Solutions Architect

Schoolsfirst-Federal-Credit-Union; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

SchoolsFirst FCU is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of technology solutions across the enterprise. You will bridge technical teams, vendors, and business units, ensuring alignment with security, data governance, and enterprise standards.

The role emphasizes evaluating AI-enabled solutions, creating architecture artifacts, and guiding implementations from discovery through production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of related experience in information technology, computer science, software engineering, or a related field required.
• 5-7 years of experience in building/implementation of technology solutions.
• ServiceNow Certification preferred; multiple certifications preferred.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF) and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technology solutions and architecture designs meeting business needs while aligning with IT Architecture standards.
• Create solution architecture diagrams, data flows, integration designs, and architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with vendors, business units, and stakeholders during solution development and delivery.
• Evaluate vendors, products, and technologies for business, security, and governance requirements.
• Provide technical expertise related to solution architecture, design, development, testing, and operations.

Skills

Architecture design

Stakeholder management

Technical documentation

AI architecture concepts

Security and governance

Cloud computing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/CS or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

AWS

Azure

Job description

We’re always looking for diverse, talented, service-oriented people to join our exceptional team.Solutions ArchitectThe pay range for this position is listed below. Our pay ranges are built to allow for candidates with various levels of skill and experience to be considered, as well as for room for growth and tenure achieved in a role over time. Typical new hire salary offers fall within the minimum to midpoint of a pay range for many candidates. Any offer extended to a candidate will be based upon their unique set of knowledge, skills, education, and experience as well as internal equity.Pay Range:$112,185.00 - $179,496.00Scheduled Weekly Hours:40What You’ll Be DoingResponsible for delivering technology solutions and architecture designs that meet business needs while aligning with IT Architecture standards and reference architectures. Primary focus is point solutions, enhancements to existing solutions, vendor and technology evaluations, technical documentation, and participation throughout solution design and delivery. Evaluates AI-enabled solutions and recommends approaches that address security, privacy, data governance, responsible AI, scalability, integration, and operational supportCreate solution architecture designs that align with enterprise standards, reference architectures, security requirements, and business objectives.Serve as a bridge between technical teams, vendors, business units, and other stakeholders during solution development.Evaluate vendors, products, and proposed technologies to determine whether they meet business, security, architecture, integration, and support requirements.Collaborate with IT teams and business stakeholders throughout discovery, design, implementation, and production-readiness activities.Create and maintain solution architecture diagrams, technical diagrams, data flows, integration designs, architecture decisions, and supporting presentations.Review solutions before implementation to confirm alignment with approved designs, standards, and architecture requirements.Provide technical expertise related to solution architecture, design, development, testing, integration, delivery, and ongoing support.Conduct peer reviews and contribute to IT Architecture processes, standards, reusable patterns, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to ensure architecture artifacts accurately document relevant business processes, data, integrations, applications, infrastructure, security, and technology components.Document existing systems and technology portfolios and recommend improvements, modernization opportunities, and technical-debt remediation when appropriate.Identify architecture risks, assumptions, dependencies, constraints, and nonfunctional requirements, including availability, resilience, scalability, performance, maintainability, and supportability.Participate in architecture governance and review forums and clearly communicate recommendations, decisions, exceptions, and required follow-up actions.Evaluate and design AI-enabled solutions that align with enterprise architecture, security, privacy, data governance, and responsible AI requirements.Understand common AI architecture patterns, including generative AI, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, model integration, and AI agent workflows.Assess AI solutions for data quality, access controls, accuracy, explainability, scalability, monitoring, and operational support.Collaborate with business, Data Services, Information Security, Compliance, and technology teams to document AI architectures, identify risks, and recommend appropriate safeguards.Additional Job FunctionsPerforms other duties as assignedComplies with regulatory compliance and assigned training requirements including but not limited to BSA regulations corresponding to their specific job duties. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary and other employment related actionsQualificationsBachelor's Degree or equivalent years of related experience in information technology, computer science, software engineering, or a related field required5-7 years of experience in building/implementation of technology solutionsServiceNow Certified System Administrator certification preferredServiceNow Certified Application Developer certification preferredOne or more relevant ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist certifications preferredServiceNow Certified Technical Architect or demonstrated progress toward an advanced ServiceNow architecture credential preferredTOGAF certification or familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks preferredLicense/Certifications - Azure Architecture preferredLicense/Certifications - AWS Architecture preferredKnowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesExperience with AWS, Azure, or comparable cloud platforms.Experience creating high-quality technical documentation, architecture diagrams, integration diagrams, and data flows.implementation proposals, and solution designs.Working knowledge of AI architecture concepts, including generative AI, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, model integration, and responsible AI controls.Broad technical knowledge covering infrastructure, applications, APIs, integrations, identity and access, data, cloud services, security, and software development.Ability to translate business needs into practical technical designs and clearly explain architecture decisions, risks, and tradeoffs.Strong written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.Knowledge of ServiceNow platform architecture, standards, integration patterns, technical guardrails, and governance practices that promote platform health, reuse, upgradeability, and minimal customization.Ability to evaluate ServiceNow capabilities, configurations, applications, workflows, data models, and integrations and determine the appropriate use of out-of-the-box features, configuration, scoped applications, integrations, or customization.Experience providing architectural guidance for ServiceNow implementations, upgrades, new modules, integrations, performance, security, data integrity, access controls, observability, operational readiness, and platform evolution.SchoolsFirst FCU is committed to Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive HiringAt SchoolsFirst FCU we are dedicated to building and growing a diverse, inclusive, and authentic Dream Team, so if you’re excited about a position or wanting to make a career change but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Many skills are transferrable and you may be just the right candidate for the position, or for other roles we are working on.SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. SchoolsFirst FCU is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or genetic information.This organization participates in E-Verify.