Enterprise Technology Group has a Senior Leadership opportunity as a Senior Solution Architect – Data.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the architectural design, integration, and deployment of the enterprise's overall systems.
• Design and implement system solutions that meet user/client needs, cost constraints, and integration requirements with existing applications, systems, or platforms.
• Champion data strategy across the organization, working with business users and data teams to design, document, review, and negotiate solutions that align with strategic business and technology goals.
• Lead a cross-functional team responsible for the operational excellence of the data platform, including change management, SDLC, and CI/CD.
• Develop and implement a technical roadmap for the continuous improvement of the data platform, encompassing tech stack upgrades, cost optimization, and compliance.
• Researches, identifies, selects, and tests technology products required for solution delivery.
• Establishes, implements, and documents the technology integration or migration strategies.
• Provides governance and oversight as a senior member of the Architecture Review Board.
• Staying on top of the industry trends and new technologies for our given system architecture.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relevant discipline.
• 8 years IT experience in system design & integration.
• Experience building and deploying analytic solutions that drive business impact for Sales and Marketing organizations in enterprise settings.
• Expertise in Salesforce and Marketing Cloud, with a proven track record of success in delivering innovative solutions.
• Deep understanding of public cloud computing providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data and analytics platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, etc), and how to leverage these technologies to build and maintain high-performance data and analytics solutions. Experience with the AWS ecosystem is a significant advantage.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely communicate complex data insights to a variety of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive under pressure and function effectively in a fast-paced, agile work environment.
• Strong judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to make quick and informed decisions under pressure.
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy, with a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with others and build consensus to achieve common goals.
• Passion for technology and a commitment to continuous learning.
• Experience implementing operational best practices such as monitoring, alerting, and metadata management.
• Experience managing, measuring, and improving data quality in a data warehouse environment.
• Proven ability to identify and communicate data-driven insights that drive business impact.
• Experience working in an agile development environment, with a focus on delivering value to customers early and often.
• Experience working in large teams using CI/CD practices to automate the development and deployment of software.
• Expertise in Data Integration & Analytic Methodologies, and Data Modeling.
• Strong knowledge of REST API design, Python, PySpark.
• Working knowledge of Microservices and working with data in relational & No-SQL databases, caching strategies, etc.
• Progressive experience in new technology, programming, application analysis, and security/disaster recovery.
• Knowledge of the process and concepts involved in systems implementations, including conceptual design, work process evaluation, cost assessment for development and implementation.
• Must have previous Agile, Scrum or SAFe experience.

Preferred

• MS degree in Computer Science or relevant discipline.
• Insurance Industry knowledge.

About Us:

Health. Life. Retirement. The Physicians Mutual family empowers people from all walks of life to enjoy the financial security they deserve. That’s what Insurance for all of us® is about.
The Physicians Mutual family includes Physicians Mutual Insurance Company and Physicians Life Insurance Company. Physicians Mutual Insurance Company offers reliable dental and supplemental health insurance (and now, pet insurance!). Physicians Life Insurance Company provides important Medicare Supplement and life insurance coverage. The company additionally offers coverage for funeral pre-planning to help meet the growing needs of funeral home owners and the families they serve.

Since our start in 1902, our dedication to delivering on our promise has helped make us one of the nation’s leading health and life insurance providers. In fact, we are rated in the top 1% of insurance companies. We consistently maintain some of the highest financial strength ratings in the nation from independent insurance analysts, including A.M. Best Company and Weiss Ratings, ensuring we’ll be there for our policyowners and our employees far into the future.

But the achievement we’re most proud of? We have a 95% customer approval rating — a true sign of a company dedicated to embodying its vision.