Technical Principal - Enterprise Architecture Patterns

GM Financial • Dallas, TX

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Knowledge and Skills 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
• Experience and Education 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

Responsibilities

• 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
• Shared Services & Platform Oversight 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
• AI, Data & Intelligent Platform Enablement 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
• Cross Domain Collaboration & Influence 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
• Modernization & Emerging Technology 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
• Communication, Evangelism & Governance 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

Benefits

• Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.
• Competitive pay and bonus eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal