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 $189,000.00-$230,700.00 annually. The full Pay Range is $146,600.00 - $273,000.00 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:
As a Principal Enterprise Architect, you will define and lead BECUâs enterprise technology strategy, modernizing core banking, payments, and digital platforms through cloudânative, APIâdriven, and AIâenabled architectures while operating within a highly regulated financial services environment. You will establish enterprise standards and architectural guardrails that ensure security, compliance, resiliency, and data protection, enabling the safe adoption of emerging capabilities such as AI and automation. Partnering with senior business and technology leaders, you will guide the evolution from legacy platforms to modern, scalable platforms and servicesâleveraging Azure and other enterprise technologies as appropriateâbalancing innovation with operational stability to deliver trusted experiences that enhance member value and meet regulatory expectations.
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 and 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.
WHAT YOUâLL DO:
Enterprise Architecture Leadership: Provide enterpriseâlevel architectural oversight across multiple concurrent initiatives, guiding design and integration decisions that align with longâterm business and technology strategy.
Modernization & Platform Evolution: Lead architectural direction for modernizing legacy platforms into cloudânative, hybrid, and platformâbased architectures, leveraging technologies such as .NET, Azure, containerized services, eventâdriven systems, and a mix of data platforms including Cosmos DB, Oracle DB, and other enterprise data stores that support banking, payments, and digital capabilities.
Integration & Governance Standards: Establish, maintain, and champion enterprise architecture standards, patterns, and constraints that reduce fragmentation and promote consistency across core banking, payments, and digital platforms.
Risk Identification & Mitigation: Proactively identify architectural, integration, platform, and data risks, and drive mitigation strategies that protect delivery timelines, security, and operational stability in a regulated environment.
CrossâTeam Influence & Partnership: Partner closely with engineering, architecture, security, vendors, and technology leadership, influencing outcomes without direct authority while maintaining strong alignment across teams.
Architecture Blueprints & Guidance: Develop enterprise and solutionâlevel blueprints that guide delivery teams and ensure implementations support approved roadmaps and reusable enterprise patterns.
Delivery Enablement: Support delivery momentum by providing timely architectural decisions, reducing reliance on tactical or shortâterm solutions, and removing architectural design debt.
Industry & Vendor Insight: Evaluate thirdâparty platforms, monitor industry trends, and recommend solutions that improve longâterm business value and architectural sustainability.
Mentorship & Thought Leadership: Serve as a mentor and architectural standardâbearer for other architects and technical partners, elevating architectural maturity across the organization.
Operational Collaboration: Partner with production and support teams to resolve nearâterm architectural issues while protecting longâterm enterprise integrity.
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:
- A highly visible role shaping enterpriseâwide architecture across core banking, payments, and digital platforms
- The opportunity to influence modernization efforts that balance innovation with reliability in a regulated environment
- Exposure to highâimpact initiatives that directly affect member trust and experience
- Strong collaboration with senior technology leaders, architects, and engineering teams
- The ability to set standards, guide governance, and reduce architectural risk at scale
- A culture that values thoughtful decisionâmaking, mentorship, and longâterm technology sustainability
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelorâs degree in Information Security, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience required
- Minimum of ten years of experience designing and implementing enterprise architectures required
- Minimum seven years of experience in a project lead role, either managing or advising large and strategic project teams required
- Knowledge of the Microsoft infrastructure and solution stacks operating in onâpremises, cloud, and hybrid hosting environments required
- Experience with modern technology service architectural hosting, security, and risk management concerns (e.g., IAM, access control, monitoring, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, containers) required
Desired Qualifications:
- Advanced degree preferred
- Ability to communicate very technically challenging concepts to a broad audience with strong facilitation and presentation skills preferred
- Broad knowledge of technologies and supplier capabilities and experience implementing these into new and existing large infrastructure/systems preferred
- Experience working within large organizations, and the ability to develop strong relationships preferred
- Certification in LEAN, Agile/Scrum, or ITIL principals with experience implementing one of these practices preferred
- Excellent organizational, problemâsolving, strategic thinking and decisionâmaking, planning, and negotiation skills preferred
- Proficient verbal and written skills to effectively communicate and provide customer service preferred
- Occasional travel to conferences, training events, and vendor sites preferred
- Fullâtime hours required, with additional hours as necessary
- Experience driving AI adoption and applying intelligent automation or AIâenabled capabilities within enterprise architectures preferred
- Experience designing or governing intelligent APIs, including reusable, secure, and scalable API patterns preferred
- Experience supporting or modernizing core banking operations and digital platforms in a regulated financial services environment preferred
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.