Senior Software Soutions Architect

Job Duties

• Serves as the primary architectural authority for all critical and strategic custom software initiatives across the credit union
• Defines and governs software architecture standards, patterns, and best practices
• Leads architectural design for applications, integrations, and platforms with a strong emphasis on Microsoft and Azure PaaS technologies
• Drives modernization of legacy systems through IaaS-to-PaaS migrations to improve scalability, security, and maintainability
• Champions the adoption of AI-powered tools and practices to streamline repetitive development tasks such as code generation, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting—freeing up engineering capacity for higher-value work
• Ensures software solutions are aligned with business goals by evaluating architectural options based on time, effort, cost, and business impact
• Works closely with Enterprise Architecture, Product Management, engineering teams, and business units to ensure technology solutions support and accelerate business objectives
• Establishes and drives automation across the software development lifecycle including CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, infrastructure-as-code, and deployment processes
• Defines and evolves the Internal Development Platform (IDP), identifying which capabilities should be centralized versus owned by individual development teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Extensive experience (8+ years) in software development with progressive responsibility in software or solution architecture roles
• Strong experience designing and leading software architectures
• Deep expertise with Microsoft technologies, including .NET, C#, SQL Server, and Azure cloud platforms, especially Azure PaaS services
• Deep expertise with serverless compute capabilities in Azure, including Azure Container Apps and Azure functions
• Experience modernizing legacy applications and leading cloud migration initiatives
• Strong knowledge of application integration patterns, APIs, security, scalability, and performance
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, development automation, and platform-based developer tooling
• Ability to clearly communicate architectural decisions and technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead through influence, balance hands-on technical work with strategic responsibilities, and drive results