Desert Financial Credit Union · 1 day ago
Director of Architecture -ST
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expDesert Financial Credit Union is seeking a Director of Architecture & Engineering to provide leadership and direction for technology architecture and engineering. This role involves establishing architectural direction, guiding solution design, and overseeing engineering execution to ensure alignment with business objectives and client needs.
BankingFinance
Responsibilities
Define and maintain enterprise and domain architecture and engineering roadmaps aligned to business strategy, client requirements, and regulatory considerations
Translate technology strategy into architectural principles, engineering standards, and target state designs
Provide architectural input into long-term technology planning, platform modernization, and new service offerings
Own the end-to-end Plan and Build lifecycle for new technologies, platforms, and major initiatives
Provide architectural leadership and engineering execution to ensure solutions are designed, built, tested, and production-ready
Review and approve solution designs and engineering approaches across infrastructure, cloud, application, data, and integration domains
Partner with delivery teams to address architectural risks, design gaps, implementation challenges, and technical tradeoffs prior to operational transition
Establish, maintain, and enforce architectural & engineering standards, patterns, and design guidelines
Provide final approval for solution designs, engineering approaches and platform changes
Partner with security and risk teams to ensure architectural designs align with regulatory, audit, and compliance expectations while supporting secure and resilient service delivery for our clients
Ensure architecture governance enables efficient delivery while managing technical risk and complexity
Lead and develop the Architecture & Engineering team through coaching, mentoring, and performance management
Set clear priorities and expectations across planning, design, and delivery functions
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
Partner with Infrastructure, IT Service Operations, Engineering, Security, Product, and Account Management leaders to ensure architectural alignment
Ensure clean handoff of fully aligned engineered solutions into Operations
Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and support client-facing architectural needs as required
Qualification
Required
Equivalent combination of education and experience required
8+ years progressive experience in technology or architecture roles across infrastructure, cloud, application, and integration domains required
5+ years leadership experience guiding senior technical professionals or architecture teams required
Experience leading architecture within complex, multi-platform or multi-client environments required
Enterprise and solution architecture expertise across infrastructure, cloud, platform, application, and integration domains required
Strong understanding of resiliency, security, disaster recovery, and regulatory requirements in financial services required
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and make sound architectural decisions required
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level communication required
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, client-focused MSP environment required
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field preferred
Experience in financial services, credit union, or other regulated industries preferred
Company
Desert Financial Credit Union
Desert Financial Credit Union is a credit union that offers financial solutions to members.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jeff Meshey
President and CEO
Jack Biggs, CFA
Senior Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
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