Solutions Architect

2 weeks ago

Cincinnati, United States Western & Southern Financial Group Full time

Western & Southern Financial Group (W&SFG) is a Fortune 500 Financial Services company with a long history of strength and stability. We provide life and health insurance, annuities, mutual funds, and investment management products and services for millions of people through our member companies.


We are seeking a Solutions Architect to support the growing Enterprise Integration and Services practice within our Information Technology (IT) department. Our IT department executes with proficiency, delivering to our clients valued services that help them to achieve their financial goals. We make solutions simple, align resources and assets with strategic priorities, and continually improve our skills, processes and IT capabilities. The person who accepts this position will be challenged to perform complex tasks and be rewarded accordingly.


What would I do?

As a Solutions Architect you will be a part of our Enterprise Integration and Services team (EIS). EIS provides middleware for high reuse in the enterprise. EIS also provides coarse-grained services for reuse amongst Western & Southern Financial Group’s systems. These platforms and services are intended to provide connectivity with consistency and agility.

The Solutions Architect should be able to articulate a vision for supporting the enterprise strategy by working with other application and platform teams; and collaborating with Enterprise Architects. Among other tasks, this candidate should demonstrate a working knowledge of API Gateways, Enterprise Service Bus implementations, Event Frameworks, and leveraging middleware as part of a Federated SSO approach. WSFG uses the following:

  • IBM API Connect
  • IBM IIB
  • PING Federate

This candidate should have a passion for improving processes through an Agile mindset: looking for opportunities to streamline release management or striving to achieve new levels of maturity with API implementations. While this candidate would be focusing mainly on integration, they should be conversant about web services and have a track record of collaborating with other groups within an IT organization as either a tech lead or solutions architect. Working knowledge of hardware capabilities and virtual machines is a plus, but not required.

Additional responsibilities include documenting best practices, setting foundations for the intake of new work, and triaging support issues with an eye toward determining root cause and preventing future problems. You will receive the opportunity to research and use new tools as our dynamic team implements the next generation of Western & Southern Financial Group’s technology.


This is a great opportunity if you are an experienced middleware developer or technical thought leader who wants to expand their influence in an IT organization focused on delivering value for both internal and external customers. Qualified candidates will have either a strong development background in enterprise application middleware. Most of all, the ideal candidate will be passionate about technology and be willing to champion change with the support of others in the IT organization.


You would enjoy a very competitive benefit plan including medical, dental, prescription, vision, long term and short term disability coverage, tuition reimbursement, free fitness center, paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) plan with a company match, AND a defined benefit pension plan We offer highly subsidized parking or bus subsidies, free breakfast and lunch in our onsite café, as well as numerous employee discounts.


Tell me about Western & Southern Financial Group

There's never been a better time to become an associate

  • Financial Strength: We're a Fortune 500 company that's been in business for over 130 years, with a capital-to-asset ratio of over 19%. We are consistently recognized for our financial stability and operating performance by ratings agencies.
  • Supportive Culture: We're a fast paced professional work environment with a focus on the welfare of our associates. Over 50% of our positions are filled from within.
  • Community Involvement: Western & Southern is deeply rooted in Cincinnati as one of the city’s most generous corporations with a five year total of over $50 million in donations and sponsorships throughout the Greater Cincinnati area. From the Thanksgiving Day Race, to the W&S Open, to the W&S WEBN Fireworks, we impact our communities and our citizens every day through our corporate citizenship and by regularly inviting our associates’ participation in events.

What's next?

If you are looking for a career with an organization that is a leader in the financial industry, a committed community partner, and truly understands the value of its talented workforce, apply today

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