Ally and Your Career
Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?
The Opportunity
At Ally, you get a startup feel, but experience the benefits of a company that’s worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We’re always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people. We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer-obsessed tech solutions. To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit our tech blog at ally.tech
We are seeking an innovative Principal Solutions Architect to serve as the technical architectural expert for business and IT stakeholders, including software development, infrastructure, security, and data teams. They will provide guidance and leadership to project teams in the ideation, elaboration, design, and delivery of technology solutions.
The successful candidate will provide necessary governance and system-level designs for end-to-end solutions including inter-system/application structures. They will also drive short-term and long-term architecture strategy for the overall technology project portfolio for the auto lending, insurance, and remarketing business segments.
The Work Itself
- Develop and drive the short- and long-term architecture strategy and portfolio needs for key business segments
- Act as SME for project teams in the planning, design, and delivery of technology solutions
- In application architecture: design the inter- system/application structures, advise teams of Ally standard requirements, security standards, methodology and processes
- In business architecture: define cross-business function processes, advise teams of consistent processes and common business functions
- Serve as a technical mentor to architecture and software development colleagues
- Provide cost effective solutions that enable the business and maximize flexibility to integrate with other systems
- Participate in proof of concepts to support the development of architecture principles, styles, patterns and standards for systems across the business, translating corporate strategy into technical strategy
Skills
The Skills You Bring
Required:
- 5+ years of experience in solutions architect roles, with strong knowledge of standards and technologies in IT business application architecture and infrastructure including Information Security Policy and Procedures, and the software development process
- Effective communicator with other senior IT and business leaders on program strategies and plans and negotiate quality solutions
- Strong knowledge of enterprise platforms, operating systems, and key business functions and processes
- Understanding of industry trends and new technologies and ability to apply trends to architectural needs
- Ability to lead or interact with and provide architectural design guidance to project teams made up of employee, business partner, and/or supplier resources
Preferred:
- Experience with cloud migrations, particularly with AWS; related certifications a plus
- Experience with Application Domain Driven Design, Microservices and Event Driven Architecture Solutions
- Containerization experience with any of the following: Docker, Kubernetes, Open Shift, Oracle, etc.
- Experience developing enterprise solution architecture models using ArchiMate
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other relevant field of study
How We'll Have Your Back
Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. Our Total Rewards program includes industry-leading compensation and benefits plus additional incentives that are designed to meet your needs and those of your family so you can get the most out of your career and your life, including:
- Time Away: 11 paid holidays, 20 paid time off days, and 8 hours of volunteer time off, yearly (paid time off is prorated based on start date)
- Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan pay downs and 529 educational save up assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, employee stock purchase plan, and financial learning center and financial coach access.
- Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental and vision, employee, spouse and child life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions, Healthcare FSA, critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance, and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially.
- Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy and fertility assistance as well as paid parental and caregiver leave, Dependent Day Care FSA back-up child and adult/elder care days and childcare discounts.
- Work-Life Integration: other benefits including Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
- Other compensations: depending on the role for which you are considered, you may be eligible for travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus and/or equity.
- To view more detailed information about Ally’s Total Rewards, please visit this link: https://www.ally.com/content/dam/pdf/corporate/ally-total-rewards-snapshot.pdf
Who We Are:
Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.
Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at work@ally.com. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Base Pay Range: An individual's position in the range is determined by the scope and responsibilities of the role, work experience, education, certification(s), training, and additional qualifications. We review internal pay, the competitive market, and business environment prior to extending an offer.
Emerging
110000
Experienced
145000
Expert
180000
Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.
