Staff Architect

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 “people helping people” 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 we’re proud of our history, we’re even more excited about our future. With business and technology transformation on the horizon, there’s never been a better time to be part of BECU.

You bring more than your expertise to your role, and that matters here. Your story, perspectives, and lived experiences help shape belonging at BECU and deepen how we connect with and support our employees, our members, and our communities.

As a Staff Architect, you’ll shape scalable, secure, and compliant technology solutions that support BECU’s strategic direction and evolving technology environment. You’ll bring hands-on architectural expertise across cloud, infrastructure, applications, and enterprise governance while helping teams navigate complex design decisions. Your work will strengthen Application Portfolio Management, establish effective architecture standards, and ensure solutions align with security, risk, and regulatory expectations. You’ll also have opportunities to apply modern tools such as GitHub Copilot to make architecture work more efficient and effective. Through collaboration, technical leadership, and mentorship, you’ll help BECU build technology that can deliver lasting value for our members.

• →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 experience managing delivery of multiple simultaneous complex technology solutions.

• Certification in LEAN, Agile/Scrum, or ITIL, with demonstrated implementation success preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of cloud-native technologies (e.g. microservices, RESTful APIs, scalable designs, digital platforms) and modern hosting environments (on-premise, cloud, hybrid) required.
• Advanced knowledge of architectural hosting, security, and risk management (IAM, access control, monitoring, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, containers) required.
• Familiarity with Microsoft infrastructure and solution stacks, and experience integrating supplier technologies into enterprise systems required.
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience with Lean/Agile/Scrum methodologies; scaled agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe) preferred.
• Knowledge of industry trends, best practices, and architectural frameworks (e.g., The Open Group, NIST, ISO 19xxx, BizBok, Gartner) preferred.
• Strong relationship-building skills across organizational levels, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences required.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, negotiation, and customer service skills required.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, facilitation, and presentation abilities required.

Ready to make an indelible impact? Eager to be a part of a collaborative and innovative team where your ideas and contributions don’t just fill a role, but fuel the growth and success of BECU?

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.