Solution Architect

Safety National; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 116,500 - 150,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness perks

Hybrid work schedule

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Safety National is hiring a Solution Architect to design scalable, secure technology solutions supporting strategic initiatives. You will partner with Product Management, Agile Release Trains, and architecture leaders to translate business needs into robust designs and enable efficient delivery.

The role emphasizes collaboration across teams, evaluating options, and applying modern engineering practices to drive long-term value. A hybrid work schedule is available with a St. Louis office base.

Qualifications

• Experience documenting end-to-end initiative solution diagrams using C4 or similar.
• 7+ years in solution architecture or related technical discipline.
• Experience designing and supporting complex, multi-system enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into scalable, secure solution designs.
• Collaborate with product management, ARTs, and architecture leaders.
• Evaluate solution options balancing technical and business factors.
• Ensure designs align with enterprise architecture standards and security.

Skills

C4 diagrams

Solution architecture

APIs

Data flows

Azure

Security

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Company Headquarters Saint Louis, MO 63146, USA

• Hybrid
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: SOLUT002756

Description

At Safety National, we don’t just offer jobs – we build careers with purpose! Since 1942, we’ve been an industry leader, valuing integrity, teamwork, and stability while providing competitive rewards, top-tier benefits, career growth opportunities, and flexible work options that promote balance. With tuition reimbursement, wellness perks, and a strong community impact, we invest in your success—both personally and professionally.

Business Optimization & Transformation Department

This opportunity is in the Business Optimization & Transformation Department.

The Business Optimization & Transformation Department’s mission is to help Safety National achieve peak performance through innovative business architecture, solution architecture, and process optimization; by removing silos, promoting a collaborative environment, and leveraging industry best practices to translate business challenges into sustainable growth opportunities and drive continuous improvement.

Role Description

As a Solution Architect, you will play a key role in designing scalable, secure, and sustainable technology solutions that enable Safety National’s strategic initiatives. Working closely with Product Management, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), product teams, and architecture leaders, you will translate business needs into solution designs that align with enterprise architecture standards while supporting efficient delivery. You’ll serve as a trusted technical advisor, helping teams navigate complex integration challenges, modern engineering practices, and architectural decisions that drive long‑term business value. Success in this role requires strong collaboration across business and technology teams, the ability to evaluate solution alternatives, and a passion for building modern enterprise solutions that are secure, reliable, and positioned for future growth.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is required. Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Required Qualifications

• Experience documenting end to end initiative solution diagrams using C4 or a similar diagraming standard.
• 7 or more years of experience in solution architecture, software engineering, systems integration, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience designing and supporting implementation of complex, multi‑system enterprise solutions.
• Working knowledge of solution architecture concepts including system integration, APIs, application design, and data flows.
• Familiarity with cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Understanding non‑functional requirements including security, scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture standards, governance, and architectural best practices.
• Ability to identify and resolve cross‑functional integration and interoperability challenges.
• Strong analytical, critical‑thinking, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate across product, business, and technology teams in an Agile environment.
• Ability to translate business strategies and capabilities into actionable solution architecture guidance and implementation considerations.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies, business domains, enterprise platforms, and delivery constraints.
• Ability to evaluate solution alternatives while considering business, operational, financial, architectural, and risk impacts.
• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future.
• This position allows for a hybrid work schedule which includes a minimum of 3 days per week in our St. Louis Corporate Office, located at 1832 Schuetz Rd., Saint Louis, MO. All employees are required to submit work‑from‑home requests and follow our Work from Home policy, which will be provided to all candidates selected to interview.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within Agile or SAFe delivery environments.
• Familiarity with containerization, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure‑as‑code, observability, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience evaluating vendor platforms and emerging technologies for enterprise adoption.
• Professional certifications such as SAFe, TOGAF, Microsoft Azure, cloud architecture, or enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and technology assets against unauthorized disclosure, destruction and/or alteration, in accordance with Safety National policies, standards, and procedures.

Benefits

Safety National is a leading specialty insurance and reinsurance provider. Our culture is built upon relationships, which allow us to demonstrate our expertise gained through our rich 80‑year history. As a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Tokio Marine, Inc., we appreciate the benefits and support provided by our affiliation with one of the top 10 insurance companies in the world.

In our vision to be First with Co‑Workers, compensation that includes base salary, holiday bonus, and incentive awards is only a small portion of the comprehensive total rewards package we offer. Our total rewards approach recognizes and rewards the time, talents, efforts, and results of our valued employees. Highlights of our exceptional benefits include generous health, dental, and vision coverage, health savings accounts, a 401(k)-retirement savings match and an annual profit‑sharing contribution. We proudly offer family forming benefits for adoption, fertility, and surrogacy, generous paid time off and paid holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave, a hybrid work environment, and company‑paid life insurance and disability. To support employees in their career journeys, we provide professional growth and development opportunities in addition to employee recognition and well‑being programs.

Safety National is committed to fair, transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive, market‑based compensation. The target base salary range for this position is $116,500 to $150,500. Compensation for the successful candidate will consider the candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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