Sales & Distribution Technology Solutions Architect

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As a Solutions Architect on the Wealth & Distribution Technology 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: The 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 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 5+ years development experience, capable of designing and implementing complex solutions. 8+ years of solutions architect or related experience (e.g. tech lead, lead designer) 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. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical degree Must be authorized to work in the US both now and in the future The Ideal Qualifications Skilled leading and/or parti

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Solutions Architect, Sales & Distribution Architecture, Distribution Technology Full-Time, Springfield, MA / Boston, MA / New York, NY

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