Enterprise Architect

Northpointe Bank Inc; Grand Rapids, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life, LTD, & AD&D

Dependent Care Spending Plan (DCSA)

Employer Stock Ownership Plan with 401

Complimentary Banking Services

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Northpointe Bank is seeking a seasoned Enterprise Architect to shape our technology platform and drive scalable, secure, cloud-forward solutions. You will balance strategic architecture with hands-on technical leadership while partnering with engineering and executive leadership to deliver measurable business value.

The role emphasizes defining enterprise architecture across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments, establishing standards, and guiding modernization efforts in a regulated banking

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise, solution, or application architecture experience.
• Experience designing across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Strong ability to communicate complex concepts to engineers and executives.
• Experience in banking, mortgage, or a regulated industry.
• Mentor and develop technical leaders to raise architectural standards.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Set technology standards, patterns, and governance for secure, scalable solutions.
• Partner with engineering, product, infra, and security to align with strategy and regs.
• Lead architecture reviews for major initiatives; advise on design and build-versus-buy.
• Drive modernization while balancing innovation with operational stability.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, for measurable business value.
• Mentor engineers and leaders to ensure architectural consistency.
• Advise the CIO on long-term tech strategy and investment decisions.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Mentoring teams

Communication with executives

Tools

Azure

C#

.NET

SQL Server

API development

Job description

The POWER of a CAREER!

At Northpointe Bank, we believe your career should empower you - to grow, contribute, and find purpose. We’re hiring an experienced Enterprise Architect to help shape the future of our technology platform.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing strategic architecture with hands-on technical leadership while partnering closely with engineering teams and executive leadership to build scalable, secure, cloud-forward solutions.

What You'll Do:

As Enterprise Architect, you'll serve as the technical architecture leader for Northpointe Bank's application portfolio, partnering with executive leadership and software engineering teams to define the future of our technology ecosystem. In this role, you will:

• Define and maintain the enterprise application architecture across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Establish technology standards, architectural patterns, and governance that promote secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
• Partner with engineering, product, infrastructure, and information security teams to ensure new solutions align with business strategy and regulatory requirements.
• Lead architectural reviews for major initiatives, providing guidance on solution design, integrations, vendor technologies, and build-versus-buy decisions.
• Drive modernization efforts across the application portfolio while balancing technical innovation with operational stability.
• Evaluate emerging technologies - including AI capabilities and recommend practical solutions that create measurable business value.
• Mentor software engineers and technical leaders, fostering architectural consistency and engineering excellence across development teams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CIO, helping shape the Bank's long-term technology strategy and investment decisions.

What You Bring:

• 10+ years of enterprise, solution, or application architecture experience.
• Deep expertise with Microsoft technologies, including Azure, C#, .NET, SQL Server, and modern API development.
• Experience designing architecture across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, application integration, and cloud-native design patterns.
• Experience in banking, mortgage, or another highly regulated industry.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both engineering teams and executive leadership.
• Passion for mentoring technical teams and establishing architectural standards that scale.

Why Join Northpointe?

Join a collaborative, technology-driven environment where you'll help shape the future of our enterprise architecture and technology strategy. You'll work alongside talented teams, influence key technology decisions, and make a lasting impact across the organization.

Our Hiring Philosophy

Northpointe Bank recognizes that the quality of our people is the foundation for our success. Attracting individuals who value a challenging work environment that rewards the contributions of its people is the cornerstone of our hiring philosophy.

It is the policy of Northpointe Bank and its subsidiaries to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, race, sex, religion, national origin, handicap, marital status, or other attributes not pertinent to the job requirements. This policy reflects our practice of making all employment decisions, from recruitment to promotions, based on an individual's qualifications without discrimination on any basis

Benefit Information:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life, LTD, & AD&D
• Dependent Care Spending Plan (DCSA)
• Employer Stock Ownership Plan with 401(k) feature and company match
• Complimentary Banking Services
• Tuition Assistance

AA - EOE