Mutual Opportunities
Enterprise Architect - Application
Boston, Massachusetts; Springfield, Massachusetts
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Overview
A career with us means you’ll work alongside exceptional people and be empowered to reach your professional and personal goals. Our employees are at the foundation of what enables MassMutual to deliver on our purpose to help people secure their futures and protect the ones they love.
We embrace the idea that we all are stronger and better through our support for one another. We strive to create a culture where employees feel valued and are celebrated for who they are.
“Since our founding in 1851, mutuality has put our policyowners at the center of everything we do. At our core, we’re a company of people helping people in their time of need, and that spirit extends to the culture we’ve built at our company. Our employees support and rely on each other each day, collaborating to deliver the best solutions for our customers and help millions more secure their future and protect the ones they love.”
Job Description
The Opportunity
The Enterprise Architect will be part of MassMutual’s team whose vision is to build an industry leading EA function that creates alignment between technology and business strategy. You will have an opportunity to guide the process of planning and designing capabilities to maximize the value of IT and enable the company to make high impact, long-term decisions. This will be accomplished through architecture strategies, blueprints and road maps that standardize technology stacks which create engineering speed and agility through the innovative use of data science, data analytics, cloud and API’s. The EA will work with a team that embrace diversity in all of its forms, respect and have fun.
The Team
The MassMutual Enterprise Architecture team in the Enterprise Technology and Experience organization is seeking an outstanding Enterprise Architect (Application) to join our team. Enterprise Architecture is composed of Business, Application, Infrastructure, Cloud, Data, Devops and Security architecture domains. Joining this team will give the Application EA a unique perspective and opportunity to partner with best-in-class architects on enterprise wide technology initiatives.
The Impact:
This role will work with line of business delivery teams, engineers, application operations, product managers, and enterprise stakeholders to help deliver innovative, data-driven systems aimed at transforming the insurance industry. As part of the application architecture team, incumbents may be responsible for any of the following:
- Technical evaluations and benchmarking of core application platforms, frameworks and technologies
- Specification and publication of standards around application design and software engineering best practices
- Thought leadership and active participation in conferences and research with strategic partners and academic institutions
- Partner with senior leaders to develop and maintain the Technology strategies & roadmap
- Partner with business executives and senior architects to identify data and process issues, then provide solution options and recommends options
- Provide recommendations on system options, risks, cost/benefit analysis, and impact on cross-domain systems, business strategy, goals and processe
- Engage in SA problem solving, snapshots and full architecture documents
- Actively publish deliverables, and utilizes multi-media to educate and engage with federated solution architecture community members
- Collaborate with extended enterprise architecture, business, and IT support teams to communicate architecture strategies, standards, and direction
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related Technical degree
- 8+ years of related IT Solutions Architecture or Technical Lead experience
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of related IT Architecture or IT consulting experience
- Preferred job experience includes some knowledge of Insurance and Wealth Management
- Excellent communication, presentation, influencing and reasoning skills
- A team-focused mentality with proven ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on the ability to effectively influence others, collaborate and partner.
- Understanding of the impact of IT on business results
- Demonstrated experience using Architecture Methodology (TOGAF, Archimate)
- Strong decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate one
- Experience in Public Cloud platforms (preferably AWS), solution design and development using Cloud-native services, and understanding of cost rationalization.
- AWS/Azure Cloud Certification
- Strong experience in Architecture and Design patterns
- Developed acumen in Domain Driven Design
- Strong experience with event streaming design and implementation using Kafka, along with web service protocols and patterns like SOAP, REST, JSON, XML/XSDs.
- Experience with REST API for data interchange and API-driven systems integration decoupling digital and backend systems.
- Track record of designing architectural reference material
What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team
- Regular meetings with the Enterprise Architecture team
- Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
- Access to mentorship opportunities
- Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
- Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
- Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical nosiness with industry leading pay and benefits
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MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.
MassMutual will accept applications on an ongoing basis until such time as a candidate has been offered employment. The job description includes the main duties of this position, which may evolve over time. You may be required to perform other duties not listed.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
Salary Range: $144,800.00-$190,000.00
Hiring Process
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By the numbers*
- 88% of employee respondents say they are proud to work at MassMutual
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% of employee respondents say they feel encouraged to bring forth new ideas - 86% of employee respondents say MassMutual cares about and supports the well-being of their employees
*Source: 2024 MassMutual employee engagement survey
Award-Winning Culture
MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company operated for the benefit of our members and participating policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to provide financial well-being for all Americans. It’s more than our company structure — it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources and rely on each other when it counts.
We strive to embrace diversity in every sense, focusing on building a thriving community where everyone is valued, included, and feels that they belong.
At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.
How We Work
MassMutual’s flexible workplace approach combines the importance of connecting in person and the flexibility of working remotely. Our hybrid model puts collaboration first with employees coming in at least three days per week to our spectacular campus settings and also enjoying the flexibility of remote Fridays, company-wide remote weeks, and a bank of flexible remote weeks to use throughout the year.
Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)
There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.
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