SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
About The Position
The Solutions Architect serves as a strategic technical leader responsible for designing, governing, and advancing technology solutions that support business objectives across Sunrise Banks. The role combines hands-on solution architecture with enterprise AI innovation, ensuring modern technologies—including Microsoft Copilot and other AI capabilities—are implemented securely, responsibly, and effectively. The position partners with business leaders, technology teams, information security, compliance, risk management, and vendors to deliver scalable solutions while establishing governance frameworks that maximize business value and minimize operational, security, and regulatory risks. The successful candidate will bring expertise in cloud architecture, application integration, enterprise platforms, and AI governance, and translate emerging technology opportunities into practical business outcomes. The role has no supervisory responsibilities and collaborates with business and IT departments, including Operations, Infrastructure, Security, Governance, and Engineering.
Requirements
- Proven experience and success in systems engineering and software architecture design.
- Experience with public-facing architecture or development.
- Expert-level knowledge of the Microsoft technology stack, including Microsoft Azure Cloud and the Copilot ecosystem.
- At least 7 years of experience in IT architecture or enterprise infrastructure, with specific experience in cloud-based systems development, deployment, and cloud security.
- Ability to solve complex problems using creativity, innovation, and technical concepts.
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment and handle multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with AI tools and maintain an open, curious approach to emerging technologies.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with financial services core technologies, particularly Fiserv.
- Experience with PCI requirements.
- Experience implementing or governing Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Purview, or related Microsoft AI technologies.
- Knowledge of responsible AI principles, AI risk management, and governance frameworks.
- Experience establishing AI policies, standards, and control frameworks.
- Understanding of data governance, information protection, and regulatory considerations associated with AI technologies.
- Experience evaluating AI vendors and third-party AI solutions.
- Ability to communicate AI opportunities and risks to business and technical audiences.
- Experience measuring AI adoption, business value, and operational effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Model Sunrise Banks' Core Values by serving as a Force for Good, bringing positivity and humility, embracing continuous learning and curiosity, taking ownership, and fostering an inclusive environment built on respect, collaboration, and constructive feedback.
- Develop knowledge of banking business capabilities, processes, and regulatory requirements, and align technology architecture and investment decisions with business strategy, operational efficiency, risk management, and customer outcomes.
- Partner with Data, Security, Cloud, Infrastructure, and Application Architects on architecture and design for enterprise applications, cloud services, infrastructure solutions, integrations, and automation initiatives.
- Translate business requirements into scalable technical architectures and implementation roadmaps.
- Develop architecture diagrams, solution blueprints, integration patterns, and technical standards.
- Lead technical design reviews and architecture workshops.
- Evaluate software vendors, cloud services, and technology platforms.
- Partner with engineering, infrastructure, security, and business teams throughout project lifecycles.
- Establish and maintain solution architecture documentation and standards.
- Ensure solutions align with security, compliance, resiliency, and operational requirements.
- Participate in architecture review boards and governance activities.
- Create and maintain enterprise architecture standards and reference architectures.
- Assist with technology roadmaps and future-state architecture planning.
- Review architectural exceptions and provide recommendations.
- Lead proofs of concept and technology evaluations.
- Recommend technology investments aligned with business strategy.
- Lead adoption efforts for Microsoft Copilot and future AI-enabled technologies.
- Evaluate AI use cases and provide architectural guidance to business and technology teams.
- Partner with Information Security, Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Data Governance teams to assess AI-related risks.
- Monitor Microsoft AI roadmap developments and assess impacts on Sunrise's technology strategy.
- Participate in employee education initiatives regarding AI best practices, acceptable use, and responsible AI principles.
- Support AI vendor assessments and third-party AI risk reviews.
- Research emerging technologies, industry trends, and banking technology modernization opportunities.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- FSA
- Life insurance
- AD&D
- STD/LTD
- 401k
- PPL
- PTO
- PVTO
- More benefits; see the company website for details.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
