Enterprise Architect

Job Description

Job Description

Exciting Opportunity at Orange County's Federal Credit Union

Enterprise Architect

CREDIT UNION’S PURPOSE : Simple Banking. For People, Not Profit.

CREDIT UNION’S CORE VALUES : Integrity, Service Excellence, Growth & Development, High Performance, Mutual Respect, Community, and Fun

Workplace Excellence. Through our associates' opinions and voices, Orange County's Federal Credit Union is a proud recipient of the Peter Barron Stark Best of the Best Award for highest associate satisfaction in the workplace! As a leading financial service provider with over 80 years of experience serving 123,000+ members, Orange County's Credit Union is currently $2+ billion in assets & growing.

Generous benefits include :

• Anthem HMO / PPO, Delta Dental, Unum options - from day one
• Life insurance at no cost to employees.
• 401(k) – We match up to 6% of the employee’s contribution (dollar for dollar)
• Vacation hours – 13 days per year and rolls over year to year, and increases with tenure
• Sick hours – 7 days per year and paid holidays
• Annual performance merit increases
• Professional and personal development programs, including educational grants up to $1k per year, and step progression opportunities
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Professional, friendly work environment focused on achieving goals, recognizing successes, and excelling at member service.

POSITION SUMMARY :

Under minimal direction, the Enterprise Architect is responsible for designing cloud-native solutions, deconstructing our legacy architecture, and defining clear, executable roadmaps to modernize OCFCU’s technology platforms.

This role will work across core banking (Symitar / Episys), digital banking (e.g., Lumin), lending & payments, data & analytics, and integration platforms to move OCFCU from tightly coupled legacy systems to modern, scalable, secure, and observable architectures. This includes leveraging cloud services, APIs, event-driven patterns, and AI / LLM capabilities where they make sense, and ensuring everything is properly documented and ready for handoff to Operations.

This role will spend a significant portion of time embedded with teams reviewing designs, building reference implementations, prototyping, and helping teams ship better systems that can be operated reliably by OCFCU’s Infrastructure and Operations teams.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

1. Enterprise & Solution Architecture (Hands-On)

Core banking & surrounding ecosystem (Symitar, Jack Henry integrations, payments, statements, ancillary services).

Cloud-native services (e.g., Azure / AWS), APIs, and integration layers.

2. Legacy Decomposition & Modernization

Encapsulating legacy systems via APIs.

3. Cloud-Native & AI / LLM Patterns for Financial Services

Security and regulatory compliance (NCUA, FFIEC, GLBA).

Containerization and / or serverless workloads.

Intelligent document processing (KYC, loan docs, servicing).

4. Technical Leadership, Delivery Support & Handoff to Operations

Demonstrate new patterns (e.g., new API gateway patterns, event bus usage, AI integration).

Up-to-date architecture diagrams and system overviews.

5. Architecture Standards, Governance & Documentation

6. Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication

Core & digital modernization.

OTHER DUTIES :

The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by associates assigned to this job classification. Credit Union Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified associates can perform the essential functions of the job.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Experience / Training / Education :

APIs and microservices.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :

Authentication / authorization, secrets management, encryption, and secure connectivity.

This position is currently hybrid-eligible, with the expectation of three days pre-assigned on-site attendance. This role requires California residency and living within a 50-mile commute of our headquarters in Santa Ana.

The targeted annual salary range is $146,340.00 to $182,920.00. Final offer will be determined based on experience, education, training / certifications and specialized skills.

We perform thorough background checks and credit checks. EOE