Enterprise Solutions Architect

Lincoln Financial Group; Greensboro (NC); Hybrid; USD 126,900 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career tracks

Leadership development

Financial counseling

Tuition assistance

Flexible work

Productivity tools

Job summary

Lincoln Financial Group is seeking an experienced Architect to shape enterprise capabilities and translate business needs into scalable technology solutions. The role focuses on cloud-native architectures, AWS services, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure architectural soundness.

You will mentor architects, influence standards, and help drive the technology roadmap for the business line, while aligning with enterprise strategies and risk analytics requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5–7+ years of technology architecture experience.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain strategies for enterprise architectural capabilities.
• Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS services for risk analytics at scale.
• Review designs for architectural soundness and standards adherence.
• Collaborate with federated architects, data scientists, risk managers and stakeholders.
• Mentor federated architects and influence technology decisions.
• Define and maintain target technology architectures for the business unit.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

Mentoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Java architectures

Data analytics

Job description

Requisition # 76261

The Role at a Glance

• Create and maintain strategies for various enterprise architectural capabilities (Integration, API, Digital Process Automation, e.g.).
• Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS services (S3, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Athena, etc.) or similar technology to support risk analytics at scale.
• Review designs for architectural soundness and adherence to enterprise standards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Federated Architects, data scientists, risk managers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Mentor Federated Architects and influence technical standards and architecture decisions across application development teams.
• Maintain current AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification.

What you’ll be doing

• Maintains knowledge on current and emerging developments/trends for assigned area(s) of responsibility, assesses the impact, and collaborates with senior management to incorporate new trends and developments in current and future solutions.
• Directs and enhances organizational initiatives by positively influencing and supporting change management and/or departmental/enterprise initiatives within assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Identifies and directs the implementation of process improvements that significantly improve quality across the team, department and/or business unit for his/her assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Provides subject matter expertise to team members and applicable internal/external stakeholders on complex assignments/projects for his/her assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Provides direction on complex assignments, projects, and/or initiatives to build and enhance the capability of his/her assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Translate business strategies into a technology investment roadmap for their assigned business line.
• Collaborates with business and technology teams and serves as a subject matter expert to deliver and understand the complex technology roadmap for their assigned business line.
• Understands complex business unit needs and where business strategy is taking LFG from technology perspective and interpolates ways that systems can be used across enterprise.
• S/he will define and maintain complex target technology architectures for their assigned business unit.
• Responsible for having an advanced understanding of IT industry trends and enterprise standards and methodology in the Insurance or Financial Services space.
• The role will be knowledgeable of the complex enterprise systems and applications, and can be called upon to provide subject matter expertise in multiple areas, i.e., Java-based Architectures, Data Analytics or Mobile applications.
• Influencing the technology solutions & technology investments that will deliver the business strategy.
• Provides direction and guidance to scope and architect major technology change projects, leading strategic options analysis, proposing end-to-end solutions, and highlighting trade-offs and risks.
• Review evolving designs of major technology projects to identify strategic opportunities and resolve design issues during delivery.
• Ensure IT projects align with strategic capabilities, target architectures & technology standards.
• Oversee the management of the application portfolio management system for their area(s) of responsibility.
• Identify key technology enablers to optimize Lincoln’s IT investments including new and innovative uses of emerging enterprise technology platforms.
• Influence key IT vendors and partners.

What we’re looking for

• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) (Minimum Required)
• 5 – 7+ Years of experience in Technology Architecture that directly aligns with the specific responsibilities for this position (Required)

Compensation

The pay range for this position is $126,900 - $180,000 with anticipated pay for new hires between the minimum and midpoint of the range and could vary above and below the listed range as permitted by applicable law. Pay is based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, education, location, licensure requirements, proficiency and qualifications required for the role. The base pay is just one component of Lincoln’s total rewards package for employees. In addition, the role may be eligible for the Annual Incentive Program, which is discretionary and based on the performance of the company, business unit and individual. Other rewards may include long-term incentives, sales incentives and Lincoln’s standard benefits package.

Benefits

• Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes.
• Leadership development and virtual training opportunities.
• Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program.
• Tuition assistance program.
• Work arrangements that work for you.
• Effective productivity/technology tools and training.

Locations

Alternate Locations: Greensboro, NC; Charlotte, NC; Fort Wayne, IN; Radnor, PA.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid: Employee will work 3 days a week in a Lincoln office.

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance is not available for this opportunity.

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EEO Statement

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