Director of Solution Architecture

1 week ago

Boston, Massachusetts, United States John Hancock Full time
Job Summary

As a seasoned Solution Architecture Manager at John Hancock, you will be responsible for leading a team of solution architects in driving solution architecture for various high-profile initiatives. Your expertise in solution architecture will be instrumental in managing and driving the overall performance of the team, partnering with business and IT leaders to understand, prioritize, and align solution design roadmaps and related deliverables.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead a team of solution architects in driving solution architecture for various high-profile initiatives.
  • Manage and drive the overall performance of the team.
  • Partner with business and IT leaders to understand, prioritize, and align solution design roadmaps and related deliverables.
  • Ensure the team is actively engaged in all aspects of project life cycles, entrenched in scrum teams, and committed to business success.
  • Own and drive the target state architecture maturity, via solution architecture progress, and business & technical platform alignment.
  • Guide the team in architectural vision and software quality.
  • Collaborate and incorporate feedback from various stakeholders to drive design decisions and practice maturity.
  • Own and drive the solution architecture program for the segment, including backlog prioritization, delivery, managing velocity, realignment, stakeholder communication, etc.
  • Champion solution architecture reviews and process maturity to showcase alignment and adoption of enterprise standards, reduction of technical debt, improved experience, etc.
  • Communicate architecture value in terms of alignment to both functional and non-functional requirements to design & deliver solutions in an easier, better, faster manner.
  • Facilitate and contribute to design reviews and provide appropriate feedback.
  • Ensure designs are produced to satisfy conceptual, logical, and physical views, and align to both segment and global solution architecture assurance standards.
  • Ensure initiatives are driven through various architecture forums and quality gates.
  • Identify complex issues in a timely manner and provide mitigation recommendations to the relevant delivery and business partner leads.
  • Demonstrate leadership abilities in a complex environment in driving operational excellence and best practices.
  • Own and drive articulation of solution architecture metrics, scorecards, dashboards, etc., to demonstrate both alignment and progress of solution architecture practice maturity.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and recent, relevant work experience.
  • Overall information technology experience - 10+ years.
  • Systems or application development experience - 10+ years.
  • Required hands-on experience in any or all including in both backend and front-end - Java, .Net, Web, Mobile, Platform, React, Angular, Azure (preferred) or AWS, AI.
  • Financial services industry experience, especially insurance domain is preferred.
  • Exposure to new technologies, language frameworks, and design patterns.
  • Experience leading a team of technical members including software engineers, architects.
  • Prior experience leading a solution architecture office or program with successful track record is strongly preferred.
  • Prior exposure in lean/agile architecture principles, design authority, etc.
  • Proven storytelling ability to architecture concepts and value to diverse audience, ranging from developers to executive leadership.
  • Proven experience driving and delivering digital efforts with a focus on customer experience, agility, reliability, and quality.
  • Exposure to architecting solutions for cloud - Azure preferred.
  • Exposure to well-architected framework concepts in solution design.
  • Exposure to automation frameworks and their relevance to business agility.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
  • Excellent team building and relationship building skills.
  • Excellent time management skills, including multi-tasking and prioritization.
  • Strong written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
  • Experience articulating the financial and business impact of various solution architecture alternatives, including cost-benefit analysis, TCO, etc.
  • Experience working in an open, highly collaborative team environment.
  • Experience with software development life cycles and technical design principles (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Disciplined Agile, TOGAF, etc.), certification is a plus.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines with attention to detail.
  • Experience with application rationalization and modernization initiatives.
  • Exposure to financial services industry, specifically life insurance is a plus.
  • Understanding and exposure to security and compliance standards and best practices.

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