Senior Cloud Solutions Architect — Financial Services

Municipal Credit Union; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Municipal Credit Union is seeking a Solutions Architect to design scalable, secure architectures across applications, data, cloud services, and integrations. Lead technical decisions, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive modernization in a regulated financial services environment.

The role emphasizes incident leadership, governance, SDLC adherence, and clear communication with senior leadership. A strong background in cloud platforms, security, and financial services is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in information systems, CS, engineering, or related field.
• Experience designing cloud-native solutions on Azure and/or AWS.
• Proven experience with APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and present clear recommendations.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and SDLC controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end solution architectures with current and future states, system context, and data flows.
• Evaluate options, document risks, dependencies, and implementation considerations.
• Lead complex incident resolution and remediation planning.
• Communicate technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Collaborate with architecture governance, security, and operations teams.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Azure/AWS experience

APIs & microservices

DevOps tooling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems or related

Tools

Azure DevOps

Monitoring tools

Security tooling

Job description

Municipal Credit Union is seeking a Solutions Architect to design scalable, secure architectures across applications, data, cloud services, and integrations. Lead technical decisions, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive modernization in a regulated financial services environment.

The role emphasizes incident leadership, governance, SDLC adherence, and clear communication with senior leadership. A strong background in cloud platforms, security, and financial services is essential.