Sr Manager Technology - API Platform

BECU•Remote, WA, WA

10d•$135,100 - $250,600

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Technology – API Platform leads execution of BECU’s API strategy by delivering enterprise APIs and platform capabilities that securely expose business services across mobile, web, internal applications, and external partners. The role develops and maintains technology roadmaps, manages engineering and delivery teams, implements agile practices, identifies innovative solutions, manages projects, leads a high-performing team, contributes to financial budgeting, participates in governance, and supports strategic planning. The role owns API platform delivery in alignment with leadership priorities and architectural guardrails. It shapes technology strategies around business processes and organizational goals, oversees technical delivery, promotes engineering quality and continuous delivery, and partners with business units and external vendors. The platform includes scalable, secure APIs built in C#/.NET on Azure, with GraphQL for reads and REST for writes. The position also promotes responsible use of AI-enabled tools and practices to improve engineering productivity and platform outcomes. Candidates must reside in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, California, or Virginia. Washington residents within reasonable driving distance of Tukwila are requested to work at headquarters on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Candidates outside the commute distance and within an approved remote-work location will work remotely.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field.
At least 3 years of people-leader experience, including experience leading technology teams.
At least 5 years of information technology experience, with demonstrated expertise in application design and API-driven or integration-focused architectures.
Experience building technology platforms and teams, preferably using modern APIs, microservices, cloud-native services, or integration frameworks.
Domain experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), infrastructure/operations, or financial products such as credit cards, mortgages, auto loans, or deposits.
Must reside in WA, OR, ID, AZ, TX, GA, SC, NC, CA, or VA.
Washington residents within reasonable driving distance of Tukwila are requested to be onsite at headquarters Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Nice To Haves

Experience with API gateways and API management platforms such as Azure API Management, including authentication, authorization, routing, throttling, and policy-based controls.
Expertise in API design, patterns, development, and lifecycle management, including REST, GraphQL, or event-driven architectures, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and developer usability.
Experience with API security standards, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, scopes/claims, token flows, and authorization patterns.
Experience operating APIs in cloud environments, preferably Azure, and using observability practices such as Application Insights or OpenTelemetry.
Experience with technology fundamentals, design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
Experience communicating with users, technical teams, and product management to gather requirements and describe software features and technical designs.
Delivery experience using Agile/Scrum methodology.
Working experience with software engineering best practices, including coding standards, change management, incident management, CI/CD, automated testing, cloud-native development, build processes, testing, and operations.
Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools for API development, automation, and engineering productivity.

Responsibilities

Own delivery and execution of API platform outcomes in alignment with leadership direction, priorities, and architectural guardrails.
Use business-process knowledge to shape technology strategies and develop business cases, cost/benefit analyses, and roadmaps.
Identify modern tools and capabilities; lead RFPs, project charters, and business cases.
Mentor, coach, and develop team members through performance conversations and skill-building opportunities.
Build a high-performing engineering culture focused on quality, agility, continuous learning, and modern software development practices.
Lead engineering initiatives, oversee technical requirements, and support continuous delivery teams across products and platforms.
Deliver scalable, secure APIs built in C#/.NET on Azure, using GraphQL for reads and REST for writes.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to embed agile principles, streamline processes, and align product and technology lifecycle outcomes.
Advance software lifecycle quality, including requirements, coding standards, CI/CD automation, API contracts, versioning, error handling, performance, and backward compatibility.
Partner with business units to align technology roadmaps and capabilities with strategic, operational, and tactical priorities.
Participate in business and technology governance forums, planning cycles, and initiative reviews.
Contribute to operational plans and ensure initiatives include financial planning and infrastructure considerations.
Review statements of work and contracts and guide external partners to deliver value across projects and workstreams.
Promote responsible use of AI-enabled tools and practices to improve software development, engineering productivity, and API platform outcomes.