Staff Solution Architect

How This Role Impacts Live Oak and Its People

What Youll Do at Live Oak

Solution Design & Architecture

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture for major projects involving complex multi-system environments and cross-functional business units.

• Conduct architectural evaluations and analyze the existing technology environment to inform solution design decisions.

• Define solution prototypes reference architectures and integration patterns that ensure consistency scalability and maintainability.

• Evaluate and recommend technologies platforms and vendors balancing innovation with pragmatism and long-term sustainability.

• Ensure all solution designs comply with enterprise architecture standards principles and strategic guidelines.

Cross-Functional Orchestration & Collaboration

• Serve as the connective thread between internal software engineering data IT and infrastructure teams and external vendors ensuring all parties are aligned on the solution vision.

• Define collaboration frameworks that bring the right people together at the right time to resolve technical questions and design challenges.

• Facilitate solution design sessions technical reviews and architecture discussions that drive toward clear well-documented outcomes.

• Partner closely with project management to align integration strategies with project objectives timelines and budgets.

Documentation & Communication

• Tell the story of how individual components come together into a cohesive solutiontranslating complex technical architectures into clear narratives for diverse audiences including executive leadership business partners and engineering teams.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive solution documentation including architecture diagrams integration maps decision records and technical specifications.

• Communicate technical aspects risks trade-offs and progress with clarity and confidence to stakeholders at all levels.

Delivery & Risk Management

• Define procedures and processes that ensure successful solution delivery from design through implementation.

• Identify evaluate and mitigate technical risks across the solution lifecycle including performance security and user experience considerations.

• Oversee solution development to ensure adherence to architectural intent quality standards and regulatory requirements.

• Analyze and address technical and business requirements ensuring solutions are right-sized for the problem at hand.

How Youll Do It

• By orchestratingnot dictating. You pull the right people into the room facilitate productive discussions and synthesize diverse inputs into a clear path forward.

• By communicating with precision and empathy. You translate technical complexity into language that resonates with engineers business leaders and vendors alike using influence and negotiation to drive alignment.

• By taking responsibility for projects from inception to completion managing expectations across a broad set of stakeholders and influencing outcomes without direct authority.

• By developing innovative problem-framing approaches that enhance efficiency and help teams see challenges from new angles.

• By maintaining a relentless focus on detailunderstanding that the success of a complex solution depends on constant consistent evaluation of every component no matter how small.

• By staying current with emerging technologies industry trends and architectural best practices in financial services and recommending adoption where it creates genuine value.

• By executing and adapting established processes through cross-functional collaboration to achieve organizational goals and identifying gaps that need to be addressed for continuous improvement.

• By building trust and credibility through deep technical knowledge strong people skills and a track record of delivering well-managed well-documented solutions.

• Maintain a high standard of regulatory awareness including BSA AML CIP and OFAC

Required Experience

Preferred Experience

• Experience with emerging technologies including blockchain artificial intelligence/machine learning and advanced data platforms.

• Familiarity with industry standards and compliance in Service Integration & Management (SIAM).

• Experience with architecture governance frameworks technology radar processes and architectural decision records (ADRs).

• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect TOGAF or ITIL.

• Fintech or digital banking experience with exposure to modern lending payments or deposit platforms.