Solution Architect

Servus Credit Union • Edmonton, AB

8d • Remote

About The Position

Join Servus Credit Union - Canada’s Largest Credit Union! We are hiring for a full-time Solution Architect to join our Enterprise Architecture Team! At Servus Credit Union, we do things differently—because we’re a credit union, not a bank. And that difference matters. We believe in putting people before profits, which is why our members are also our owners. Every dollar we earn is reinvested into the things that matter most: our members, our employees, and our communities. Whether it’s through profit sharing, competitive rates, or local initiatives that make a real impact, we’re here to help Albertans feel good about their money. We’re looking for passionate, values-driven people to join our team. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds who are aligned with our values and are eager to contribute in meaningful ways. If you're excited to grow your career with a team that’s innovative, hardworking, collaborative and deeply rooted in community, we want to meet you. Join Servus and discover a better way to work. A Solution Architect is an individual with deep expertise in one or more IT domains such as Application Design, Data Design, Technology/Infrastructure and / or Security. In this role, you will be part of the enterprise architecture team responsible for converting business and organizational objectives into technology solutions. As part of the team, you will play a key role in bridging the gap between business challenges and technology solutions, ensuring that the systems and software implemented are: Cost Efficient: Drive the selection of scalable and appropriate solutions to help avoid unnecessary expenses and future rework. Future-Proofing: Design and Solution systems that are adaptable to future changes, ensuring long-term value for the organization. Improve Project Outcomes: Own the holistic view of the solution to help avoid common pitfalls, leading to more successful project deliveries. Enhancing Security and Compliance: Incorporate security and compliance considerations into our design and reduce vulnerabilities and ensuring adherence to industry regulations. You will keep current with the organization's technology inventory assets, identifying opportunities for adaptation and reuse, researching market trends, and making informed decisions regarding whether to build, buy, or repurpose existing solutions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of continuous IT experiences.
• A minimum of five years of experience serving as an architect within a specific IT architecture domain.
• Led diverse projects addressing various business and IT challenges, consistently demonstrating strong facilitation and collaboration skills.
• Modeling experience using common solution description languages, standards, tools and visual aids.
• Formal IT methodology practitioner and project management methodology participant.
• Proven track record of designing complex solutions on a variety of platforms, followed through to implementation and operations.
• Demonstrated expertise in architecture best practices, architecture development methodologies, various domain-specific modeling techniques, and solution documentation.
• Software application development experiences with different SDLC approaches following agile or waterfall and versed in specification level writing.
• Demonstrated experience in systems integration within a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) environment, utilizing an Enterprise Service Bus and API-based messaging standards, with both Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solutions and custom applications.
• Must be able to use Code Repository such as GitHub, TFS or Azure DevOps.
• Must be able to work within an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Must be able to work in Test Driven Development environment.
• Able to work on multiple competing projects, manage own time and schedule within overall project plan, can effectively control scope of own work to deliver before due dates.
• Timely communication, escalates own issues and potential team issues appropriately.
• University degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related IT discipline.
• TOGAF certification or functional proficiency with similar methodology or framework is a requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the TOGAF standard would be considered an asset.
• Ovation, Salesforce, OutSystems, Boomi and Databricks
• Dev Tools: Visual Studio (C#, ASP.Net and Core), jQuery, Power Platform, Cloud Architecture

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements, translate them into technical solutions and select appropriate technologies and platforms.
• Design solution architecture, including software, hardware, and networking components.
• Guide development teams throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring best practices and standards are followed.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure solutions meet both technical and business expectations.
• Promote and support Peer Review of team deliverables, contributing to the development of consistent and effective documentation that adheres to team standards and templates.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• Proactively share knowledge with members of IS to help them adopt standards and best practices.
• Develop Proof of Concept (PoC) to demonstrates the feasibility of a proposed product, method, or ideas.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including performance-based incentive pay and profit share
• Training & Development Opportunities
• Career Advancement Potential
• Flexible work options
• Meaningful work towards individual and corporate goals
• Opportunities to get involved and give back through an employee volunteer program
• Profit sharing
• Voting for the board of directors
• Financial services
• Health and wellness
• Vacation
• Retirement savings programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree