Sr. Platform Architect - Corporate Systems

Pacific Life Insurance; Newport Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Sr Platform Architect to drive innovation and architecture guidance for corporate functions. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse platforms, ensuring alignment with business strategies and measurable outcomes. You will lead a team of skilled professionals, focusing on technical architecture and product delivery support. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this firm offers a supportive environment where your contributions can make a real impact. If you are passionate about technology and architecture, this position is a perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Generous paid time off

Paid Parental Leave

401k savings plan with company match

Qualifications

• Expertise in product architecture design and strategic planning.
• 8+ years of experience in various architecture domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate architecture efforts for platforms and products.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize features and requirements.

Skills

Strategic planning

Product architecture design

Product delivery support

Technical architecture

Platform reference architectures

Technology portfolio optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

8+ years experience as an architect

Tools

PeopleSoft

Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

FIS Prophet

Tyche

Job description

Job Description:

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better. Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.

We’re actively seeking a talented domain architect for the role of Sr Platform Architect, to support domain which includes functions such as Finance, Actuarial, Compliance, Risk & Legal, to join our Pacific Life Technology Architecture in Newport Beach, CA.

This role is hybrid or 100% onsite. We believe in empowering our employees to get work done both in and out of the office.

As a Sr Platform Architect assigned to Corporate functions, you’ll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by providing architecture guidance and direction on our solutions and systems like PeopleSoft, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, FIS Prophet, Tyche, and several more which are grouped under distinct Platforms. You will fill a new role that sits on a team of 10 people in the corporate division. Your colleagues will include Architects and fellow technology professionals.

How you'll help move us forward:

• Responsible for leading, managing, and coordinating the efforts of the architecture of a platform and its products.
• Collaborate with product managers, stakeholders, and delivery teams to prioritize features and requirements based on business value, user needs, and technical feasibility.
• Define and align platform technical architecture (platforms, platform products, technical capabilities) with Pacific Life's business strategy, ensuring that business outcomes are achievable and measurable.
• Design and document the overall structure, components, and interrelationships of a platform (IT systems, applications, data, and infrastructure).
• Develop collateral describing the architectural components of a platform and its products, critical connection points and linkage to the future state platform architecture.
• Define appropriate patterns to be developed by platform products.
• Responsible for identification of architectural risks and works with platform owners, program managers, software vendors and platform portfolio architects to create and implement mitigations plans.
• Responsible for review of platform epics and features (enablers) and ensuring that the platform architecture supports those features.
• Participates in platform product development, assuring compliance with reference architectures, standards, and guardrails.
• Develop prototypes and proof of concepts to validate design decisions, demonstrate functionality, and gather feedback from stakeholders and end-users.
• Create and maintain a product roadmap that outlines the planned features, enhancements, and releases over time, and aligns with the organization's strategic priorities.

The experience you bring:

• Strategic planning and blueprinting.
• Product architecture design.
• Product architecture assurance.
• Product delivery support.
• Platform reference architectures.
• Technology portfolio optimization.
• 8+ years experience as an architect.
• Historical focus on multiple architecture domains.
• Concentration in technical architecture.

What makes you stand out:

• Expert within the technical components of the assigned platform.

You can be who you are. People come first here. We’re committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce. Learn more about how we create a welcoming work environment through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at www.pacificlife.com. What’s life like at Pacific Life? Visit Instagram.com/lifeatpacificlife.

Base Pay Range:

The base pay range noted represents the company’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications and geographic location. Also, most employees are eligible for additional incentive pay.

$148,230.00 - $181,170.00

Your Benefits Start Day 1

Your wellbeing is important to Pacific Life, and we’re committed to providing you with flexible benefits that you can tailor to meet your needs. Whether you are focusing on your physical, financial, emotional, or social wellbeing, we’ve got you covered.

• Prioritization of your health and well-being including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellbeing Reimbursement Account that can be used on yourself or your eligible dependents.
• Generous paid time off options including: Paid Time Off, Holiday Schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off.
• Paid Parental Leave as well as an Adoption Assistance Program.
• Competitive 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation.

EEO Statement:

Pacific Life Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at Pacific Life Insurance Company.