Infrastructure Solution Architect

Ent Credit Union exists to improve the financial quality of life of the people we serve. This mission drives us every day, but we are more than our mission. We're also individuals using our unique abilities to make our organization, and the communities we serve, better than they were yesterday. We're a not-for-profit that puts people above profits and actively invests in our community. Our rapidly growing team is expanding our reach to serve more people throughout Colorado. To spread our mission far and wide, we need people like you. If you're interested in a paycheck with a purpose, apply with us today. Our people make the difference, and we truly believe you are our greatest asset.

An Infrastructure Solution Architect assists the Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture to drive, ensure alignment and promote the company's technology strategy and roadmap in partnership with the Enterprise Architects, IT leadership, and the business to enable business strategies to meet the needs of the member base now and well into the future. An Infrastructure Solution Architect is responsible for creating technology solutions in support of the long-term technology strategy of the company and the needs of the business, including solution architecture diagrams, architecture definitions, research notes, reports on industry best practices, and presentations. Provides indirect leadership over solution ideation, solution design, and solution implementation. Communicates the architecture to stakeholders. Collaborates and coordinates with existing technical architects in the solution ideation and design phases. Applies IT standards to technology solutions and follows IT processes. Assists in the development of an architecture program including roadmaps for IT systems architecture. Assures solutions not only are a fit for the specific purpose but also closely align with the standards guidelines of technology solutions to ensure systems are designed to ensure maximum uptime, appropriate monitoring, automated resiliency, appropriate security, and enterprise performance.

Essential Functions

• Strategic Direction of IT Solutions and Processes: Create solution architecture artifacts in alignment with Ent technology roadmap. Ensure architectures are flexible, scalable, and account for directional changes taking place across the enterprise. Review architecture artifacts with business and technology stakeholders to ensure compliance with policies, standards, technology strategy and roadmaps. Advise on tools and technologies that will help better position the company for higher scale, efficiency, and performance. Research industry best-practice, market-leading technologies to advise business partners and to help shape the opinion and direction of the company. Ensure security and operational integrity is sustainable. Leverage best of breed technology design. Follow architectural standards and governance in line with enterprise technology roadmap, regulatory requirements, and security standards.
• IT Collaboration: Create solution architecture artifacts and collaborate to ensure solution alignment with business and technology strategies and roadmaps. Review solution architecture artifacts with Enterprise Architecture, IT and business stakeholders at the Architecture Review Board. Recommend and assist with the build-out of new processes within IT in support of enterprise architecture functions Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to incorporate solution architecture artifacts into modeling software to ensure that an accurate picture of the people, process and technology aspects of solutions are well-documented and usable by enterprise architecture stakeholders.
• Business Leadership Collaboration: Work with line-of-business leaders to understand their technology needs and business strategy.
• Cost Analysis / Vendor Management: Evaluate solutions that will drive down cost of IT. Work with key vendors / partners as needed to meet timelines. Engage vendors for cost saving solutions.
• Bank Secrecy Act: Remains cognizant of and adheres to Ent policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act.

Minimum Formal Qualifications for this Position

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10+ years' overall experience in working in complex technical environments to include:
  • 5+ years' experience architecting or engineering solutions for on-premises data centers, server infrastructure, or networking.
  • 3+ years' experience architecting complex solutions in public cloud environments.
  • 3+ years' demonstrated experience in a solution architect role or an equivalent field.

Each year of relevant work experience may be exchanged for a year in a relevant degree program or vice versa. For example, a requirement of a bachelor's degree in accounting and 2+ years of account experience could be substituted for a high school diploma and 6 years of relevant accounting work experience or a master's degree in accounting and 0 years of work experience.

Technical or Specialized Knowledge/Skills:

• Proven knowledge and experience in solution architecture, design practices, and modelling.
• Proven knowledge across a wide variety of different technology platforms and understanding of the appropriate application of those technologies to business and technical problems.
• Strong technical understanding and comprehensive breadth of knowledge of technology best practices, solution design, and systems integration.
• Proven leadership and collaboration skills.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to make progress in ambiguous situations with minimal supervision.
• Ability to gather business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Ability to build consensus across technical and non-technical constituencies.
• (preferred) Knowledge and experience in the financial services or other similar highly regulated industry.

Certifications Required:

• Relevant technical certification(s) in the area of enterprise architecture: TOGAF Zachman BIAN preferred
• Relevant technical certification(s) in the area of public cloud solution architecture preferred

Environmental, Physical and Psychological Requirements

• Standing - Occasionally
• Walking - Occasionally
• Sitting - Frequently
• Lifting - Rarely (40 Lbs)
• Carrying - Rarely
• Pushing - Rarely
• Pulling - Rarely
• Balancing - Rarely
• Stooping - Rarely
• Kneeling - Rarely
• Crouching - Rarely
• Crawling - Rarely
• Reaching - Occasionally
• Handling - Occasionally
• Grasping - Occasionally
• Feeling - Occasionally
• Talking - Frequently
• Hearing - Frequently
• Repetitive Motions - Frequently
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Occasionally
• Noises louder than normal speaking volume - Occasionally
• Temperature Changes - Rarely
• Atmospheric Conditions - Rarely

The pay range for this position is: $118,414 to $155,413 per Year (I18)

Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, certifications, and internal pay equity.

This position is eligible for our corporate bonus program based on company performance.

We anticipate this position to close on 6/28/2024. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to be considered.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Benefits Summary Sheet - 2024

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)