Solutions Architect

Houston, TX, United States

Our not-so-secret sauce.

Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. More than 9,000 of the industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can thrive as a Solutions Architect at MMA National.

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With 170 offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC).

A day in the life.

As a Solutions Architect on the MMA National Enterprise Architecture Team, you will collaborate with Technology and Business partners to design and communicate solutions using packaged solutions, cloud services, and custom development. In this role, you will be responsible for generating and providing feedback on Architecture Documents, delivering them to Architecture Review Board.  You will guide and empower teams to ensure adherence to standards and security within domains like enterprise applications, web applications, microservices, and application containerization.  Staying updated with the latest technologies, you will share knowledge across teams and evaluate vendor products. Your role as a Solutions Architect is crucial in driving technology solutions in alignment with business objectives.

Our future colleague.

We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills:

•    Demonstrated ability to design solutions and effectively communicate them through standard methods, including logical component diagrams, integration diagrams, and deployment diagrams.

•    The ability to evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and tools to assess their suitability for solving specific business problems and meeting project requirements.

•    Knowledge and experience of all phases of the SDLC and full lifecycle implementations using traditional waterfall / iterative and more modern agile methodologies.

•    Experience working and communicating with both business and technical stakeholders at varying levels of seniority and understanding.

•    Experience in developing software solutions utilizing various technology stacks and methodologies, including Nodejs, Angular, React, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes Containerization, JSON and Rest Web Services

•    Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including knowledge of cloud architecture, services, and deployment models.

•    Familiarity with DevOps practices, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, and infrastructure automation, to enable efficient solution deployment and management.

•    Understanding of security principles, data protection, and compliance requirements to design secure and compliant solutions.

•    Hands-on experience with identifying and resolving complex technical issues, as well as providing guidance to technical teams in troubleshooting and problem-solving.

These additional qualifications are a plus, but not required to apply:

•    Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.

•    Insurance or Finance Industry related knowledge

•    TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Certification

We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you.

Valuable benefits.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We’ve built a culture that promotes colleague well-being through robust benefit programs and resources, encourages professional and personal development, and celebrates opportunities to pursue the projects and causes that give colleagues fulfilment outside of work.

Some benefits included in this role are:

•    Generous time off, including personal and volunteering

•    Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

•    Full Time Remote

•    Charitable contribution match programs

•    Stock purchase opportunities

Legal work authorization to work in the U.S. on a permanent and ongoing basis without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.

To learn more about a career at MMA, check us out online: http://marshmma.com/careers or flip through our recruiting brochure: https://bit.ly/3Qpcjmw

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•    https://twitter.com/LifeatMMA

•    https://www.linkedin.com/company/marsh-mclennan-agency/

The applicable base salary range for this role is $85,230 to $149,205. The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other wellbeing programs as well as employee assistance programs.

Who you are is who we are.

We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. We are always seeking those with ethics, talent, and ambition who are interested in joining our client-focused teams.

Marsh McLennan and its affiliates are EOE Minority/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity employers.

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