Corporate Vice President - Technical Enterprise Architect

New York Life • New York, NY

26d • Hybrid

About The Position

New York Life is looking for a technical Enterprise Architect which is a strategic role responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing enterprise-wide technology solutions with a focus on the insurance industry. This is a multidomain-experienced role, with deep technology skills, leveraging expertise in LeanIX (or similar EA tooling) for enterprise architecture management and technical architecture modeling across AWS, enterprise integration, cloud services planning to align IT strategies with business objectives, ensuring scalability, security, and operational efficiency. The architect will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive digital transformation, optimize technology landscapes, and support innovation in insurance processes.
As part of our Technology organization, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life's digital landscape. Leverage cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI to increase productivity, streamline processes, and create seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. Your expertise fuels innovation, agility, and growth — driving the company's success.

Requirements

• Organized and detail oriented.
• Strong data-driven decision-making approach.
• Proficient in creating compelling architecture deliverables and roadmap visualizations.
• Proficient in leading complex technical discussion to drive decision on technology directions.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, with at least 3 years in the insurance industry.
• Proven expertise in LeanIX for enterprise architecture management (or equivalent)
• Extensive experience designing and implementing solutions on AWS, including compute, storage, networking, serverless architecture, others a plus.
• Hands-on experience with digital transformation and cloud migration strategies (e.g., rehosting, re-platforming, refactoring).
• Deep knowledge of AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, EKS) and cloud-native architectures.
• Proficiency in Lucid Chart and LeanIX (or similar) for modeling enterprise architectures and managing IT landscapes.
• Familiarity with insurance-specific technologies, such as policy administration systems, claims management platforms, or actuarial tools.
• Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, Disaster Recovery, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong Microsoft skills (Excel/PowerPoint)
• Ability to leverage Generative AI to enhance and inform your deliverables.
• Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards relevant to the insurance industry.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on delivering business value.
• Leadership and collaboration skills to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• TOGAF Certification
• LeanIX Certified Professional (or equivalent experience in LeanIX or similar tool
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Architecture Design: Develop and maintain comprehensive enterprise architecture frameworks using LeanIX to map business processes, applications, and technology infrastructure specific to the insurance sector.
• Cloud Strategy and Implementation: Lead the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud-based solutions across NYL hybrid model (Colo and AWS), ensuring alignment with insurance industry requirements such as compliance, data security, and scalability.
• Technology Roadmap Development: Create and maintain strategic IT roadmaps that support business goals, incorporating LeanIX for application portfolio management, assessing emerging technology and AWS cloud services for infrastructure modernization.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with business leaders, product owners, and IT teams to translate insurance business needs into technical solutions, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, or insurance-specific regulations).
• Solution Optimization: Assess and optimize the existing technology stack, identifying opportunities to leverage AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, other) and cloud-native architectures to enhance performance and reduce costs by identifying opportunities for simplification, consolidation, and decommissioning.
• Governance and Compliance: Establish governance frameworks for architecture standards management, ensuring compliance with insurance industry regulations and best practices for data privacy and security. Support NYL Domain Architecture community to analyze our landscape and develop and shepherd standards proposals through the governance process.
• Innovation and Transformation: Drive digital transformation initiatives by integrating emerging technologies (e.g., AI, machine learning, other) into the insurance ecosystem, leveraging AWS tools and services.
• LeanIX Expertise: Utilize LeanIX to document, analyze, and optimize the enterprise architecture, providing visibility into business/technology roadmaps, application dependencies, technology lifecycles, and IT costs.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks related to implementation of technology, ensuring robust disaster recovery and business continuity plans tailored to insurance operations.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Guide and mentor junior architects and support NYL Lead and Domain architecture community and technical teams, ensuring we are improving consistency in delivery and helping them execute their roles effectively in EA Management processes.

Benefits

• We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs.
• Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level