Senior Solutions Architect

US012 Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC; Church; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance and financial services sector is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to join their Enterprise Architecture Team. This role involves designing innovative solutions, mentoring teams, and ensuring alignment with architectural standards. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in software development, cloud platforms, and stakeholder communication, contributing to impactful technology solutions that align with business objectives.

Benefits

Generous time off, including personal and volunteering

Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in developing software solutions using various technology stacks.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Hands-on experience with troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with Technology and Business partners to design innovative solutions.
• Review and promote architectural standards and best practices.
• Mentor and empower teams while guiding other architects.

Skills

Design solutions

Evaluate new technologies

SDLC knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Software development

Cloud platforms

DevOps practices

Security principles

Problem-solving

Architectural reviews

Strategic initiatives

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. More than 11,000 of the industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can thrive as a Senior Solutions Architect at MMA.

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With 200 offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE : MMC).

A day in the life.

As a Senior Solutions Architect on the MMA Enterprise Architecture Team, you will lead collaboration with Technology and Business partners to design and communicate innovative solutions utilizing packaged solutions, cloud services, and custom development. In this role, you will be responsible for generating and providing critical feedback on Architecture Documents, presenting them to the Architecture Review Board. You will also review, adopt, and promote architectural standards and best practices to ensure consistency and security across domains such as enterprise applications, web applications, microservices, and application containerization.

In addition to mentoring and empowering teams, you will play a key role in guiding and mentoring other architects, fostering their professional growth and ensuring alignment with architectural standards. Staying updated with the latest technologies, you will share your expertise across teams and evaluate vendor products. Your role as a Senior Solutions Architect is pivotal in driving technology solutions that align with and advance business objectives.

Our future colleague.

We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills :

• Demonstrated ability to design solutions and effectively communicate them through standard methods, including logical component diagrams, integration diagrams, and deployment diagrams.
• The ability to evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and tools to assess their suitability for solving specific business problems and meeting project requirements.
• Knowledge and experience of all phases of the SDLC and full lifecycle implementations using traditional waterfall / iterative and more modern agile methodologies.
• Experience working and communicating with both business and technical stakeholders at varying levels of seniority and understanding.
• Experience in developing software solutions utilizing various technology stacks and methodologies, including Nodejs, Angular, React, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes Containerization, JSON and Rest Web Services
• Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including knowledge of cloud architecture, services, and deployment models.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, and infrastructure automation, to enable efficient solution deployment and management.
• Understanding of security principles, data protection, and compliance requirements to design secure and compliant solutions.
• Hands-on experience with identifying and resolving complex technical issues, as well as providing guidance to technical teams in troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• Proven track record of leading architectural reviews and providing constructive feedback to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and best practices.
• Ability to drive strategic initiatives by collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement in technology solutions.

These additional qualifications are a plus, but not required to apply :

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• Insurance or Finance Industry related knowledge

We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We’ve built a culture that promotes colleague well-being through robust benefit programs and resources, encourages professional and personal development, and celebrates opportunities to pursue the projects and causes that give colleagues fulfilment outside of work.

Some benefits included in this role are :

• Generous time off, including personal and volunteering
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities