Architect, Enterprise Cloud Architecture - CoBank

Benefits Overview

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered by CoBank

• Careers with a purpose. Stand for something!
• Time-Off Packages, 15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to $10K per year
• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution
• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

Job Description

Supports the bank's architectural vision and roadmap. Specializes in cloud-native architectures, microservices, and distributed systems.

Essential Functions

1. Contribute actively to developing and refining the bank's architectural vision and roadmap, specializing in cloud-native architectures, microservices, and distributed systems. 2. Manage and oversee the maintenance of Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), ensuring all decisions align with the strategic direction and are effectively communicated across teams. 3. Advocate for and implement agile architectural practices, maintaining a balance between innovation, autonomy, and compliance with industry regulations and governance. 4. Design and lead the development of REST APIs and microservices, applying advanced security practices such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, and adhering to OpenAPI specifications. 5. Drive the adoption of CI/CD methodologies and tools, supporting practices like Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and immutable infrastructure for reproducible and scalable deployments. 6. Lead the architecture of modern observability and debugging frameworks, selecting and integrating tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, PagerDuty, CloudWatch, App Insights, Dynatrace, or New Relic. 7. Champion security within the software development lifecycle, embedding DevSecOps and shift-left principles into the culture and practices. 8. Communicate architectural strategies and decisions effectively, providing clear direction and education to technical and non-technical stakeholders. 9. Collaborate closely with business, product, and architecture teams to ensure the accuracy of the "Business capability model" reflecting the latest architectural strategies. 10. Make informed tactical and strategic decisions, offering architectural insights that influence the direction of projects and initiatives. 11. Demonstrate a solid command of cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), making sound architectural decisions based on in-depth knowledge and experience with these platforms. 12. Lead by example with hands-on development and prototyping of architectural patterns and proofs of concept (POCs), driving innovation and setting standards for engineering teams. 13. Partner with Data Engineering to enhance data governance practices and strategize on application rationalization, cloud migration, and data-centric architectures. 14. Showcase leadership capabilities by guiding engineering teams, fostering a learning environment, and ensuring effective translation of architectural strategies into implementation.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• High school diploma or GED required

Work Experience

3 years of expertise in architecting and implementing cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP) involving FAAS/serverless or Containerized workloads, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins), and agile methodologies (scaled scrum, SAFe) required 3 years of practical experience in API security, best practices, and standards including OAuth 2.0, JWT, and proficiency in OpenAPI specifications required 4 years of overall relevant hands-on development experience, with a portfolio of architectural patterns and proofs of concept demonstrating innovative problem-solving preferred 2 years in architecting and leading the implementation of event-driven architectures via platforms like RabbitMQ, SNS/SQS, Kafka, or Azure Event Hub preferred Significant experience in regulated industries such as banking, demonstrating the ability to lead architectural initiatives and deliver outcomes.Leadership experience in managing and mentoring engineering teams, with a focus on delivering high-quality software projects.

About CoBank

The typical base pay range for this role is between $105,223 - $146,312. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

The listed salary, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

We are committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all applicants, including qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability, or are assisting an applicant with a disability, and require accessibility assistance or would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the application process, including completing an application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please submit a request by emailing recruiting@cobank.com. Include your contact information and specific details about your requested accommodation.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.