Lead Solution Architect

The Opportunity:

Are you looking for a supportive, collaborative workplace with great teams and inspiring leaders? You've come to the right place. We're looking for ambitious people who share our values and want to make every day better for people around the world. If this sounds like you, and the career below sounds exciting, we'd like to hear from you.

As the Lead Solution Architect, you will be responsible for overseeing the architectural design and integration of complex systems and applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that solutions align with business objectives and technical requirements. Your expertise will guide the development of innovative solutions that enhance our competitive edge and meet the evolving needs of our clients.

We are looking for someone with:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 16 years of professional experience with 5 or more years of proven experience as a Solution Architect or similar role, with a strong track record of successful project delivery.
• Deep understanding of business strategy and ability to craft software/platform/infrastructure architecture plans to support business outcomes
• Evaluates and builds a network of third-party suppliers
• Reflects on and improves behavior
• Needs to attend conferences to learn from others
• Writes tutorials and gives training
• Demonstrates all core skills, and some interpersonal skills beyond requirements for role
• High level of discipline knowledge and understanding of area of practice
• Able to combine knowledge of discipline and the market, some perspective on customer requirements
• Fit for purpose and usually refined quality
• Understands the overall 'picture' in most situations
• Understands the political landscape and informal hierarchy within the firm
• Strong knowledge of the business, some expertise
• Collaborative attitude, willingness to work with team members; able to coach, participate in code reviews, share skills and methods
• Constantly learns from both success and failure
• Good organizational and problem-solving abilities that enable you to manage through creative abrasion
• Good verbal and written communication; able to effectively articulate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes
• Experiments with emerging technologies and understanding how they will impact what comes next

Decision Authorities:

• Able to achieve all tasks using own judgement
• Can lead small to medium sized groups where required
• Foresees problems instead of solving them, recognizes the needs for flexibility and diverse solutions

On the job you will:

• Responsible for architectural design, issues and solutions considerations; apply industry best practices to create scalable and secure solutions that have superior technical performance
• Responsible for product architectural design, issues and solutions considerations for value streams
• Recommends architectural standards for complex infrastructure based on standards
• Builds and maintains complex system architectures
• Troubleshoots mis-specified architectures and rapidly corrects them
• Has positive impact to specific organizational entities & understands nature of impact
• Top contributor and often enables others to contribute as well

Working Arrangement: Hybrid

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 mindset 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

Our commitment to you:

• Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better
• A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success
• A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry
• Our best. Every day.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

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 recruitment@manulife.com.

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