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Solutions Architect, Sales & Distribution Architecture, Distribution Technology

Full-Time, Springfield, MA / Boston, MA / New York, NY

The Opportunity

As a Solutions Architect on the Sales & Distribution Architecture team, you will join a highly effective team of experienced and talented architects who collaborate to define and influence solutions across the sales & distribution value stream.

The Team

The Sales & Distribution Architecture team is uniquely positioned as a shared service in support of several support & delivery organizations that enable our two primary distribution channels. Your Architect peers lead through accountability, coaching, collaboration, creativity and knowledge to define the solutions that enable meaningful business outcomes and technical modernization for high priority initiatives. Our team is motivated by the role that we play in influencing both business and technical strategies and the value that our partnership provides to the teams that we engage with to deliver. We are in high demand and are growing as a result.

The Impact

he role includes keeping abreast of the industry and applying that knowledge to ensure we are architecting and designing solutions that meet future state business strategies. As a Solutions Architect you’ll have an opportunity to partner with other experienced technology resources to deliver solutions that transform our business processes. In this role, as well as all roles within MassMutual, you will demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to being inclusive, a strong business acumen, and will show courage, even in the most difficult situations. You will exercise your strong communication skills, as well as your passion for learning, leadership traits, resilience, and self-awareness.

In this role, you will be expected to:

• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to define and maintain the target operating model for delivery, including technologies, tools, and patterns

• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to further the strategic vision and application roadmaps

• Partner with Development Teams to translate architecture to design/code-level execution

• Serve as the technical liaison between MassMutual business partners, industry vendors, and distribution partners, while working very closely with both business and technical stakeholders

• Identify end-to-end technical solutions based on business needs that utilize a service-based architecture incorporating API’s and Events for decoupling Digital and Backend application services.

• Capture future state technology vision in actionable, context-specific roadmaps

• Partner directly with the specific technology subject matter experts and technical leads to ensure architecture standards are adopted and solutions are aligned with enterprise Technology stacks.

• Architect Solutions are designed as reusable components (API’s/ Microservices) that compose an overall solution that’s flexible, scalable, performant, and providing excellent user experience.

• Be accountable for implementation of cross-functional solution architecture of all technologies in the Sales & Distribution technology stack

• Understand and proactively assess the current state of the technology and identify gaps and overlaps

• Ensure technologies are optimized, recommending investments and rationalization and if necessary, conducts technology assessment and selection

• Possess deep industry understanding and a point-of-view of the services provided, and the technologies/products used in the industry in order to effectively make decisions on product usage and investment at MassMutual

Typical day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Strong partnership & collaboration with Enterprise Architecture

• Creation and/or contributing to governed architecture artifacts, including Solution, Decisions, Strategies and Roadmaps.

• Hands-on collaboration with Development teams

• Project Team Meetings, status, planning, requirement reviews, etc.

• Design & Code Reviews

• Architecture/ Design Decisions & Technology Evaluations

• Industry Trends, Research, POC, Tools

• Test Plan Reviews

• Production Support Transition Reviews

• Contribute to our architecture community by attending and participating in Architecture & Design Roundtables, Architecture Review Boards, and Solution Architecture Guild meetings

The Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors in engineeringor equivalent experience

• 8+ years of solutions architect or related experience (e.g. tech lead, lead designer)

• 5+ years development experience, capable of designing and implementing complex solutions

• 2+ years of experience in sales & distribution related business processes and technologies, including at least one of the following sub-domains: Marketing, Wealth Management, Distribution Management, Incentive Management (compensation, recognition), Broker Dealer Administration, Insurance Distribution

The Ideal Qualifications

• AWS Certifications

• 7+ design & development experience including frontend, backend, database and Integration technologies preferred

• Strong knowledge of data modeling and ETL development including development patterns, and best practices

• Experience with one or more of the following platforms/technologies:

• Vertica

• Kong

• Kafka

• Salesforce

• React / NextJS

• Content Management Platforms / Search Engines

• Life, Disability Income and Annuity Order Entry

• Investment Custodian Platforms

• Needs Analysis / Financial Planning Software

• DTCC

• SAP

• CI/CDDev Ops

• Kubernetes

• Experience in AWS cloud application design, development, and deployment

• Experience with event streaming and web service protocols like SOAP, REST, JSON or Kafka 

• Experience with data development, including database design, modeling, ETL and scheduling

• Skilled leading and/or participating in system design and architectural activities including technical requirement writing experience and ability to lead collaboration sessions for important design reviews and decisions.

• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work in a team-based environment including employees, vendors, and third-party contractors

• Excellent mentoring skills and the desire to contribute to efforts beyond the scope of the day-to-day project work

• Proven ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to less experienced team members

• General working knowledge of insurance data, investment data and /or financial data

• Experience in working with and enabling integrations withvendor / SaaS platforms

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

• Regular meetings with the Sales & Distribution Architecture team

• Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager

• Access to mentorship opportunities

• Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups

• Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms

• Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits

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MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.

Salary Range: $134,400.00-$176,400.00