Solution Architect Digital Banking
Solution Architect Digital Banking (AZURE AKS) Remote: ContractMust have strong Azure Cloud Architecture experience with Infrastructure/Solution Architecture background and hands-on Fiserv DNA Core Banking experience.Position OverviewLead the end-to-end architecture and technical direction for UNFCU's Azure-based digital banking MVP. Translate business outcomes into a secure, scalable, integration-ready platform and guide cross-functional engineering teams through design, delivery, and production readiness.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn conceptual, logical, and physical solution architecture and key architecture decisions.Define cloud-native, API-first, event-driven, Microfrontend, Backend-for-Frontend (BFF), domain-driven, security, resiliency, and observability architecture patterns.Guide integration architecture across Fiserv DNA, MuleSoft, Oracle GoldenGate, secure messaging, and branch/ATM services.Lead design reviews and resolve cross-team technical dependencies and risks.Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, Azure Well-Architected practices, and financial-services security expectations.Partner with product, business, engineering, QA, DevSecOps, and security stakeholders through delivery and hypercare.Required Qualifications15+ years in software engineering, including 5+ years in solution or enterprise architecture.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or equivalent practical experience.Design and govern Backend-for-Frontend services supporting channel-specific mobile and web requirements.Experience delivering enterprise solutions in Agile, cross-functional, and distributed-team environments.Hands-on experience using enterprise-approved generative AI or coding assistants across the SDLC, with human review, secure prompt/data handling, traceability, and validation of AI-generated outputs. Ability to define team guardrails, adoption practices, and measurable productivity improvements.Required Technical SkillsMicrosoft Azure: APIM, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, Durable Functions, Service Bus, Event Grid, Storage, Monitor, Application InsightsCloud-native, microservices, API-first, event-driven, and domain-driven architecture, Microfrontend architecture.Microsoft Entra ID B2C, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, Zero Trust, secrets and encryption patternsARM/Bicep, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, AKS, architecture governance, ADRs, and production-readiness reviewsDigital banking, credit union, or regulated financial-services experienceFiserv DNA, MuleSoft, Oracle GoldenGate, Thales Akeyless, or CipherTrustAzure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, or responsible AI architectureSUCCESS PROFILETakes ownership and communicates clearly with technical and business stakeholders.Balances delivery speed with security, quality, maintainability, and regulatory expectations.Works effectively across onsite and offshore teams and responds constructively to changing priorities.