Sales & Distribution Technology Solutions Architect

Springfield, MA, United States

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