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It's an exciting time to work in tech at Edward Jones. We are making massive investments in emerging technologies to improve how we work with our clients and with each other. Relationships are the focus of our business model. And working in Technology here means using your skills to build, deliver and maintain the technologies that enable us to deepen and support those relationships. The best part? We develop and create our own industry-leading solutions internally. And you can be a part of it. Working with emerging new technologies. Creating platforms, programs and experiences that change how we work together - and support our client-first focus. Changing the future of our firm, the industry and the advisor-client relationship.

Job Overview

Position Schedule: Full-Time

At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 15,000+ branch offices where more than 7 million clients live and work.

In a typical branch office, a financial advisor meets with clients and receives branch office support, so they can focus on building deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis, Tempe and Mississauga provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. We continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.

Team Overview:
In 2022, Edward Jones invested $ 1 billion in technology infrastructure, digital initiatives, and virtual business enablement tools. We're currently in the test-and-learn phase and are looking for talented, motivated professionals, that want to be part of this transformational journey. Cloud-based architecture and modern technical capabilities will enable us to grow our impact while providing the best client experience possible.
With over 16,000 branches, multiple data centers, clouds, and 1,000's of users, our infrastructure is the foundation for everything we do. The Technical Infrastructure team has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical Architect who will be key to our future success, providing leadership with guidance to make critical decisions that shape the firm's future.

What You'll Do:
A Senior Technical Architect at Edward Jones will work with leadership and technical SMEs across several pillars including cloud, infrastructure, automation platforms, observability, and support to ensure we align with our broader enterprise strategy, including Compliance, Security, Development, and Enterprise Architecture.
Here are a few of the key responsibilities that you will be a part of:

• Develop an understanding of current capabilities, technology strategy, and the alignment to business goals while considering the operational constraints of the IT organization.
• Serve as an SME across multiple domains to be able to synthesize architecture plans with an informed view of new and emerging technology solutions to enable digital transformation across the enterprise.
• Investigate emerging technologies and evaluate their potential impact to the firm by conducting research, identifying solutions, and making recommendations supported by a properly developed business case that includes technical feasibility, costs, benefits, etc.
• Develop and execute project/deployment plans that meet scope, time, cost, and quality requirements
• Quickly assess, mitigate risk, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues using industry-standard tools including packet analyzers
• Develop processes and documentation according to the needs of the firm.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction in alignment with Digital Technology and firm objectives.
• Collaborate and influence others, including peers, leaders, and vendors
• Mentor and build the technical skills of others, and foster a strong and collaborative team environment

At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:

Hiring Minimum: $131635
Hiring Maximum: $224136

Skills/Requirements

What Experience You Need:
What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree or related work experience
• 15+ years of technology experience.
• 5+ years of experience as an Architect focused in the following areas:
  • Azure Cloud including core network and foundational platforms
  • Network, computing, storage
  • Disaster Recovery and High Availability.
  • K8's functionality

What Could Set You Apart:

• Knowledge of brokerage or financial company processes

Strong communication skills to be able to articulate complex content to both technical and on technical audiences all the way up to Senior Leadership

Awards & Accolades

• 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2022, published Fortune July 2022, Great Places to Work® data as of March 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
  • Edward Jones was recognized as one of the Best Workplaces for Millennials by Great Places to Work® and Fortune® magazine. The privately held firm ranked No. 2 overall, in its fourth appearance on the list.
• 2022 Fortune Best Workplaces for Women, published September 2022, research by Great Places to Work®, data as of August 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
  • Edward Jones has been named to the 2022 Best Workplaces for Women list by Great Places to Work® and Fortune® magazine, ranking No. 45.
• 2022 Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, published April 2022, research by Great Place to Work®, data as of August 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
  • For the 23rd time, Edward Jones has earned a spot on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® ranking by Great Places to Work® and Fortune® magazine. Edward Jones ranked No. 35 on the prestigious 2022 list.
  • 2022 Best Places to Work For LGBTQ+ Equality, Great Place to Work® in partnership with Human Rights Campaign Foundation, published Equity Magazine January 2022, data as of July 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
    • Edward Jones scored 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The ranking designated Jones as one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+Equality.

About Us

At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 15,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.

In a typical branch office, a financial advisor meets with clients and receives branch office support, so they can focus on building deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis, Tempe and Mississauga provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. We continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.