Enterprise Architect - Hybrid (Raleigh or Jersey City)

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Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Enterprise Architect to develop the technology strategy for the services they oversee. This role involves developing technology architectures, maintaining technology roadmaps, simplifying technology through consolidation, rationalization, and eliminating technical debt. The Senior Architect will work closely with other Architects within the enterprise. 

This is a hybrid role, where employees are expected to come into the our Raleigh or Jersey City offices, twice-a-week.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Expertise

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define integration requirements and solutions. 
• Design and implement integration strategies (SSO/API/Middleware/Data/Event-Driven) for various on-prem applications and SaaS systems with a focus on resiliency, scalability, security, and performance ensuring seamless integration of SaaS applications with existing enterprise systems. 
• Participate in architecture and tech governance of digital products or application systems. 
• Review and provide feedback on solution architecture, coach and guide development approaches. 
• Conduct assessments, provide improvement requirements, and remediate standards/best practice violations. 

Management of Technical Debt

• Define and influence technology simplification. 
• Identify and prioritize technical debt, ensuring compliance with standards and best practices. 
• Drive scalability, availability, and performance improvements. 

Collaboration

• Work closely with other architects (Technology, Network, Cloud, Application, Data, Automation, and UX) and developing leaders. 
• Collaborate with stakeholders to establish and accomplish technology solutions, standards, and IT strategic objectives. 

Hands-on Expertise

• Support engineering, research and development, pilots, and POCs to drive adoption of standards and technology selection. 
• Develop and maintain reference architectures for new technologies and solutions. 
• Own the technology strategy for assigned services, maintaining technology roadmaps. 
• Evangelize and curate technology standards across IT for consistency and compliance. 

Skills and Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a senior technical role such as architect or lead engineer/developer. 
• Demonstrated expertise in the implementation and maintenance of enterprise software and defining new architecture models. 
• Hands-on experience with conducting POCs and advising on architectural approaches. 
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Must have experience architecting solutions using Tier 1 cloud vendors (Azure, AWS). 
• Must have experience in integration of widely used SaaS solutions in P&C Insurance space. 
• Knowledge of P&C Insurance products such as Guidewire Cloud Suite and Pega Cloud are beneficial. 

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For individuals assigned or hired to work in the location(s) indicated below, the base salary range is provided. Range is as of the time of posting. Position is incentive eligible.

$150,000 - $180,000/year

• Total individual compensation (base salary, short & long-term incentives) offered will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to geographic location, scope & responsibilities of the role, qualifications, talent availability & specialization as well as business needs. The above pay range may be modified in the future.

• Arch is committed to helping employees succeed through our comprehensive benefits package that includes multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage; a competitive 401k with generous matching; PTO beginning at 20 days per year; up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer; basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability; Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks; Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement, Backup Child and Elder Care; and more. Click here to learn more on available benefits.

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