Solutions Architect

In this role, you will be expected to:

·         Partner with Enterprise Architecture to define and maintain the target operating model for delivery, including technologies, tools, and patterns.

·         Partner with Enterprise Architecture to further the strategic vision and application roadmaps.

·         Partner with Development Teams to translate architecture to design/code-level execution.

·         Serve as the technical liaison between business partners, industry vendors, and distribution partners, while working very closely with both business and technical stakeholders Identify end-to-end technical solutions based on business needs that utilize a service-based architecture incorporating API's and Events for decoupling Digital and Backend application services.

·         Capture future state technology vision in actionable, context-specific roadmaps.

·         Partner directly with the specific technology subject matter experts and technical leads to ensure architecture standards are adopted and solutions are aligned with enterprise Technology stacks.

·         Architect Solutions are designed as reusable components (API's/ Microservices) that compose an overall solution that's flexible, scalable, performant, and providing excellent user experience.

·         Be accountable for implementation of cross-functional solution architecture of all technologies in the Sales & Distribution technology stack.

Typical day-to-day responsibilities include:

·         Strong partnership & collaboration with Enterprise Architecture Creation and/or contributing to governed architecture artifacts, including Solution, Decisions, Strategies and Roadmaps.

·         Hands-on collaboration with Development teams Project Team Meetings, status, planning, requirement reviews, etc.

·         Design & Code Reviews

·         Architecture/ Design Decisions & Technology Evaluations Industry Trends, Research, POC, Tools Test Plan Reviews Production Support Transition Reviews Contribute to our architecture community by attending and participating in Architecture & Design Roundtables, Architecture Review Boards, and Solution Architecture Guild meetings.

 

Skills: The Minimum Qualifications

·         5+ years development experience, capable of designing and implementing complex solutions.

·         8+ years of solutions architect or related experience (e.g. tech lead, 8+ lead designer)

·         2+ years of experience in sales & distribution related business processes and technologies, including at least one of the following sub-domains:  Marketing, Wealth Management, Distribution Management, Incentive Management (compensation, recognition), Broker Dealer Administration, Insurance Distribution.

·         Skilled leading and/or participating in system design and architectural activities including technical requirement writing experience and ability to lead collaboration sessions for important design reviews and decisions.

·         Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work in a team-based environment including employees, vendors, and third-party contractors.

·         Excellent mentoring skills and the desire to contribute to efforts beyond the scope of the day-to-day project work.

·         Proven ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to less experienced team members.

·         Experience in AWS cloud application design, development, and deployment.

·         Experience with event streaming and web service protocols like SOAP, REST, JSON, or Kafka

·         Experience with data development, including database design, modeling, ETL and scheduling.

·         General working knowledge of insurance data, investment data and /or financial data

·         Experience in working with and enabling integrations with vendor / SaaS platforms

 

The Ideal Qualifications:

·         AWS Certifications.

·         Overall 8+ design & development experience including frontend, backend, database, and Integration technologies preferred.

·         Strong knowledge of data modeling and ETL development including development patterns, and best practices Experience with one or more of the following platforms/technologies like – Vertica, Kong, Kafka, Salesforce, React / NeXTs

·         Content Management Platforms / Search Engines Life, Disability Income and Annuity Order Entry Investment Custodian Platforms Needs Analysis / Financial Planning Software DTCC Fidelity NFS/ IWS SAP CI/CD Dev Ops Kubernetes