Lead Solutions Architect: Cloud, Security & Scale

Guardian Life Insurance; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life Insurance is seeking a Solution Architect to own product/team-level solution design and delivery, ensuring alignment with guardian standards and security requirements. The role partners with Tech Leads, Product Owners, and delivery teams to translate business needs into resilient technology solutions.

The architect operates within a federated EA model, collaborating with enterprise teams to shape real-time solutions while improving delivery speed and accountability.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, APIs, data integration, and modern app architectures.
• Experience in Agile/product-based delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Owns product/team-level solution design and delivery architecture.
• Collaborates with Principal Solution Architect and BU leaders on patterns and priorities.
• Owns architecture decisions within a value stream.
• Designs and documents architectures across applications, integrations, data, and infrastructure.
• Partners with Product Owners and Tech Leads to align roadmaps and MVP scope.
• Ensures adherence to Guardian architecture standards and security requirements.
• Collaborates with EA and platform teams to reuse enterprise capabilities.
• Mentor engineers on architecture principles and problem-solving.

Skills

Enterprise-scale design

Cloud platforms

APIs & data integration

Agile delivery

Hybrid architectures

GenAI frameworks

Technical communication

Documentation of design

Job description

Guardian Life Insurance is seeking a Solution Architect to own product/team-level solution design and delivery, ensuring alignment with guardian standards and security requirements. The role partners with Tech Leads, Product Owners, and delivery teams to translate business needs into resilient technology solutions.

The architect operates within a federated EA model, collaborating with enterprise teams to shape real-time solutions while improving delivery speed and accountability.