Sr. Solutions Architect

Voya Financial • Windsor, CT

4d • Remote

About The Position

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today. Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, and five (5) years of experience as a Solution Architect, Software Developer or a related position.
• Big Data Technologies: HDFS, HIVE, SPARK, IMAPLA, Apache Drill, Mongo DB, Java and Scala programming
• Databases: Exadata, Oracle and SQL Server
• Reporting and Visualization: Tableau, QlikView and OBIEE
• Middleware: Web logic, WebSphere, jBOSS and Apache Kafka
• MDM Products: Informatica MDM and Orchestra Network MDM (EBX5)
• Designing and developing data integration solutions for advance data analytics and data ware solutions on RedShift, Big Data and Exadata platforms
• Designing and developing solutions for master data management implementation and upgrades for multiple projects.

Nice To Haves

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture for Data and Analytics, AI/BI, Data Science and MDM Portfolio programs in support of Voya's data transformation and evolution.
• Highlight how major technology initiatives will potentially impact the enterprise's critical financial metrics and economic architectures.
• Lead business and technology innovation that drives the organization's top and bottom lines.
• Engage key business stakeholders and data owners to facilitate both strategy and innovation planning.
• Collaborate with stakeholders involved in business technology strategy and innovation to develop an IT investment roadmap.
• Create deliverables that illustrate how to strategically move the business forward.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture to define a clear plan and governance for ensuring the business architecture work is in lock step with the other enterprise architecture viewpoints.
• Collaborate on enterprise architecture development, including business architecture, information architecture, application portfolio and technical architecture.
• Facilitate agreement on organizational work models and processes to meet business requirements.
• Seek ways to apply new technology to, and reuse existing technology for, business processes.
• Research and provide information on technical trends and competitors' practices relevant to assigned line-of-business (LOB) or business unit (BU) partners.
• Assess near-term needs, using structured interview processes, to establish business priorities.
• Consult with technical subject matter experts and develop alternative technical solutions.
• Advise on options, risks, costs versus. Analyze benefits, and impact on other business processes and system priorities.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

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