job summary: Exciting opportunity to work and make an impact on a team at a leading finance and banking organization! The Functional Architect position will partner with SMEs in GRM and CFO to evolve and govern the Risk Finance Technology Capability model. This work will include analyzing end-to-end business processes to understand how they drive our current state technology platforms, interviewing SMEs in business and technology roles to understand opportunities and pain points.You will help to define a target state architecture and roadmap for Risk Finance Technology and be responsible for creating well-structured documentation and conducting regular communications across the department. You will also help to define and operate a new Architecture Strategy governance process for Risk Finance Technology and work closely with multiple initiative programs to ensure alignment with our target state architecture. location: Jersey City, New Jersey job type: Contract salary: $70.00 - 73.68 per hour work hours: 9am to 5pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: Extensive specific business knowledge of the client industry e.g. Quantitative skills, Finance, Capital Markets, Risk Compliance as well as a broad understanding of the types of applications and systems that support these capabilitiesExcellent written and verbal communication skills and networking skills5+ years' experience as a senior business and/or technical analyst, with experience documenting complex business processesAble to translate business needs into technical requirements and specification by example, and track implementation to ensure all systems conform to business needs and agreed specificationsHands-on experience in designing, building and delivering large scale technology projectsExperience with logical data modelling and analysis of large data sets for large scale, multi-system and platform information strategies and execution.Experience with systems functional analysis and a basic understanding of the different technical platforms, databases, application frameworks and related technologies.Knowledge of Agile SDLC methodologies, DevOps, micro-services, API design, Containers and Tech InfrastructureExperience with the development and maintenance of business architecture modelsProven track record in working alone and within a team across silos to develop solutions. Experience in the design, development and roll out of enterprise level architecture strategies, including financial analysis to qualify and quantify value based decisions that support strategic recommendations.Specific industry expertise with at least one of Client's eight lines of business and/or specific client regulationsHands-on knowledge of software development - comfortable working with Technology SMEs and reading/analyzing code to better understand a business processBased on the different work streams that are part of this role, this person would specialize in key aspects of data management, including Conceptual, Logical and Physical Data Modeling; Master Data Management; ELTL/Data Virtualization/Data SOA, Lineage and Metadata Management, BI/Reporting/Analytics.Experience and/or exposure to Databases (such as Oracle, MS SQLServer, DB2, HANA, Teradata), Big Data (Hadoop/Spark); Informatica, DataStage, Composite, Tableau, Microstrategy, ERwin, PowerDesigner and other data modeling, integration and management tools. qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 6 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors (required) skills: Application EngineerArchitectureSQL ServerTableau (8 years of experience is preferred)Business Analysis (3 years of experience is preferred)UNIXOracleBusiness IntelligenceTableauETL Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days.