Is it surprising to hear that a financial institution of 1.5 million members and over $30 billion in managed assets say that success comes from focusing on people, not profits?
Our âpeople helping peopleâ philosophy has guided us since 1935, driving our deep commitment to serving our members, communities, and each other. When you join our team, you become part of a purpose-driven organization where your work makes a real difference.
While weâre proud of our history, weâre even more excited about our future. With business and technology transformation on the horizon, thereâs never been a better time to be part of BECU.
PAY RANGE
The Target Pay Range for this position is $199,300.00-$243,800.00 annually. The full Pay Range is $155,200.00 - $288,000.00 annually. At BECU, compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job-related skills, experience, and education or training. Should an offer for employment be made, we will consider individual qualifications. In addition to your salary, compensation incentives are available for the hired applicant. Incentives are performance based and targets vary by role.
BENEFITS â because people helping people starts with supporting you
401(k) Company Match (up to 3%)
4% annual contribution to your 401(k) by BECU
Medical, Dental and Vision (family contributions as well)
PTO Program + Exchange Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
BECU Cares volunteer time off + donation match
IMPACT YOUâLL MAKE:
In this role, youâll shape the architectural direction behind some of BECUâs most critical modernization and resiliency initiatives, ensuring members experience reliable, highâperforming, alwaysâon digital services. Youâll lead a team of architects responsible for designing resilient cloud, infrastructure, and network architecture patterns that strengthen the stability of BECUâs core systems. Your work will directly influence data center modernization, disaster recovery enhancement, cybersecurity architecture advancement, and improvements in application and configuration portfolio health. By offering clarity, innovation, and strong technical leadership, youâll help move BECU toward a more resilient, secure, and futureâready technology ecosystem.
To join our dynamic team, we require candidates to be residents of WA, OR, ID, AZ, TX, GA, SC, NC, CA or VA. If youâre located in Washington state and within a reasonable driving distance from Tukwila, we are requesting that you come into our HQ on Tuesdays & Wednesdays.  For those candidates that live outside the commute distance of TFC and in any of our approved remote work locations, this role will be remote. Remote or onsite, we are committed to ensuring you are fully engaged and included in our collaborative environment.Â
WHAT YOUâLL DO:
- Lead Enterprise Infrastructure & Resiliency Architecture: Own the enterprise architecture vision and design patterns for multiâregion resiliency, disaster recovery modernization, cloud infrastructure, and automated recovery across major initiatives.
- Advance Test Environment & Data Center Modernization: Define longâterm architecture strategies for environment uplift, infrastructure redesign, and platform evolution aligned with business and technology roadmaps.
- Strengthen APM & CMDB Governance: Oversee the maturity roadmap for application portfolio management and configuration data, improving risk visibility, dependency mapping, and modernization prioritization.
- Provide Architecture Leadership & Governance: Maintain and evolve architecture standards, governance processes, and reusable patterns that enable secure, resilient, and scalable solution delivery.
- Guide & Develop a HighâPerforming Architecture Team: Manage six direct reports, providing coaching, technical direction, and performance support to improve architectural decisionâmaking and execution consistency.
- Partner Across Technology & Business Teams: Collaborate closely with Infrastructure Engineering, Cybersecurity, Risk, and Technology Domain leaders to align strategy and ensure architectural continuity.
- Evaluate New & Emerging Technologies: Assess platforms and solution options, partner with leaders on strategic evaluations, and recommend technologies aligned with resiliency, risk, and modernization goals.
- Represent Architecture in Major Delivery Efforts: Provide architectural oversight for large initiatives, ensuring designs align with enterprise standards, longâterm strategy, and measurable business outcomes.
- Maintain LongâRange Architecture Roadmaps: Ensure architecture roadmaps reflect business needs, operational goals, and opportunities to adopt innovations that improve member experience and technology resilience.
This isnât just about ticking off tasks on a list. It's about making a significant, positive change in BECUâs journey, where your contributions are valued, and your growth is continually fostered.
WHAT YOUâLL GAIN:
- The opportunity to lead highly visible, highâimpact modernization efforts, including resiliency, disaster recovery, multiâregion cloud architecture, and infrastructure uplift
- A strategic role influencing enterpriseâwide architecture standards, modernization decisions, and longârange technology planning
- Deep partnership with senior leaders across Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Risk, and Technology teams
- The ability to develop and grow a skilled architecture team while shaping the future of enterprise architecture practices
- A meaningful connection to BECUâs missionâensuring members experience secure, reliable digital services every day
- A collaborative environment that values innovation, resiliency thinking, and pragmatic, businessâaligned architecture
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelorâs degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in systems architecture, solution design, and solution implementation
- Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in a leadership role managing people and/or advising medium to large project teams
- Direct peopleâmanagement experience required
- Ability to work fullâtime hours, with additional hours as business needs require
Desired Qualifications:
- Advanced degree
- Experience designing multiâregion, highly available cloud architectures (preferably Azure), including automated failover, infrastructureâasâcode, and resiliency patterns
- Experience implementing zeroâtrust security controls, identityâcentric security (IAM/CIAM), and cloud security architectures aligned with frameworks such as NIST CSF or CIS
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability in both tactical execution and strategic planning
- Experience in process improvement and facilitation
- Experience with LEAN principles and/or PMP certification
JOIN THE JOURNEY
Ready to make an indelible impact? Eager to be a part of a collaborative and innovative team where your ideas and contributions donât just fill a role, but fuel the growth and success of BECU?
EEO Statement:
BECU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.