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Join us at West Bend, where we believe that our associates are our greatest asset. We hire talented individuals who are conscientious, dedicated, customer focused, and able to build lasting relationships. We create and maintain an environment where you feel a sense of belonging and appreciation. Your diversity of thought, experience, and knowledge are valued. We’re committed to fostering a welcoming culture, offering you opportunities for meaningful work and professional growth. More than a workplace, we celebrate our successes and take pride in serving our communities.\nJob Summary\nThe internal deadline to apply is 10/30/2026.\nExternal applications will be accepted on a rolling basis while the position remains open.\nThe Enterprise Applications team is seeking a Systems Architect to design and guide modern enterprise applications and platforms, with a particular emphasis on application security.\nYou’ll partner with technical and product stakeholders to translate desired outcomes into scalable application architectures, establish reusable patterns and standards, and provide technical leadership throughout solution delivery.\nAdditionally, you’ll bring strong Application Security expertise to integrate security into application design and the software development lifecycle. You’ll guide risk-based security design and threat analysis, review security-sensitive designs, and help engineering teams adopt practical secure development practices.\nWe're looking for someone who combines strong application architecture experience with meaningful Application Security expertise and enjoys working hands-on with engineering teams to design, implement, and improve secure software. You’ll bring the technical depth to review code, develop proofs of concept, and contribute directly when needed, alongside the architectural judgment to influence technical direction, mentor engineers, and solve complex technology problems.\nWork Location\nThis position offers a hybrid work schedule. Candidates who are located within 50 miles of a West Bend office location will work a hybrid schedule for collaboration days, team meetings or other in-person events. The position can be based in West Bend, or Madison.\nResponsibilities & Qualifications\nSummary of Responsibilities\nCandidates should have strong practical experience in Application Architecture and Application Security, plus direct experience in two or more of the following areas:\nSoftware Engineering: Practical development experience with modern application technologies, preferably C#/.NET, APIs, JavaScript, or TypeScript.\nMicrosoft Azure: Azure application services, Azure API Management, Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, Azure Key Vault, containers, and Kubernetes.\n\nIdentity & API Security: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), authentication and authorization, RBAC, least-privilege design, secrets management, and API security.\n\nDevSecOps: GitHub and/or Azure DevOps, SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, DAST, CI/CD security controls, and GitHub Advanced Security or comparable tooling.\n\nSoftware Supply Chain: Dependency and package governance, SBOMs, artifact integrity, software provenance, and third-party component risk.\n\nSecurity Frameworks & Practices: OWASP Top 10, OWASP ASVS, STRIDE, NIST SSDF, OWASP SAMM, Zero Trust, and secure SDLC practices.\n\nRequirements:\n8+ years of experience in application architecture, software engineering, application security, or related technology roles.\nStrong application architecture experience across APIs, integrations, distributed applications, cloud solutions, and modern architecture patterns.\nDemonstrated Application Security experience across secure design, development, testing, and vulnerability management.\nExperience with threat modeling, security architecture, and risk-based design reviews.\nAbility to translate business, technical, and security needs into practical architecture solutions and reusable patterns.\nHands-on experience with modern software engineering practices, including secure coding, code reviews, vulnerability remediation, and CI/CD security integration.\nAbility to establish standards and patterns and provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams.\nStrong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.\nPreferred Education and Training\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field\nSalary Statement\nThe salary range for this position is $139,735 - $174,669 The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. Compensation decisions are made by West Bend and are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.\nBenefits\nWest Bend offers a comprehensive benefit plan including but not limited to:\nMedical & Prescription Insurance \nHealth Savings Account \nDental Insurance \nVision Insurance \nShort and Long Term Disability \nFlexible Spending Accounts \nLife and Accidental Death & Disability \nAccident and Critical Illness Insurance \nEmployee Assistance Program \n401(k) Plan with Company Match \nPet Insurance \nPaid Time Off. Standard first year PTO is 17 days, pro-rated based on month of hire. Enhanced PTO may be available for experienced candidates \nBonus eligible based on performance \nWest Bend will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for Colorado employees, in accordance with its plans and policies.\nEEO\nWest Bend provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 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