Enterprise Architect

Enterprise Architect

Are you a strategic thinker who enjoys designing enterprise technology solutions, shaping architectural direction, and driving innovation across the organization?

FCS Financial is seeking an Enterprise Architect to join our Information Services team. This is a unique opportunity for a strategic technology professional to influence the future direction of organizational technology solutions, establish architectural governance, and drive innovation across the organization while supporting Missouri agriculture and rural communities.

In this role, you'll serve as the driver of enterprise architecture, developing technology roadmaps, architectural standards, and governance frameworks that ensure systems, infrastructure, and technology investments align with organizational goals. You'll work across teams to drive strategic technology decisions, improve system health, and support sustainable long-term growth.

As the Enterprise Architect, you will:

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards.
• Create architecture documentation, roadmaps, and decision records.
• Guide enterprise technology and platform decisions.
• Develop cloud and hybrid architecture strategies.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Identify and reduce technical debt across enterprise systems.
• Promote scalable, secure, and reliable technology solutions.

• Purpose-Driven Work: Help support Missouri agriculture and rural communities.
• Professional Growth: Work with leadership teams on transformational initiatives while continuing to expand your technical and strategic expertise.
• Collaborative Culture: Partner with talented professionals who are committed to innovation, excellence, and delivering value to our member-owners.
• Competitive Total Rewards: Enjoy a comprehensive compensation package, incentive opportunities, and benefits designed to support your overall well-being. Based on experience the base pay for this position is $88,000 – $135,000.

We're seeking a technology leader who:

• Has experience with enterprise architecture and governance.
• Understands cloud, infrastructure, and hybrid environments.
• Connects business goals with technology strategy.
• Communicates effectively with technical and business teams.
• Think strategically while solving complex challenges.
• Values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Associate's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of enterprise architecture, systems design, or technical operations experience.
• 3+ years developing architecture standards, frameworks, or governance practices.
• Equivalent education and experience will be considered.

Department: Information Services

Reports To: Vice President, Technical Operations

Supervises: None

FLSA Status: Exempt

• 40% Architectural Documentation and Governance
  • Develops and maintains comprehensive architectural documentation including system design specifications, technology reference architectures, and decision records - C4
  • Develops, recommends and communicates architectural standards, frameworks, and governance policies to guide enterprise technology decisions across all IS teams – C4
  • Creates technology selection criteria and approval processes; documents rationale for architectural decisions and technology recommendations – C4
  • Develops architectural reference models and best practices documentation to support consistent technology adoption across the organization – C4
  • Maintains current-state and target-state architecture documentation to support strategic planning and roadmap development – C4
  • Ensures scalability, reliability, and security of…