Senior Enterprise Architect

Job Summary

The Sr. Enterprise Architect (EA) is accountable for UFCU’s enterprise technology architecture strategy, target-state design, and architecture governance, while also serving as a hands-on solution architect for high-impact initiatives. This role ensures UFCU platforms and solutions are secure-by-design, resilient, scalable, interoperable, and audit/regulator-ready, enabling consistent member and employee experiences.  This role drives adoption of standards and architectural patterns through practical enablement, developer community engagement, and strong partnership with business and technology leaders.

The Sr. Enterprise Architect role reports to the Chief Technology Officer.

About UFCU

Our Credit Union was founded in 1936 and has grown to serve members throughout Texas and beyond. At UFCU, we are more than just a financial institution, and our people are more than just employees. We are dedicated to our purpose of empowering our Members to achieve financial success and build brighter futures.

In pursuit of our aspiration that UFCU is loved by millions of Members and built to thrive for generations, we are guided by our values:

Purposefully Member-Obsessed

We are driven by a profound sense of empathy to deeply understand our Members’ needs and preferences, what brighter futures means to them, and the obstacles in their way. We act in our Members’ best interests, forever seeking to empower their financial success.

Possibilities Reimagined

We are inspired to courageously experiment, learn, and iterate in pursuit of positive impact for our Members, UFCU, and coworkers. We challenge assumptions, embrace diverse perspectives, and make use of data and insights.

Performance Excellence Rooted in Unwavering Integrity

We do the right thing, always. We champion teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and celebrate successful outcomes of others, fostering an inclusive environment of excellence and collaboration.

Essential Functions

Enterprise Architecture & Roadmaps

• Define and evolve the enterprise target architecture across applications, integration, data, security, and infrastructure
• Develop multi-year roadmaps aligned to business priorities
• Establish architecture principles (API-first, reuse, secure-by-design, observable systems)

Hands-On Solution Architecture

• Lead architecture for strategic initiatives including CRM, integration, onboarding/origination, and data platforms
• Produce actionable artifacts such as architecture diagrams, data flows, interface designs, and ADRs
• Define non-functional requirements and operational readiness expectations

Architecture Governance (ARB, Standards, Exceptions)

• Operate the Architecture Review Board (ARB)
• Define and maintain architecture standards and reference patterns
• Manage exception processes with clear timelines and remediation plans
• Ensure decisions are documented and traceable

Integration & API Architecture

• Define standards for APIs, eventing, and messaging patterns
• Drive adoption of reusable integration patterns
• Reduce point-to-point integrations and increase platform reuse

Data Architecture Alignment

• Promote domain-based data architecture and governance
• Ensure alignment on data quality, lineage, classification, and access
• Support scalable data consumption patterns for analytics and reporting

Security, Risk & Compliance Alignment

• Partner with Information Security and GRC to ensure secure-by-design solutions
• Embed controls for identity, encryption, monitoring, and resilience
• Ensure architectures are audit-ready and regulator-reassuring

Vendor Architecture Oversight

• Evaluate vendor solutions for architectural fit, integration feasibility, and risk
• Define integration and architecture expectations for third-party platforms
• Assess total cost of ownership and long-term viability

Other

 

• Adheres to all company policies, procedures, and business ethics codes.
• Completes required regulatory training as assigned.
• Maintains strict adherence to and compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, and internal controls specific to the role, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering, USA Patriot Act, OFAC and Fair Lending regulations.

 

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