Solutions Architect

Summary

BOKF is on a continuous improvement journey to help drive growth both today and well into the future. We are looking for high performing technical experts with a growth mindset to help us execute on strategic initiatives such as rationalizing and modernizing our application portfolio using a cloud-smart strategy, building an API integration ecosystem, maturing our Data Lakehouse, core modernization, and so much more.

Job Description

The Solutions Architect leads architecture activities to guide the development, evolution, and management of a portfolio of solutions within a line of business. The incumbent creates designs for solutions using existing patterns and reference architectures that enhance technical capabilities necessary to execute enterprise strategy and meet corporate objectives. These solutions consist of not only hardware and software, but also the people, processes, and information that together form the end-to-end system. They understand the concepts of business goals and objectives, targeted outcomes, business and technical capabilities, and value-streams that support and inform solutions architecture. They bring to bear leadership, analysis and design skills to ensure that solutions meet business needs. They also work closely with Business Architecture and Enterprise Architecture to align with business strategies and roadmaps, as well as architectural standards and governance. They create deliverables for managing the organization's portfolio of "to be" and "as is" solutions to enable and drive targeted business outcomes and support future business agility. They effectively communicate with IT management, project managers, other architects, development teams, and line of business management to provide transparency and properly manage expectations.

Team Culture

Our team thrives on collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation. We work closely together, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and sharing our expertise to solve complex problems efficiently. By encouraging creativity and adaptability, we experiment with new tools and methodologies, fostering a dynamic and tech-forward work environment. Additionally, we focus on creating a positive and supportive atmosphere, ensuring everyone feels valued and motivated to excel.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• You will provide strategic and technical leadership to evolve architecture and solve complex problems for current and future business needs.
• You will develop high-level solution visions through upfront assessments for specific business cases.
• You will deliver solution designs aligned with business and technology strategies, roadmaps, and reference architectures.
• You will perform hands-on development with engineering teams to build and evolve solutions, including prototypes and resolving complex issues.
• You will conduct architecture reviews to ensure alignment with principles, strategies, and standards, and provide actionable recommendations.
• You will assess technology options for business needs, including trade-off analysis and recommendations.
• You will offer internal consulting, training, and knowledge sharing to enhance architectural capabilities and foster collaboration.

Education & Experience Requirements

This level of knowledge is normally acquired through completion of a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related field and 7+ of technical experience. Minimum of five years of experience in at least two IT solution development disciplines, including application development, middleware development, cloud development, technical or infrastructure architecture, network management, or database management. Minimum of two years building cloud native applications in AWS, Azure, or GCP. Minimum of two years building modern applications using serverless, containerization and orchestration. Minimum of two years developing APIs using various protocols such as REST, gRPC, or GraphQL. Additional experience can be used in lieu of a degree.

BOK Financial Corporation Group  is a stable and financially strong organization that provides excellent training and development to support building the long term careers of employees.  With passion, skill and partnership you can make an impact on the success of the bank, customers and your own career!