Simmons Bank
Simmons Bank
Simmons Bank is a community-focused banking and financial services institution with more than a century of experience serving customers and businesses. Its offerings include trust services, credit cards, commercial lending, and treasury management. With 200 locations and approximately 2,800 associates across six states, Simmons Bank supports personal and business financial needs while emphasizing trusted relationships, practical value, and secure money management.

IT Architect – Simmons Bank (Onsite)

Lead enterprise technology architecture for Simmons Bank’s regulated financial environment. Evaluate infrastructure and emerging technologies, advise senior leaders, and guide critical architecture and infrastructure initiatives.

Description

  • Design and advance the bank’s technical infrastructure
  • Assess existing technologies to improve performance and stability while reducing costs
  • Present technology improvement opportunities to IT and executive leadership
  • Identify opportunities to improve the bank’s technology environment
  • Evaluate emerging technologies for potential business value
  • Advise IT and bank leaders on developments across the technology industry
  • Design, test, and assess technical solutions
  • Develop proposals, briefings, and other materials on current and emerging operational technologies
  • Conduct due diligence on technologies selected for implementation
  • Coordinate with hardware, software, and consulting vendors during major changes and implementations
  • Support contract negotiations and system architecture development
  • Serve on the Bank’s Architecture Review Board
  • Lead critical infrastructure projects as assigned
  • Maintain compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures
  • Complete required compliance training
  • Carry out other assigned responsibilities

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field
  • Experience working in a regulated financial institution
  • At least eight years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or senior technology leadership
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical, financial reporting, and legal documents
  • Ability to act as a technical advisor to senior leadership
  • Ability to present information in individual, small-group, and executive settings
  • Ability to lead and advise technical teams on projects and strategic initiatives
  • Ability to prioritize work across multiple projects
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively as part of a team
  • Ability to assess current and emerging technologies and identify ways to apply them
  • Advanced knowledge of networking, server, cloud, security, and automation technologies
  • Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements, including FFIEC, GLBA, and data protection
  • Intermediate to advanced experience with office automation tools
  • Experience with Microsoft Visio or comparable tools
  • Experience with data and architecture mapping technologies
  • Strong knowledge of technical security tools and concepts
  • Advanced certifications in networking, system design, cloud design, database design and management, artificial intelligence, or related areas, or the willingness and ability to obtain applicable certifications within 12 months of employment
  • Network, server, and database expertise—including system design, performance tuning, and resilient configuration—is strongly preferred
  • Familiarity with leading IT service management systems is preferred

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