Enterprise Architect

Alpine Bank Opportunities; Grand Junction, Denver (CO, CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpine Bank Opportunities in Grand Junction, CO seeks an Enterprise Architect to lead strategy and hands-on design across cloud, security, and resilience in a highly regulated financial environment.

You will collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, Development, Risk, Audit, and Compliance, drive disaster recovery, IAM, and governance, and mentor engineering and security teams while shaping roadmaps and modernization initiatives.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in highly regulated environments with audit, compliance, and governance.
• Deep experience with enterprise cloud platforms including AWS and Azure.
• Strong background in identity and access management (SSO, federation, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, PAM).
• Experience designing resilient infrastructure and disaster recovery solutions.
• Knowledge of enterprise security frameworks (NIST, CIS, PCI, FFIEC).
• Experience leading modernization initiatives in security or infrastructure.
• Understanding of IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and automation.
• Experience building cloud security programs and app security capabilities.
• Ability to communicate with executives and deeply technical teams.
• Demonstrated leadership across architecture, engineering, and security.
• Experience with vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and risk reduction.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise architecture discussions with executive leadership on strategy, resilience, and modernization.
• Partner with Security, Infrastructure, Development, Risk, Audit, and Compliance teams to align with regulations.
• Lead architecture reviews across cloud, infrastructure, identity, networking, security, and apps.
• Drive resiliency initiatives including disaster recovery and high availability.
• Perform root cause analysis for complex problems and develop long-term solutions.
• Provide architectural guidance for cloud security, IAM, and governance.
• Develop and maintain enterprise standards for secure architecture and CI/CD governance.
• Support regulatory examinations, internal audits, and security governance processes.
• Advise on technology risk and strategic investments.
• Develop roadmaps for cloud, infrastructure, and security aligned with goals.
• Lead cross-functional technical initiatives and mentor staff.

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

IAM & SSO

Disaster Recovery

Security Frameworks

Infrastructure Automation

CI/CD

Cloud Security

Application Security

Leadership

Stakeholder Influence

Incident Response

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Certifications (Cisco, Microsoft, or related fields)

Job description

The Enterprise Architect serves as a senior technical leader responsible for solving complex technology challenges, guiding enterprise architecture strategy, and ensuring alignment across infrastructure, security, compliance, resilience, and business objectives. This role is intended for a hands‑on senior architect capable of operating at both strategic and deeply technical levels in a highly regulated financial environment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Serves as a senior technical advisor to executive leadership on enterprise architecture, technology strategy, resilience, and modernization initiatives.
• Partners with Security, Infrastructure, Development, Risk, Audit, and Compliance teams to ensure technology solutions align with regulatory expectations and organizational standards.
• Leads architecture and design reviews for critical enterprise initiatives across cloud, infrastructure, identity, networking, security, and application environments.
• Drives enterprise resiliency initiatives including disaster recovery, high availability, operational maturity, and self‑healing system design.
• Evaluates complex technical and organizational problems, perform root cause analysis, and leads development of sustainable long‑term solutions.
• Provides architectural guidance for cloud security, identity and access management, infrastructure automation, application security, and operational governance.
• Develops and maintains enterprise standards for secure architecture, infrastructure‑as‑code, cloud governance, identity lifecycle management, and operational controls.
• Supports regulatory examinations, internal audit activities, risk assessments, and security governance processes.
• Advises leadership on technology risk, operational maturity, security posture, and strategic investment priorities.
• Assists in development and execution of cloud, infrastructure, and security roadmaps aligned with organizational goals.
• Leads cross‑functional technical initiatives involving multiple engineering and operational teams.
• Mentors technical staff and provide leadership across architecture, engineering, and security disciplines.
• Evaluates emerging technologies, AI capabilities, automation opportunities, and operational improvements to improve efficiency, resilience, and security posture.
• Participates in incident response, operational escalations, and enterprise problem resolution efforts when necessary.
• Regular and reliable attendance is required as an essential function of this position.
• Performs the full range of work assigned, and other duties as assigned.

Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job.

Job Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• Extensive experience operating within highly regulated environments with strong understanding of audit, compliance, and governance requirements.
• Deep experience with enterprise cloud platforms including AWS and Azure.
• Strong background in identity and access management, including SSO, federation, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, privileged access management, and identity governance.
• Experience designing and implementing resilient infrastructure and disaster recovery solutions.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise security frameworks including NIST, CIS, PCI, FFIEC, and related governance standards.
• Experience leading enterprise security or infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure automation, Infrastructure‑as‑Code, CI/CD pipelines, and operational automation.
• Experience building or governing cloud security programs and application security capabilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both executive leadership and deeply technical engineering teams.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams, influencing cross‑functional stakeholders, and driving organizational maturity.
• Experience supporting or leading vulnerability management, threat intelligence, security governance, and operational risk reduction programs.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills with willingness to engage directly in technical implementation when needed.
• Experience working across infrastructure, networking, security, development, and operational disciplines.

Education or Formal Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business or related field is required.
• Industry certifications from Cisco, Microsoft, or other related fields preferred.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Colorado Driver’s License is required.

Experience:

• 5-7 years of administering and operating multi‑site networks with multiple data centers.
• Supervisory experience is beneficial but not required.

Working Conditions

This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and multifunction printers. After hours and weekend support will be required for systems changes and disaster recovery testing. Travel to conferences, meetings, and branch locations may necessary.

These are representative of those which must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Employee also may have to lift up to 25 lbs.

Note:

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

Starting Rate of Pay is from $145,000.00 to $175,000.00 per year, depending on experience.

Position anticipated to close October 30, 2026, or until filled.

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