Senior Solution Architect

Boston, MA, United States

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Job Description

The Opportunity

We are looking for flexible, resilient, energetic IT professionals with an engineering mentality, who understands how to deliver what the customer wants and needs, through phenomenal collaboration with our business and IT partners.

Responsibilities

Gain deep understanding of data by collaborating with business; use the understanding to design, curate and publish connected data sets that enables users to self-serve

Propose technology improvements or come up with innovative solutions to tackle business problems.

Align with existing Architecture, security, and risk teams, implement latest guidelines and data models while making suggestions on new architecture patterns.

Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment using tools such as terraform and make guidance on CI/CD standard methodologies.

Participate in Agile sprints and ceremonies; supports rapid iteration and development.

Take lead in inventorying critical data elements and lineage.

Cultivate and maintain positive relationships and fosters collaboration with various teams and partners within the organization.

Architectural design of sophisticated software components, issue, and solution considerations; apply industry standard processes to build scalable and secure solutions that have outstanding technical performance.

Partner with product collaborators to help influence priorities while being responsible for the technical solutions.

Complete gap analysis of current solution design, evaluate future needs and develop proof of concepts.

Cost/benefit analysis of solutions considering technology, risks, scope, cost, quality, time, and resources.

Learn how to measure critical metrics, understand their value, and then use the results to continuously improve both the ecosystem and your solutions.

Be proactive, work with collaborators to define architecture prior to initiating an effort, present and explain these concepts.

Design and develop reusable architecture models and share knowledge with the larger team.

What motivates you?

You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.

You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.

You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.

You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.

You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.

You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

6 + years of previous data architecture/engineering experience, with 3+ years of experience working in enabling azure related data technologies.

Solid understanding of Azure Databricks, ADF, ADLS, Synapse etc.

Excellent knowledge of Python, Spark, and T-SQL

Hands-on experience on crafting and developing scripts for ETL processes and automation in Azure data factory, Azure Databricks and PySpark

Good understanding of data modeling and ability to apply different techniques within a cloud platform.

Knowledge of Azure networking – Subnets, private endpoints, firewalls etc.

Knowledge of GIT/Jenkins – using pipelines for deployment

Knowledge of implementing azure technologies and networking via Terraform

What can we offer you?

A competitive salary and benefits packages.

A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.

A focus on growing your career path with us.

Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.

Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

Values-first culture: We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

Boundless opportunity: We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

Continuous innovation : We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

Championing Corporate Citizenship: We build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.

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About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife /John Hancock , we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour , ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process . All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies . To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact .

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location

Boston, Massachusetts

Salary range is expected to be between

$102,200.00 USD - $189,800.00 USD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)

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