About the role

Lead Solutions Architect responsible for designing systems and applications for agile digital enterprise at Transamerica. Collaborating with architects and engineers to modernize digital experience and data platforms.

Responsibilities

Define, document, and deliver current states, target states, and initiative-based architectures to drive modernization of digital experience, correspondence, connectivity, exchange services, and shared data platforms.
Work collaboratively with other architects, software engineers, and business product owners in an agile environment.
Actively contribute to the engineering community as advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the software development lifecycle.
Recommend the selection and integration of data related tools, frameworks and applications required to expand our platform capabilities.
Recommend and implement best practices for the management of enterprise data, including master data, reference data, metadata, data quality, and lineage.
Design robust, reusable and scalable data driven solutions and data pipeline frameworks to automate the ingestion, processing and delivery of structured and unstructured batch and real-time streaming data.
Learn and keep pace with the latest advances in the field; rapidly grasp new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables.
Act as lead and mentor on technical components of strategic projects.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, engineering, MIS, or equivalent experience
Five years of collective experience in the application of architecture, enterprise roadmaps, analytics, cloud, IT strategies, innovation, SAFE, TOGAF and data integration concepts and methodologies
Well versed in defining, recommending, promoting, and enforcing program and project solutions
Expertise using SQL for data profiling, analysis, and extraction
Three years of experience in the five following areas: (1) Architecting, building and administering complex architectures and technologies, and real-time streaming analytics architectures in both on premises and cloud environments (2) Architecting, building and administering large-scale distributed applications (3) Linux operations and development, including CLI, basic commands and shell scripting (Powershell, Bash) (4) Architecting scalable containerized applications with container orchestration framework (5) Execution of DevOps methodologies and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
Attention to detail and results oriented, with a strong customer focus
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Technical communication skills
Prioritization skills to meet tight deadlines
The ability to work in a team environment

Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Employees
Benefits Package
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs