Senior Solutions Architect - Cloud & API Platforms

BECU; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 189,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, Dental and Vision

PTO + Exchange Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Volunteer time off + donation match

Job summary

BECU in the United States seeks a Principal Solutions Engineer to shape lending and credit card technology, bridging architecture and engineering. You will design scalable, secure solutions, mentor teams, and drive modernization across large-scale cloud-based platforms.

The role emphasizes leadership in API strategy, production stability, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-impact financial products and digital capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a computer science or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 10 years of information technology experience with demonstrated expertise in application design.
• Experience with Financial products, i.e., Credit Card, Mortgage, Loan, Deposits, etc., required.
• Demonstrated experience in consumer financial products with expertise in UX, integration, and API layer required.
• Experience with public cloud (Azure/AWS/Google Cloud) technologies including Iaas, Paas, Saas offerings required.
• Experience leading and collaborating with multiple teams for enterprise-wide initiatives, including business unit teams, to deliver solutions through all aspects of the SDLC required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Solution Design: Design and deliver complex, enterprise-scale solutions that support lending and credit card platforms while aligning technical strategy with business objectives.
• Architect for Scale: Translate business and stakeholder needs into detailed technical designs, ensuring solutions meet performance, security, reliability, and scalability requirements.
• Drive Modernization Efforts: Identify opportunities to simplify complex systems, improve platform architecture, and introduce modern engineering practices that enhance speed and efficiency.
• Shape Cloud-First Solutions: Lead the design of cloud-ready financial solutions, leveraging modern application architectures, integrations, and services to support future growth.
• Partner Across Teams: Collaborate with architects, engineers, delivery teams, infrastructure partners, and business stakeholders to drive successful execution across interconnected systems.
• Guide API and Integration Strategy: Design, develop, and troubleshoot APIs and enterprise integrations that power critical lending and credit card experiences.
• Support Production Excellence: Analyze production challenges, identify root causes, and lead efforts to improve operational stability while balancing strategic project work.
• Build Innovative Solutions: Create prototypes and proof-of-concepts that solve complex business challenges and help advance BECU’s technology capabilities.
• Influence Technical Direction: Use your deep technical expertise and business acumen to recommend solutions that improve member experiences and business outcomes.
• Mentor and Elevate Others: Provide technical leadership, code reviews, architectural guidance, and mentorship to engineers across the organization.
• Champion Industry Best Practices: Stay current on emerging technologies, architecture trends, and engineering practices to help BECU continuously evolve and innovate.
• Communicate with Impact: Present technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, building alignment and confidence across the organization.

Skills

Financial products knowledge

UX API design

Public cloud experience

Leadership & collaboration

SOA distributed systems

C# and .NET

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Azure DevOps Services

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

TeamCity

Job description

BECU in the United States seeks a Principal Solutions Engineer to shape lending and credit card technology, bridging architecture and engineering. You will design scalable, secure solutions, mentor teams, and drive modernization across large-scale cloud-based platforms.

The role emphasizes leadership in API strategy, production stability, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-impact financial products and digital capabilities.