Staff Architect

BECU•Remote, WA, WA

4d•$133,100 - $248,300•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Staff Architect, you will shape scalable, secure, and compliant technology solutions that support BECU’s strategic direction and evolving technology environment. You will provide hands-on architectural expertise across cloud, infrastructure, applications, and enterprise governance; help teams navigate complex design decisions; strengthen Application Portfolio Management; establish architecture standards; and align solutions with security, risk, and regulatory expectations. The role also applies tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve architecture work and includes technical leadership, collaboration, and mentorship to help deliver lasting value for BECU members. Candidates must reside in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, California, or Virginia. Washington residents within a reasonable driving distance of Tukwila are asked to work at headquarters on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Candidates outside commuting distance of TFC who live in approved remote-work locations will work remotely. The target pay range is $171,700–$209,800 annually; the full pay range is $133,100–$248,300 annually. Performance-based compensation incentives are also available, with targets varying by role.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Typically requires 7 years of experience designing and implementing technology architectures, including managing delivery of multiple simultaneous complex technology solutions.
Advanced knowledge of cloud-native technologies, including microservices, RESTful APIs, scalable designs, and digital platforms, and of modern on-premise, cloud, and hybrid hosting environments.
Advanced knowledge of architectural hosting, security, and risk management, including IAM, access control, monitoring, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, and containers.
Familiarity with Microsoft infrastructure and solution stacks, and experience integrating supplier technologies into enterprise systems.
Strong relationship-building skills across organizational levels and ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Excellent organizational, problem-solving, negotiation, and customer service skills.
Exceptional verbal and written communication, facilitation, and presentation abilities.
Must reside in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, California, or Virginia.

Nice To Haves

Certification in LEAN, Agile/Scrum, or ITIL, with demonstrated implementation success.
Deep understanding and hands-on experience with Lean/Agile/Scrum methodologies; experience with scaled agile frameworks such as SAFe.
Knowledge of industry trends, best practices, and architectural frameworks such as The Open Group, NIST, ISO 19xxx, BizBok, or Gartner.

Responsibilities

Lead development of comprehensive solution architectures aligned with BECU’s strategic objectives, technical blueprints, and compliance standards.
Support governance and evolution of the application portfolio, including evaluation of applications, platforms, architectural alignment, and technology decisions.
Participate in architecture governance, design reviews, and design gates, including Architecture Review Board and Change Advisory Board activities; help establish and maintain architecture standards, processes, and constraints.
Provide architectural expertise across cloud, infrastructure, networking, software, and related technology initiatives, with a focus on Microsoft Azure and modern hosting environments.
Manage multiple simultaneous solution efforts; develop, review, document, and challenge architecture designs and guide teams through complex technical decisions.
Evaluate architecture decisions through security, risk, design, and regulatory lenses and help ensure solutions meet technology and compliance expectations.
Use tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve architecture productivity, validating outputs and applying emerging capabilities responsibly.
Lead discussions about the business capability landscape and evaluate industry trends and emerging technologies for opportunities to deliver lasting value.
Review and recommend third-party software platforms and support integration of supplier technologies into BECU’s enterprise environment.
Collaborate with architects, technology leaders, business partners, and production support teams to resolve architectural challenges, reduce design debt, and advance strategic initiatives.
Mentor junior Architects and technology peers, sharing solution architecture practices and strengthening architectural capabilities across teams.