ABOUT US:

At Columbia, we create a great place to work by offering a unique brand of relationship banking and fostering a culture where associates thrive. We are dedicated to supporting our customers and communities, and we can only achieve this through the dedication of our associates.
We value Trust, Ownership, Growth, Empathy, Teamwork, Heart, Enjoyment, and Relationships, and we are eager to meet candidates who embody these core values. We are always on the lookout for results-focused individuals who can think independently, work collaboratively, and support our broader purpose.
Think of us as financial partners, because at Columbia, we believe the best way forward is together. Together for people. Together for business. Together for better.

TO STAFFING AND RECRUITING AGENCIES:

Our posted job opportunities are only intended for individuals seeking employment at Columbia Bank. Columbia Bank does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies and Columbia Bank will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resume submissions. Staffing and recruiting agencies are not authorized to submit profiles, applications, or resumes to this site or to any Columbia Bank employee and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited unless requested directly by a member of the Talent Acquisition team.

Advisory and Collaboration: Act as an advisor to all technology groups, and the bank as a whole, when new technologies or business needs are identified. Collaborate with all levels of the bank, up to and including executive management, on the bank’s technology direction and business goals. Engage and coordinate with business stakeholders to map capabilities, value streams, and processes to technology solutions.

• Enterprise Architecture (EA) Patterns and Frameworks: Create EA patterns and antipatterns. Develop and maintain enterprise data architecture standards, models, and governance frameworks. Ensure business and data architecture comply with regulatory frameworks. Develop reference architectures for master data management, data warehousing, and analytics platforms.
• Strategy and Roadmap Ownership: Own the development and alignment of technology strategy and roadmap within a defined domain. Work closely with technology and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and sponsorship. Design roadmaps for data integration, data quality, and data governance approaches to support analytics, AI, and operational needs.
• Research and Development: Stay actively engaged in industry and technology trends. Maintain active research on current state and emerging technologies. Drive creation of enterprise technology radar report which includes classification of solutions into the following recommendations: Hold, Assess, Trial and Adopt. Evaluate emerging trends in business architecture, information management, and data platforms to recommend improvements.
• Requirements Definition: Understand user and process requirements and ensure those requirements can be achieved through high quality deliverables. Analyze and translate business and functional requirements into enterprise architecture design that align with Enterprise Architecture Principles.
• Product and Solution Delivery & Integration: Work with application, solution, and technology architects to ensure business and data architecture alignment. Influence and collaborate with TAG Teams (Product Engineering, Cloud Ops, etc.) and other Business Units to deliver secure, quality, scalable and resilient solutions within schedule, budget and scope. Understand the interactions between systems, applications, and services within the environment, and evaluate the impact of changes or additions.
• Industry and Brand Stewardship: Actively participate in industry events (e.g. financial and technology conferences), publish white papers, host webinars and much more to help advance the technology brand of the company.
• Mentorship: Provides active leadership and mentorship in technology best practices/patterns, methodology and other relevant areas across Teams and the company.
• Additional, corporate wide functions:
• Demonstrates compliance with all bank regulations for assigned job function and applies to designated job responsibilities – knowledge may be gained through coursework and on-the-job training. Keeps up to date on regulation changes.
• Follows all Bank policies and procedures, compliance regulations, and completes all required annual or job-specific training.
• Maintain a working knowledge of Bank’s written policies and procedures regarding Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation CC, Regulation E, Bank Security and other regulations as applicable to this job description.
• Coach, mentor, or train others and teach coursework as subject matter expert.
• Actively learns, demonstrates, and fosters the Columbia corporate culture in all actions and words.
• Takes personal initiative and is a positive example for others to emulate.
• Embraces our vision to become “Business Bank of Choice”
• May perform other duties as assigned.
• Live our TOGETHER Values:
• Trust – Built trust through credibility.
• Ownership – Take ownership of personal and company goals.
• Growth – Pursue growth for you, your customers, and your communities.
• Empathy – Practice empathy to increase understanding.
• Teamwork – Embrace teamwork to improve outcomes.
• Heart – Serve others with heart.
• Enjoyment – Bring enjoyment to everything you do.
• Relationships – Form lasting relationships with customers and each other

The Enterprise Architect requires competency in one key technological area of the bank and works with the other architects developing designs and reviewing designs for information systems to be implemented in accordance with the bank’s goals, needs and objectives. This involves the uniformity of application implementations under their influence with a deep understanding of the business needs and the business strategy along with the future vision of the team’s development within the enterprise’s direction and technology roadmap. To lead the development, integration, and governance of business and data architectures that enable enterprise-wide alignment of capabilities, processes, data assets, and technology platforms.
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Advisory and Collaboration: Act as an advisor to all technology groups, and the bank as a whole, when new technologies or business needs are identified. Collaborate with all levels of the bank, up to and including executive management, on the bank’s technology direction and business goals. Engage and coordinate with business stakeholders to map capabilities, value streams, and processes to technology solutions.

• Enterprise Architecture (EA) Patterns and Frameworks: Create EA patterns and antipatterns. Develop and maintain enterprise data architecture standards, models, and governance frameworks. Ensure business and data architecture comply with regulatory frameworks. Develop reference architectures for master data management, data warehousing, and analytics platforms.
• Strategy and Roadmap Ownership: Own the development and alignment of technology strategy and roadmap within a defined domain. Work closely with technology and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and sponsorship. Design roadmaps for data integration, data quality, and data governance approaches to support analytics, AI, and operational needs.
• Research and Development: Stay actively engaged in industry and technology trends. Maintain active research on current state and emerging technologies. Drive creation of enterprise technology radar report which includes classification of solutions into the following recommendations: Hold, Assess, Trial and Adopt. Evaluate emerging trends in business architecture, information management, and data platforms to recommend improvements.
• Requirements Definition: Understand user and process requirements and ensure those requirements can be achieved through high quality deliverables. Analyze and translate business and functional requirements into enterprise architecture design that align with Enterprise Architecture Principles.
• Product and Solution Delivery & Integration: Work with application, solution, and technology architects to ensure business and data architecture alignment. Influence and collaborate with TAG Teams (Product Engineering, Cloud Ops, etc.) and other Business Units to deliver secure, quality, scalable and resilient solutions within schedule, budget and scope. Understand the interactions between systems, applications, and services within the environment, and evaluate the impact of changes or additions.
• Industry and Brand Stewardship: Actively participate in industry events (e.g. financial and technology conferences), publish white papers, host webinars and much more to help advance the technology brand of the company.
• Mentorship: Provides active leadership and mentorship in technology best practices/patterns, methodology and other relevant areas across Teams and the company.
• Additional, corporate wide functions:
• Demonstrates compliance with all bank regulations for assigned job function and applies to designated job responsibilities – knowledge may be gained through coursework and on-the-job training. Keeps up to date on regulation changes.
• Follows all Bank policies and procedures, compliance regulations, and completes all required annual or job-specific training.
• Maintain a working knowledge of Bank’s written policies and procedures regarding Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation CC, Regulation E, Bank Security and other regulations as applicable to this job description.
• Coach, mentor, or train others and teach coursework as subject matter expert.
• Actively learns, demonstrates, and fosters the Columbia corporate culture in all actions and words.
• Takes personal initiative and is a positive example for others to emulate.
• Embraces our vision to become “Business Bank of Choice”
• May perform other duties as assigned.
• Live our TOGETHER Values:
• Trust – Built trust through credibility.
• Ownership – Take ownership of personal and company goals.
• Growth – Pursue growth for you, your customers, and your communities.
• Empathy – Practice empathy to increase understanding.
• Teamwork – Embrace teamwork to improve outcomes.
• Heart – Serve others with heart.
• Enjoyment – Bring enjoyment to everything you do.
• Relationships – Form lasting relationships with customers and each other.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, related field or equivalent work experience, required.
• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, related field or equivalent work experience, preferred.
• Certification as an Architect in Azure, AWS or GCP, preferred.
• 10+ Years of experience in analysis, design, development, or application deployment, required.
• 4+ Years of experience as an EA, AI or Cloud architect, required.
• Competent in reviewing system and application designs to ensure compliance and consistency with the businesses strategic direction.
• Possesses organizational skills to identify and track architectural issues to resolution.
• Has in-depth knowledge and competency in the bank’s key technological areas within the total computing environment and how various hardware, software and telecommunications components impact the overall environment.
• Must be well-versed and have hands-on experience with cloud environments (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Must be well-versed in Enterprise Architecture Frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, BIAN) and Architecture and Well-Architected Cloud Frameworks.
• Must be proficient with contingency and disaster recovery procedures.
• Collaborative professional who can build effective partnerships with technical and non-technical leaders.
• A respected leader who is able to lead and grow the next generation of architects.
• Must be able to foresee risks and communicate and plan appropriate mitigation.
• Strong oral and written communicator who is able to build cooperative relationships with people to communicate the business value of technology.

Job Location(s): Ability to work fully onsite at posted location(s).
OR, CA, WA, ID, NV, UT, CO
Travel Type: Discretionary: As needed to fulfill the Essential Functions
Our Benefits:
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base wages and comprehensive benefits. The pay range for this role is $116,647.72 - $175,000.00, and the pay rate for the selected candidate is dependent upon a variety of non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, education, and geographic location. The role may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation and those details will be provided during the recruitment process.
We offer eligible associates comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), a 401(k)-retirement savings plan with employer match for qualifying associate contributions, an employee assistance program, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition assistance, mental health resources, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, access to an online discount marketplace, and paid vacation, sick days, volunteer days, and holidays. Benefit eligibility begins the first day of the month following the date of hire for associates who are regularly scheduled to work at least thirty hours weekly.
Our Commitment to Diversity:
Columbia Bank is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to employing, engaging, and developing a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, disability, or any other applicable protected status or characteristics. If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview(s), please let us know by email: careers@Columbiabank.com.