Lead Solutions Architect

Job Family

IT Architecture

Job Description Summary

The Lead Solutions Architect is responsible for designing, architecting, and supporting systems, services, and applications essential for enabling an agile digital enterprise. This role guides the architecture and design of technologies that underpin digital experience, digital correspondence, digital connectivity, digital exchange services, and shared data platforms. Additionally, the Lead Solutions Architect contributes to defining web and data strategies, expanding capabilities, and developing comprehensive enterprise solutions by providing technical leadership, keeping abreast of advancements in application solutions, and offering direction on design, frameworks, and platform selection.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Define, document, and deliver current states, target states, and initiative-based architectures to drive modernization of digital experience, correspondence, connectivity, exchange services, and shared data platforms.
• Work collaboratively with other architects, software engineers, and business product owners in an agile environment.
• Actively contribute to the engineering community as advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the software development lifecycle.
• Recommend the selection and integration of data related tools, frameworks and applications required to expand our platform capabilities.
• Recommend and implement best practices for the management of enterprise data, including master data, reference data, metadata, data quality, and lineage.
• Design robust, reusable and scalable data driven solutions and data pipeline frameworks to automate the ingestion, processing and delivery of structured and unstructured batch and real-time streaming data.
• Learn and keep pace with the latest advances in the field; rapidly grasp new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables.
• Act as lead and mentor on technical components of strategic projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, engineering, MIS, or equivalent experience
• Five years of collective experience in the application of architecture, enterprise roadmaps, analytics, cloud, IT strategies, innovation, SAFE, TOGAF and data integration concepts and methodologies
• Well versed in defining, recommending, promoting, and enforcing program and project solutions Expertise using SQL for data profiling, analysis, and extraction
• Three years of experience in the five following areas:
• (1) Architecting, building and administering complex architectures and technologies, and real-time streaming analytics architectures in both on premises and cloud environments
• (2) Architecting, building and administering large-scale distributed applications
• (3) Linux operations and development, including CLI, basic commands and shell scripting (Powershell, Bash)
• (4) Architecting scalable containerized applications with container orchestration framework
• (5) Execution of DevOps methodologies and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
• Attention to detail and results oriented, with a strong customer focus
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Technical communication skills
• Prioritization skills to meet tight deadlines
• The ability to work in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership capability to effectively communicate with all levels of management
• Software development experience in relevant programming languages (i.e. Spark, Java, Python, Scala, Node.js, SQL)
• Thorough Knowledge of open API Specification, REST, API designs, Security and implementation
• Experience in digital experience technologies (Drupal CMS) in complex enterprise and multisite environments utilizing hosting platforms such as Acquia Cloud Next, and supporting tools and frameworks (PHP and object-oriented programming, Single-Directory Components, Angular, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js, Node.js, bitbucket)
• Experience with DataLakes and data warehousing architecture and implementation, including MPP, data streams, hands on experience with source to target mappings and developing ETL code.
• Technology or platform certifications (e.g. AWS, Microsoft)
• Experience with advanced analytics and machine learning concepts and technology implementations
• Understanding of big data and real time streaming analytics processing architecture and ecosystems

Working Conditions

• Hybrid Office Environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
• Occasional Travel <10%

This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

Compensation

The Salary for this position generally ranges between $130,000 - $165,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion. 

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one of our hub locations (Philadelphia, PA or Cedar Rapids, IA).  Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

What We Offer  

 

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees. 

 

Compensation Benefits 

• Competitive Pay 

• Bonus for Eligible Employees 

 

Benefits Package 

• Pension Plan 

• 401k Match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Disability Insurance

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Employee Discounts

• Career Training & Development Opportunities

 

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits 

• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars 

• Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Back-Up Care Program

• PTO for Volunteer Hours

• Employee Matching Gifts Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• Inclusion and Diversity Programs

• Employee Recognition Program

• Referral Bonus Programs

 

Inclusion & Diversity  

  

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We’re thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women. 

  

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees. They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all. 

   

Giving Back  

  

We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.     

  

Transamerica’s Parent Company  

 

Aegon acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has  grown into an international company serving more than 23.9 million people across the globe.* It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.   

* As of December 31, 2023