Senior Solution Architect
Western & Southern Financial Group2 years ago
Cincinnati, OH, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Design and architect end-to-end software solutions using sound design concepts, patterns, and industry best practices.
- Translate business and technical requirements into technical design direction and architectural artifacts.
- Define and maintain architectural principles, technology standards, governance processes, and reusable reference architectures.
- Evaluate current-state and target-state architecture and develop transition plans and road maps.
- Conduct proofs of concept, participate in code reviews, and ensure solutions align with approved principles and business needs.
- Lead or participate in enterprise vendor, technology, and tool selection, including buy-versus-build evaluations.
- Provide architectural consultation, mentoring, and guidance to project teams, solution architects, and developers.
- Research industry trends and present technology and methodology recommendations to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with executives, management, project stakeholders, customers, and associates across the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- Professional solution architecture experience.
- Extensive experience developing architectural models with depth in one or more of business architecture, information architecture, and application/technical architecture, with breadth across all disciplines.
- Experience with product evaluations and selection, including buy-versus-build decisions.
- Strong understanding of messaging, MOM, SOA, ESB, and EAI principles and patterns.
- Working knowledge of Web Services, SOAP, REST, XML, JSON, and interface design.
- Expertise with a broad range of products, technologies, platforms, patterns, frameworks, and methodologies.
- Knowledge of technical design documentation methods and technologies, including Visio and UML.
- Strong communication, presentation, influencing, reasoning, leadership, interpersonal, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience with multiple programming languages such as C#, Java, .NET, and C++ is preferred.
- Experience with IBM Content Management Systems such as FileNet P8 is preferred.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Visio, PowerPoint, and UML modeling tools.
Benefits
- Office-based work setting with extended hours during peak workloads or special projects/events.
- No travel required.
About Western & Southern Financial Group
Western & Southern Financial Group is a privately held financial services parent company offering life insurance, annuities, investment management, and retirement products to individuals and institutions. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in Cincinnati, it operates through subsidiaries including Gerber Life, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Touchstone Advisors/Securities, and Eagle Realty Group. The company distributes products via agents, broker-dealers, and workplace channels across U.S. markets.