Architect III - Innovations (Gen AI)
Western Alliance Bank
Phoenix, AZ
Job Title:
Architect III - Innovations (Gen AI)
Location: Block 23
What you'll do: Architect III is a senior architect role accountable for standing up and executing on the AI strategy, governance and approach; in support of banks products, services and objectives. The role calls for having a strategic view of the program, while being tactical enough to deliver in iterations delivering incremental progress. This will be a partially hands-on role to develop PoC, execute on pilots, while also being responsible for interacting with various stakeholders across the bank (business and technical) to build and execute on a pipeline of AI efforts while also maturing the AI program. The role requires an ability to understand banking products and services with an eye towards identifying areas where AI is best suited, to enhance and streamline processes showing value and a return on investment; solve complex problems and drive innovation across our organization in the AI space. You need to be a driven, self-motivated individual with a passion for working on newer technologies, learn and conduct research to stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI, ML space; work closely with architects, data scientists, data stewards, product managers and other stakeholders to design, build, and deploy AI-powered solutions that enhance our products and services.
We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career! About the company: Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email [email protected] or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process. Western Alliance Bancorporation
- Understands business processes and capabilities across the enterprise to identify and provide innovative solutions leveraging Gen AI capabilities with an objective to realize business value.
- Identify, Design, Develop, and Implement AI programs primarily using Azure services and platforms with a primary focus on Generative AI.
- Assist with and develop AI strategy, roadmap, governance, risk, and control policies & architecture frameworks while identifying, maintaining, and executing on AI pipelines.
- Help build & direct a team of resources to enhance and add to AI capabilities at the bank.
- Stay current with the latest market trends in AI space, and determine their potential impact on the enterprise, pipelines, and existing artifacts.
- Facilitates the evaluation and selection of PoC/ Pilot candidates. Compare and contrast usage of different Gen AI models across multiple modalities.
- Monitor the current-state solution portfolio to identify potential candidate for Gen AI enablement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify & define AI project requirements and objectives, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
- Evangelize & support efforts to drive delivery functions towards Agile & DevOps/FinOps delivery models.
- Contribute to establishing best practices and standards for Gen AI development within the organization.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to other team members.
- 10+ years of information technology experience; 5+ years in the architecture space, experience with delivery of applications.
- Bachelor's degree in related field required.
- Have a technology upbringing with strong software development and design background.
- Full stack development knowledge and background with recent development and implementation experiences in predictive AI and/ or GenAI space.
- Proficient with Azure services such as Azure AI Search, Azure Open AI, Azure Functions, App Services etc., especially in context of developing AI applications.
- Strong knowledge of data, databases, data structures – structured, semi-structured and unstructured.
- Deep understanding of strategic and new and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of existing, new and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating models.
- Understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies and capability of supporting agile and DevOps teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debt.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and creatively, to develop innovative AI solutions.
- Ability to build trust and respect as a thought leader who can influence and persuade business and IT leaders and development teams.
- Objective mindset that is able to think ‘enterprise first’ and remain unbiased toward any specific technology or vendor choice, with decisions made based on data, analysis, & POC results.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment & lead cross-functional teams.
- Previous leadership experience preferred.
- Intermediate knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking is preferred.
- Intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
- Advanced experience working in an architecture function with knowledge & experience developing reference architectures & patterns and supporting governance functions related to: Application Development, Cloud Compute, Storage and Networking technologies. IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Serverless, Containers, Automation, Security.
- Advanced understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies and capability of supporting agile and DevOps teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debt.
- Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.
- May require up to 25% travel.
We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career! About the company: Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email [email protected] or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process. Western Alliance Bancorporation
Posted 2026-03-24
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