Solution Architect - REMOTE

Join the People Helping People

Velera is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated fintech solutions provider. The company serves more than 4,000 financial institutions throughout North America, operating with velocity to help our clients keep pace with the rapid momentum of change and fuel growth in the new era of financial services. Our purpose: We accelerate partners’ success through innovative financial technology solutions and inspired service.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a talented Solutions Architect specializes in defining and communicating a shared technical and architectural vision to help ensure the system or solution under development is fit for its intended purpose. This position is one that can make measurable impacts to the business using new technologies and maturing technologies currently in place to drive Velera to do better for our clients

Day in the Life

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Utilizing one’s technology expertise and experience, the Solutions Architect will create detailed solution designs that encompass all aspects and complexities of the solution, including software, hardware, infrastructure, data, and security considerations

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Gain deep understanding of the dynamic internal technology stack and be able to design solutions that are scalable, secure, and cost-effective.

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Collaborate with Product Owner and stakeholders to understand overall strategy of the product and technical solution needs, then provide technical guidance to Agile teams while ensuring that enterprise standards are followed.

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Technology Selection: Stay apprised of new technologies in the market to evaluate and select the appropriate technologies, platforms, and tools that best meet the needs of the solution and provide innovation to the organization while considering factors such as scalability, performance, and cost.

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Architectural standards, patterns and artifacts: Define standards/patterns that provide a template to be followed and diagrams/artifacts that detail the design of solutions.

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Scalability and Performance: Strategize on how the solution will scale to meet growing demands and that performance remains at an acceptable level under various conditions.Scrutinize project constraints to analyze alternatives, mitigate risks, and conduct process re-engineering as necessary

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Security and Compliance: Implement security measures and ensure compliance with industry and regulatory standards to protect sensitive data and maintain the integrity of the solution.

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Integration: Strategize, design and plan for integration with existing systems and third-party services, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability.

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Cost Management: Optimize the solution to be cost-effective by managing cloud resources efficiently and reducing unnecessary expenditures.

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Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor the solution's performance and make necessary adjustments to optimize it over time.

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Vendor and Tool Evaluation: Evaluate third-party solutions, products, and vendors for their compatibility with the architecture.

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Gathers internal company insights through data queries, visualizations and reporting to inform Product stakeholders on necessary product functionality

Qualifications:

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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and work experience.

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Minimum of 8-10 years overall experience in a professional and technical capacity including various architecture disciplines, IT, business operations and project estimation.

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Advanced experience with programming and/or scripting languages, application testing strategies, analysis and design. (Microsoft Stack preferred)

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Advanced knowledge of API technologies and Integration Solutions

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Prior experience with Agile/Scrum framework

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2+ years direct experience working with cloud and hybrid-cloud based technology solutions including 1 year experience with PaaS based software solutions and 6 months with Micr