Systems Architecture & Engineering, Technology Management
experience:
11 - 15 years
Job Description
Senior Manager, Technical Architecture
The Senior Manager, Technical Architecture provides technical leadership on client engagement, including serving as a resource to the project team and the client by evaluating and proposing technical alternatives for resolving business and technology issues. The Senior Manager serves as the point of escalation for architecture related activities on projects, and is the escalation point for the Customer. The Senior Manager, Technical Architecture supervises a team, and is responsible for the performance of the project team, and is expected to develop team members by increasing their knowledge and skills within the software solutions engineering practice. The Senior Manager may be expected to work across multiple complex projects simultaneously.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides technical leadership on client engagement, including serving as a resource to the project team and the client by evaluating and proposing technical alternatives for resolving business and technology issues.
Serves as a Supervisor and Team Lead
Assumes people management responsibilities including, but not limited to, the management of direct reports, writing and conducting annual performance reviews, managing under-performance, and serving as a hiring manager.
Responsible for the performance of the project team, and is expected to develop team members by increasing their knowledge and skills within the software solutions engineering practice.
Identifies cross-capability and cross-release issues that affect the business architecture integrity
Transforms customer requirements into technical blueprints
Defines the complete technical infrastructure environment
Serves as a trusted adviser of the customer
Performs Design / Code Review
Participates in Conformance Reviews
Maintain current knowledge of all relevant technology developments and seek opportunities to deploy new technologies that benefit the client
May work across multiple complex projects simultaneously.
Performs other related duties and activities as required.
REQUIREMENTS
Education and Work Experience:
Bachelor’s degree, or its equivalent, in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a closely-related technical/analytical field.
Minimum of 12 years’ professional experience in software development
Or Master’s degree plus minimum of 8 years’ related professional experience
Experience in customer facing roles
Demonstrated experience leading large teams and managing employee performance
Deep experience with a breadth of technologies, including C#, SQL, Visual Studio, Microsoft Foundation technologies, Windows Server 2012/2016 administration and configuration, JavaScript, XSLT, XML, HTML, CSS, AJAX
Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:
Ability to identify and understand technology trends within the industry
Deep professional experience with .Net Solutions and SQL and relational database design
Demonstrated experience with XML and XSL
Experience/knowledge of P&C Insurance software applications
Experience/knowledge of software development life cycle for P&C insurance software
Experience with systems integration (Policy, Billing, claims, Reinsurance, third-party systems)
Experience with implementation of Duck Creek Example Platform solutions for Policy Administration, Billing and/or ASW Claims preferred
Other Requirements:
Travel: 50-75%
Work Authorization: Legally authorized to work in the country of the job location.
Physical: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.