What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Architect position at SCCU Simple?
At Space Coast Credit Union (SCCU), our members are at the heart of everything we do. Since 1951, we’ve been committed to delivering financial services founded on integrity and a people-first philosophy.
As a Software Architect in our Miramar Operations Center, you will help us design, develop, and deliver high-quality software solutions delivering value to technology and business teams across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of software architecture principles and practices, as well as experience in leading and mentoring software development teams.
Why Join SCCU?
• Member-Focused Mission: Be part of a not-for-profit organization that reinvests in its members.
• Hybrid and Flexible Schedule Options: Available for select positions. This position is Hybrid with 2 days per week required in office.
• Career Growth: We prioritize internal promotions and offer on-the-job training.
Software Architect Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
•Provide architectural leadership across the full software development lifecycle, ensuring solutionsare secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with Space Coast Credit Union’s business and technologystrategy.
•Collaborate with business, product, and technology stakeholders to convert business requirementsinto comprehensive architectural designs, solution alternatives, and technical roadmaps.
•Mentor and coach software engineers and technical leads, fostering strong engineering discipline,design thinking, and continuous improvement across development teams.
•Define and govern application architecture standards, patterns, and best practices across customdeveloped and vendor provided solutions.
•Review and approve solution designs, architecture diagrams, code and integration specificationsto ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles.
•Lead enterprise automation strategy and implementation, identifying high value opportunities,standardizing approaches, and measuring outcomes (cycle time reduction, error rate, cost savings,and user experience improvements).
•Architect and govern Robotic Process Automation (RPA) capabilities (bot design standards,orchestration, security, credential management, and monitoring), partnering with business teams tostreamline manual processes and improve operational resilience.
•Own architectural direction for the enterprise platform ecosystem, using ServiceNow tostandardize intake, workflow orchestration, CMDB alignment, and cross-platform integrations thatenable end-to-end visibility and consistent service delivery.
•Drive the modernization of legacy applications through refactoring, re-platforming, orreplacement, improving maintainability, scalability, and time to value.
•Create and drive an AI adoption strategy that empowers developers to work more efficientlythrough responsible use of AI assisted tooling, automation, and insights.
Software Architect Minimum Requirements:
Education and Training:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a technology related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience required.
Prior Experience:
• 10 years in software engineering with 5 years in a senior technical leadership role (Software Architect, Lead Engineer, or Principal Engineer) designing and delivering production systems.
• Hands-on experience architecting applications, including networking basics, identity, secrets management, and cost-conscious designs.
• Experience designing modern architectures (modular monoliths and/or microservices), API-first integrations (REST/GraphQL), and event-driven patterns (queues/streams) with clear service boundaries and versioning strategies.
• Demonstrated success enabling high-performing delivery via modern DevOps practices: CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure as code, and release strategies (blue/green, canary, feature flags).
• Strong application security and risk mindset (threat modeling, secure coding, encryption, authentication/authorization, vulnerability management) and ability to design within regulated/financial services environments.
• Experience building for reliability and operations: observability (logs/metrics/traces), performance tuning, incident response/root cause analysis, and designing for availability and disaster recovery.
• Ability to collaborate across product, security, infrastructure, and vendors; communicate architecture decisions clearly; and mentor engineers through design reviews, standards, and pragmatic guidance.
• Track record of influencing technical direction through architecture artifacts (diagrams, ADRs, reference architectures), and driving measurable improvements in quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Experience leading enterprise automation initiatives, including identifying, prioritizing, and delivering workflow automation with measurable outcomes (cycle-time reduction, quality, and operational efficiency).
• Hands-on exposure to RPA delivery and governance (bot standards, security, monitoring) and integrating an enterprise platform such as ServiceNow for intake, workflow orchestration, and cross-system integrations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills—able to translate between business outcomes and technical tradeoffs, align roadmaps, and guide teams through change.
Software Architect Compensation:
- $153,830 - $162,917
SCCU Benefits
• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus an Employee Assistance Program.
• Financial Perks: 401(k) match (5%), HSA match, and SCCU-paid insurance (short/long-term disability, life insurance).
• Education Support: Tuition reimbursement after one year of service.
• Generous Time Off: 20 days of PTO, birthday PTO, and 11 federal holidays.
• Exclusive Discounts: Lower rates on loans, credit cards, and no fee SCCU accounts!
Hours
- Monday – Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
About SCCU
Since 1951, Space Coast Credit Union (SCCU) has proudly served our community, growing to over 685,000 members and managing $9 billion in assets. With 67 branches spanning Florida’s east coast, we are the third-largest credit union in the state. In 2025, we expanded into Orange County to better serve the growing East Orlando market.
As a not-for-profit financial institution, SCCU is dedicated to putting our members first. Unlike traditional banks, we return profits to our members through better rates, lower fees, and enhanced services. While we offer the same financial products—like checking, savings, and loans—our focus remains on empowering our members and supporting their financial well-being. With local decision-making and a commitment to exceptional service, we strive to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.
At SCCU, we also prioritize our team members by fostering a supportive and collaborative environment that encourages career growth and development. As we continue to grow, we are seeking talented, member-focused professionals to join our team and help deliver innovative financial solutions and outstanding service.
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