Technical Architect

Broadview Federal Credit Union • Albany, NY

9d • $115,751 - $150,477

About The Position

If you are ready to join a company that truly cares about its employees, our members, and our community then you have come to the right place! Summary of Role: As part of our expanding Solutions Architecture team, the Technical Architect is key to creating and deploying technology solutions that are scalable, secure, and compliant. Your work will help us achieve our goal of delivering outstanding member experiences through reliable and secure systems. Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities: Technical Architect Design and document architectural, data, and technical diagrams and specifications for both cloud-based and on-premises credit union solutions. Collaborate with development teams to design and implement custom system integrations. Work closely with engineering, cybersecurity, compliance, project management, and business stakeholders to ensure solution alignment with organizational objectives. Analyze and translate complex business and technical requirements into actionable architecture blueprints supporting operational efficiency and enhanced member engagement. Oversee project interdependencies to facilitate seamless integration and minimize business impact. Ensure all technical designs adhere to Architecture Principles and established industry best practices. Research and assess emerging technologies to drive innovation within financial services. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience (minimum 5 years) or a minimum of five (5) in the field of Infrastructure, Cloud Architecture, Solution Design, Software Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Technology Skills – Minimum of five (5) years of experience with various technologies such as integration best practices and cloud implementations
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and integration best practices.
• Demonstrated analytical abilities for evaluating complex systems and formulating innovative solutions.
• Outstanding communication skills, with expertise in conveying technical information to non-technical stakeholders and presenting effectively.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on data-driven decision-making and workflow optimization.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Works well with diverse groups of people; always treats others with respect and dignity; focuses on solving conflict without hostility; works towards achievement of mutual goals.
• Adaptability to changing technologies, business needs, and regulatory landscapes.
• Cloud Platforms: Deep hands-on experience with AWS (EKS/ECS, EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, CloudFront, RDS, DynamoDB, SageMaker, Bedrock), Azure, and/or GCP, including hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.
• Virtualization & Containerization: Proficient with VMware, Hyper-V, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS/ECS), and container orchestration architectures.
• Networking: Strong knowledge of network architecture, including firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, SD-WAN, DNS, routing, and switching.
• Storage & Data Management: Experience with SAN, NAS, object storage (e.g., S3), backup and disaster recovery solution architectures, including data migration strategies.
• Security: Expertise in identity and access management (IAM), encryption, security groups, compliance frameworks (CIS, NIST, PCI, etc.), and secure infrastructure design.
• Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Proficient with Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, Python) for automation and configuration management.
• Monitoring & Performance: Experience with infrastructure and application monitoring architectures, logging, alerting, capacity planning, and performance tuning tools.
• Business Continuity: Designing and implementing high availability, disaster recovery, and backup solutions to ensure business continuity.
• Database Technologies: Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases such as SQL, MySQL, RDS, DynamoDB.
• Development & CI/CD: Knowledge in backend development languages (Java, C#, PowerShell, Python) and CI/CD pipeline deployments (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub).
• Collaboration & Communication: Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams, translate business requirements into technical solutions, and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in regulated sectors, including Financial Services or Healthcare, is preferred.
• Bilingual individuals who are fluent in a second language in addition to English are highly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Design and document architectural, data, and technical diagrams and specifications for both cloud-based and on-premises credit union solutions.
• Collaborate with development teams to design and implement custom system integrations.
• Work closely with engineering, cybersecurity, compliance, project management, and business stakeholders to ensure solution alignment with organizational objectives.
• Analyze and translate complex business and technical requirements into actionable architecture blueprints supporting operational efficiency and enhanced member engagement.
• Oversee project interdependencies to facilitate seamless integration and minimize business impact.
• Ensure all technical designs adhere to Architecture Principles and established industry best practices.
• Research and assess emerging technologies to drive innovation within financial services.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees