technologies such as Parquet, Delta Lake, or similar table and storage formats.
  • Experience with orchestration and workflow technologies such as Airflow or equivalent tools.
  • Experience with streaming and event-driven technologies such as Kafka or similar platforms.
  • Familiarity with containerization and cloud-native deployment approaches such as Kubernetes.
  • Experience with metadata, lineage, data quality, and governance tooling.
  • Experience operating in highly regulated, large-scale enterprise environments.
  • Exposure to modern data operating models, including data products, domain-oriented ownership, or data mesh-aligned patterns., * Data engineering and software delivery
  • Enterprise platform architecture
  • Strategic thinking and roadmap development
  • Stakeholder influence and cross-functional leadership
  • Technical problem solving and decision-making
  • Engineering quality and operational excellence
  • Communication and executive presence
  • Continuous improvement and innovation mindset

Benefits & conditions

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $136,500 and $285,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and company- sponsored benefit programs.

About the company

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance - and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

BNY is seeking a highly effective Data Delivery Engineer to architect, build, and scale modern data products and platform capabilities across a complex, multi-business environment. This role requires a strong blend of hands-on engineering execution, platform architecture, strategic roadmap leadership, and organizational influence., This role is central to advancing modern data delivery and platform capabilities at BNY. The Data Delivery Engineer will help create the technical foundation for scalable, governed, and high-value data products that support multiple businesses and future platform growth. The individual in this role will have the opportunity to shape architecture, improve engineering standards, influence strategic direction, and deliver meaningful enterprise impact.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn

Here’s a few of our recent awards:

America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025

World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025

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