Technical Principal - Enterprise Architecture Patterns

JOB DESCRIPTION

Why GMF Technology?

Innovation isn't just a talking point at GM Financial, it's how we operate. From generative AI and cloud-native technologies to peer-led learning and hackathons, our tech teams are building real solutions that make a difference. We're committed to AI-powered transformation, using advanced machine learning and automation to help us reimagine customer interactions and modernize operations, positioning GM Financial as a leader in digital innovation within a dynamic industry.

Join us and discover a workplace where your ideas matter, your development is prioritized, and you can truly make a global impact.

Flexible hybrid work environment (onsite 2 days a week/3 days remote) at our Arlington (AOC1), TX office.
Please note: We are unable to provide any type of sponsorship for this position currently.

RESPONSIBILITIES

About The Role:

As a Technical Principal, you will bring deep expertise in modernization and transformation of mission critical financial systems, driving cross-domain architecture capabilities through well-governed reference patterns, shared services, and reusable platforms. You will leverage your knowledge of cloud-native architectures, AI-enabled platforms, data modernization, security, and integration technologies to influence both strategic direction and day-to-day delivery decisions.

The ideal candidate is a recognized architectural leader who can define, operationalize, and evangelize reference patterns across the enterprise-guiding teams toward the North Star state using principles, guardrails, and pragmatic governance. You will be comfortable presenting to executive audiences, influencing engineering organizations, and representing GM Financial architecture in internal and external forums.

Enterprise & Reference Architecture Leadership

• Serve as a senior enterprise architecture authority, defining and governing North Star and Reference Architecture Patterns that demonstrate industry-leading best practices aligned to GM Financial business and technology objectives
• Define enterprise-wide architecture principles, standards, and design goals, providing hands-on leadership in documenting and diagramming logical, physical, integration, and process architectures across multiple business domains
• Own the reference pattern lifecycle-from ideation and validation through adoption, measurement, and continuous improvement

• Provide technology leadership and architectural oversight for the shared services portfolio, spanning multiple cross functional initiatives supporting strategic growth, scalability, resilience, and regulatory compliance
• Partner with platform teams to ensure shared services are productized, consumable, secure, and aligned with enterprise reference architectures

• Define and govern AI enabled reference architectures, including GenAI, ML platforms, intelligent automation, decisioning, and analytics-ensuring responsible, secure, and scalable adoption
• Establish architectural patterns for AI integration, including model hosting, prompt orchestration, API enablement, data pipelines, MLOps, model governance, observability, and cost management
• Collaborate with Data, Risk, Security, and Legal partners to embed AI ethics, explainability, regulatory compliance, and data privacy into enterprise patterns by design

• Act as a key liaison across Lines of Business, Cloud Platform Services, Security, IT Delivery, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, Risk, Operations, and Corporate Functions to align architecture decisions across programs and portfolios

• Identify and advise on emerging technologies-including cloud, AI, data platforms, and integration tooling-that reduce cost, improve resiliency, enhance security, and increase business value
• Lead or support proofs of concept, reference implementations, and architectural spikes to validate new patterns before enterprise adoption

• Evangelize architecture standards and reference patterns through presentations, architecture reviews, written guidance, and direct engagement with engineering teams
• Play a lead role in shaping, governing, and actively participating in GM Financial's Global Architecture Council (GAC)
• Represent GM Financial architecture in internal leadership forums and external industry engagements as appropriate

• Experience architecting and delivering solutions across multiple enterprise architecture domains (application, data, technology, and infrastructure)
• Experience designing and delivering Azure cloud native architectures, including APIs, microservices, containers, and event-driven systems
• Working knowledge of financial services architectures, data management practices, and regulatory considerations
• Hands on experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and Tools such as TOGAF, C4, LeanIx, ArchiMate, or equivalent
• Experience architecting enterprise shared services including Identity & Access Management, Content Management, Entity Management, Logging, Monitoring, and Observability
• Proven ability to influence senior leadership and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data, Information Security, or related field
• Greater than 10 years in related function required
• 3-5 years leading through mentorship in related field required
• 3-5 years leading projects and initiatives through influence required