Location Designation:Hybrid - 3 days per quarter
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GBS
This position primarily involves a hybrid work schedule - working remotely: Monday & Friday / on site: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Role Overview:
The GBS Architect is accountable for the technical and solution outcomes for the features and user stories being delivered by their assigned Scrum Team(s). An architect's day-to-day duties include the necessary design, engineering and implementation activities required to successfully deliver and integrate critical systems that support Group's strategic imperatives. This critical solution leadership role is a dedicated member of the Scrum Team and also partners with other key stakeholders across the Agile Release Train. Identifies innovations and efficiency opportunities that enable the scrum team to maximize velocity and quality outcomes.
What You'll Do:
Propose new technical standards to other Architects throughout NYL Technology
Participate in the evaluation of new technologies for GBS
Accountable for the definition of the right talent and capacity required for the scrum team to deliver on program objectives
Accountable for the evolution and implementation of software and quality engineering standards and practices
Ensure that the solution/technology is appropriately aligned with the overall product strategies and approved architecture design, supports portfolio planning
Accountable for the deployment architecture specification required to meet the system's needs for performance and availability while balancing cost, in house knowledge and maintainability
Evaluates engineering artifacts (e.g. design specifications, code, quality and performance plans) that describe the solution, how it drives business capabilities and conforms to industry best practices
Partners with the RTE, Product Manager and Systems Team lead to sequence software delivery to support integration and demonstration of cross-scrum features and epics in accordance to the Agile Release Trains overall release strategy
Partners with the Scrum Master and Product Owner to refine the backlog and drive delivery of features and user stories into working software
Communicates solution risks and issues effectively with the Scrum Master, PO, RTE to ensure that all are working collaboratively to track, manage and mitigate so that impact to schedule and scrum team can be minimized
Accountable for the security of software products and compliance with organization policies, including risk based guidance for alternatives to manage security threats while maintaining project budget and schedule constraints
Supports emerging requests from external and enterprise partners to investigate solution options, review with ARB and work with appropriate ART to include the approved solution in the backlog
Partners with Environments and Ops Readiness teams to specify system software configurations and scaling capacity needed to optimize application runtimes, instrument and monitor workloads, and provide alerting mechanisms when application errors or environment issues are detected
Accountable for continuous integration and continuous testing stages of the CI/CD pipeline and partners with Shared Systems Services team on deployment stages
Supports Production Readiness activities to ensure proper transition of application knowledge and any changes to support modified or new applications/components
Identifies all required architecture runway enablers for the scrum team including technology upgrades, tech debt remediation and introduction of new technologies or design patterns through the definition of spikes and works with the Scrum Master and Product Owner to ensure those spikes are included in delivery priorities
Coordinates solution syncs with the Architecture Review Board (ARB) to reconcile emerging design and architecture decisions with overall solution context and intent
Partners with Systems team to ensure alignment to overall release train quality objectives and to minimize test duplication
Collaborate with Systems team on performance engineering to share knowledge on the inner workings of the solution, to pin point potential performance constraints and to review and provide feedback on PVS approach
Responsible for in scrum quality engineering, focusing on unit testing and integration of components and assemblies created by the scrum. Leverages automation tools and processes like TDD, BDD service virtualization to minimize defect bleed through to systems team
Curation of the technical debt backlog in order to keep design and code artifacts up-to-date with best practices and lessons learned, while also ensuring the artifacts reflect the current state of implementation
What You'll Bring:
Proven ability to quickly earn the trust of key stakeholders; mobilize and motivate software engineering teams; set technical direction and approach; resolve conflict; deliver tough messages with grace; execute with limited information and ambiguity
Significant experience with software and quality engineering best practices including: Test Driven Development, Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Enterprise Application Integration, Performance Engineering, Agile Test Methods
Knowledge of design patterns (e.g. Gang of 4) and enterprise integration patterns that offer formalized solutions to common problems
Understanding of key system architecture concepts and their relationship between solution, software, application and hardware architecture disciplines
Strong knowledge of one or more programming languages including JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Python, SQL
Strong knowledge of Web development and modern frameworks such as Angular, Vue.js, React.js and Node.js, Spring
Ability to navigate matrixed and external enterprise organizations effectively
Results-oriented, diligent and works with a sense of urgency
Assertive, responsible for his/her own work (self-directed), have a strong affinity for defining work in deliverables, and be willing to commit to deadlines
Ability to identify and implement required actions quickly in order to accomplish goals, eliminate roadblocks, and create focus
Posses knowledge and expertise in the use of Agile delivery methodologies (Safe, Scrum and Kanban)
Influential, focused and versatile team player that is comfortable under pressure.
Ability to communicate at all levels with clarity, poise, maturity and precision both written and verbally
Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills; balancing strategic alignment with technology roadmap and emerging industry trends with practical delivery
Knowledge and experience in Group Insurance (Disability, Life and Accident), particularly claims management, a plus
This position primarily involves a hybrid work schedule - working remotely: Monday & Friday / on site: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Salary range:$125,000-$150,000
Overtime eligible:Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible:Yes
Sales bonus eligible:No
Click here to learn more about our benefits. Starting salary is dependent upon several factors including previous work experience, specific industry experience, and/or skills required.
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Job Requisition ID:90627
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