VP Enterprise Architecture

Farm Credit Services of America; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

Retirement Plans

Paid Time Off

Additional Benefits

Job summary

Farm Credit Services of America is seeking a VP Enterprise Architecture to lead the EA team, establish architecture standards, and govern technology initiatives across the enterprise. The role ensures secure, scalable, and aligned solutions while guiding incremental modernization and value delivery.

The leader will drive architectural discipline, provide guidance to cross-functional teams, and communicate standards to stakeholders, balancing risk, investment, and business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field.
• 10+ years of Technology experience with prior leadership experience.
• Experience leading enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technical design teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Enterprise Architecture team.
• Establish and maintain enterprise architecture standards, principles, and reference architectures.
• Facilitate architecture reviews and governance processes for technology initiatives.
• Champion technical excellence, engineering quality, and architectural consistency across technology teams.
• Promote the evolution of enterprise solutions through incremental modernization approaches balancing needs and risk.
• Provide architectural guidance to application, data, infrastructure, security, and AI teams.
• Promote reusable, secure, scalable, and maintainable technology solutions.
• Maintain visibility into the technology landscape and identify opportunities to reduce complexity.
• Partner with technology leaders to ensure solutions align with architecture standards.
• Evaluate technology risks and recommend improvements.
• Communicate architecture decisions and standards to stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture governance

Enterprise architecture

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering/Business or related field

Tools

Enterprise Architecture Tools

Cloud technologies

Job description

AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit are financial cooperatives that operate under shared management across eight states. While each association is owned by its local farmers and ranchers, they collaborate by pooling resources, expertise, and talent to provide affordable credit, crop insurance, and financial services.

Our associations are united by a common mission and commitment to serving rural America and supporting each other, which drives the success of the farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness we serve. We take pride in being a great place to work, and this enthusiasm is reflected in the relationships our team members foster with one another and with our customers.

Job Summary

Job description: We are seeking a VP Enterprise Architecture who will lead the Enterprise Architecture team and is responsible for establishing architecture standards, governance processes, and technology design practices across the organization. This role ensures technology solutions are secure, scalable, supportable, and aligned with enterprise standards while enabling effective delivery across Business Technology. The VP champions technical excellence, architectural discipline, and sound engineering practices, guiding the evolution of technology solutions through incremental change and continuous improvement while balancing business value, risk, complexity, and investment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Enterprise Architecture team.
• Establish and maintain enterprise architecture standards, principles, and reference architectures.
• Facilitate architecture reviews and governance processes for technology initiatives.
• Champion technical excellence, engineering quality, and architectural consistency across technology teams.
• Promote the evolution of enterprise solutions through incremental modernization approaches that balance business needs, technical debt, risk reduction, and investment levels.
• Provide architectural guidance and consultation to application, data, infrastructure, security, and AI teams.
• Promote reusable, secure, scalable, and maintainable technology solutions across the enterprise.
• Maintain visibility into the technology landscape and identify opportunities to reduce complexity and redundancy.
• Partner with technology leaders to ensure solutions align with approved architecture standards and long-term sustainability objectives.
• Evaluate technology risks and recommend architectural improvements.
• Communicate architecture decisions, standards, and recommendations to technology and business stakeholders.

Leadership Duties

• Share leadership with team members by empowering them to make decisions. This includes allowing them to take initiative, providing access to information and resources, and holding them accountable. Encourage team members to act autonomously and to contribute ideas and solutions.
• Provide team leadership, shared vision, and positive communications to achieve the Associations' vision and strategy consistent with the Associations' core values and team principles. Build strong relationships and collaborative partnerships within the Associations to understand the business opportunities and challenges.
• Establish a positive, participative, and collaborative team environment that inspires creative, high-performing, continuous learning, and engaged team members. Utilize consensus decision-making, when appropriate, to diversify thinking and enable and empower teammates.
• Responsible for attracting, selecting, and on-boarding a diverse and qualified team and determining the appropriate team resource requirements to meet the Associations' strategic direction.
• Develop team members through coaching, training and development, opportunities, and on-going performance feedback including timely follow-up on individual development plans; counsel team members on Talent Management activities.
• Complete and/or recommend salary administration for team members in accordance with Association procedures.
• Develop and monitor the business plan and annual operating budgets related to areas of responsibilities. Review and approve operational expenditures within delegated authority.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field.

Years of Experience

• 10+ years of Technology experience with prior leadership experience.

Certification and Technical Requirements

• Experience leading enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technical design teams.
• Knowledge of modern application, data, cloud, integration, and infrastructure technologies.

Why Us:

For qualifying positions, we provide a competitive benefits package designed to support health and well-being, financial security, and work-life balance:

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement Plans: 401(k)
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, and parental leave
• Additional Benefits: Life and disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), wellness programs, tuition assistance, and short-term incentive pay

For a comprehensive overview of our total reward offerings.

About Us:

AgCountry has 43 offices, is based in Fargo, North Dakota and serves portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. FCSAmerica is based in Omaha, NE and has 42 local offices serving rural communities and agriculture in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Frontier Farm Credit has six offices serving eastern Kansas. Together, we support nearly 82,000 producers and agribusinesses, meeting the needs of today’s agricultural industry with our combined 2600+ employees providing lending, risk management, technology, commodity marketing, and customer and employee education.

AgCountry Farm Credit Services, ACA, Farm Credit Services of America, ACA, and Frontier Farm Credit, ACA are Equal Employment Opportunity employers, and they comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.