Technical Architect (Hybrid to Worcester)

The Hanover Insurance Group•Worcester, MA

7d•$82,000 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Hanover Technology Group is seeking a Technical Architect to join our team in our Worcester, MA Corporate Headquarters in a hybrid work arrangement. The Technical Architect (TA) provides leadership and facilitation for project or program solution and technical design. The TA guides projects on their overall high-level solution and technical approach, engagement with the broader project team, and represents the solution and technical design at the formal architecture review board meeting. The TA is the owner of the project solution and technical architecture process and all architecture artifacts. This is a full time, exempt position.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, system analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience
Must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future (ie. lawful permanent residence or US citizen)
Minimum of 2 – 5 years of design and implementation experience in IT or consulting, with a deep knowledge in a minimum of one of the following technical disciplines: network design, security design, middleware, distributed systems, storage, end points or database platforms.
Exposure to multiple technical configurations, technologies and processing environments
Hands-on experience with Visio, PowerPoint, etc. for architecture diagramming and presentation
Exposure to multiple, diverse business systems, technologies and processing environments
5+ years’ experience with Database Platforms and supporting infrastructure (SQL, Oracle, DB2
Understands how changes/updates effect not only the specific domain but also other systems and infrastructure
Experience with varying hardware and virtualization vendors and manufacturers
Strong interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, collaboration and negotiation
Strong planning, facilitation and organizational skills
Solid written and verbal communication skills
Ability to understand the strategic ("big picture") and tactical perspectives of situations
Ability to translate business needs into solution and technical architecture requirements
Ability to estimate the financial impact of individual solution architecture and alternatives
Ability to define multiple solution options to business problems
Knowledge of key aspects of The Hanover’s business
Basic knowledge of information principles and policies

Nice To Haves

Insurance industry experience and product knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

Be responsible for understanding and enforcing enterprise architectural principles, standards & patterns at the project level
Act with oversight from senior Architecture personnel and consults/enlists other architecture team members (EA, DA, SA) as required
Work in close partnership with business community, business analysts, solution, information and data architects to design and deliver impactful business solutions
Be responsible for technical approach, high level and detailed design of the project in accordance with architectural standards
Be responsible for enforcing the use of standard tools and products across projects as directed by the Enterprise Architecture Organization
Champion and conform applications and infrastructure to accepted Secure Development Operations (DevOps) practices
Identify and document the nonfunctional requirements for the solution and technical designs
Support the project implementation team, SME’s and Production Support team for occasional troubleshooting and root cause analysis efforts
Work in close collaboration with project manager for project status and estimation of resource needs
Assist the project manager in recognizing and mitigating any risks to the solution's overall success or to existing systems, infrastructure and business processes
Understand and mitigate the solution and technical design on security, performance and data privacy through review of proposed configurations and system implementations
Explain existing system capabilities to key business users as well as any modifications in support of business processes.
Keep abreast and leverage existing shared capabilities, products, software and infrastructure in proposed solutions
Review any documentation provided by vendors and internal technical analysis teams for technical accuracy in meeting the business needs.
Review and approve technical specifications; supports subsequent delivery processes to ensure solution meets business and architectural objectives as envisioned
Mentor technical leads and developers in answering questions regarding the architecture and design of our systems
Ensure project compliance to approved software development methodologies.
Work comfortably in SDLC selected by project (waterfall, agile or combination of both)
Communicate both technically and conceptually to provide architecture leadership and guidance to business and technical team members throughout the course of the project