Solution Architect - Digital Experiences

Job ID : 7907

Working Business Language : This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English.

Salary : At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees.

In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan.

The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to : your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role.

The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range : $120, 000 - $170, 000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

About Us

At Wawanesa, we're proud to offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work.

You may work from any of the following locations : Winnipeg, MB; Wawanesa, MB; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB;

Lethbridge, AB; Toronto, ON; Kitchener, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Moncton, NB; Dartmouth; NS

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company ("Wawanesa Mutual"), founded in 1896, is one of Canada's largest mutual insurers, with over $3.

5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual, with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada.

Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada, and we are home to more than 3,600 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate.

We give back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations, including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change.

To learn more visit wawanesa.com.

We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.

Job Overview

This role is vital to Wawanesa's success by guiding the solution architecture lifecycle of digital experiences for brokers, members, and the public.

The Solutions Architect is embedded within a delivery team to manage the initiation, elaboration, construction, transition, operation, and retirement of technology solutions.

Job Responsibilities :

• Develop and maintain current state architecture models and artifacts including the four key domains of architecture : Business, Application, Data, and Technology.
• Gather solution architecture requirements from various sources including interviewing business and IT stakeholders, established architecture standards and principles, and reference architectures.
• Identify solution non-functional requirements.
• Identify key business and technology drivers that impact application architectures, such as end-user requirements, existing application environment, and non-functional requirements.
• Evaluate alternate approaches and develop target state architecture.
• Provide leadership and direction guidance to solution delivery teams to ensure solution design and implementation aligns to the target state architecture.
• Participate and provide architectural guidance in the construction, modeling, and design of prototypes, proofs of concepts, and working models of complex or new design elements.
• Ensure that all aspects of the solution design adhere to best practices and meets the requirements of the business by participating in conceptual and physical design, design reviews, and approving / signing off on deliverables.
• Create and maintain architecture and system design standards.
• Develop application runways and technology roadmaps to align with business and IT objectives and strategies.
• Review and provide recommendations for continuous improvements to architecture practice.
• Mentor and lead other architects and technical resources to facilitate consistent architecture practice.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of architecture experience.
• 10+ years of experience in full life cycle solution design, preferably in a medium to large enterprise environments.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, an analytical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Expert knowledge and experience with designing and delivering solutions that factor in system performance, usability, quality, cross-system interdependencies, scalability, and overall cost to develop and maintain.
• Strong business sense with the ability to translate complex business requirements into technology solutions.
• Adeptly communicate with senior executives, both verbally and in writing, in a persuasive and eloquent manner.
• Expert analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage and prioritize workload.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills to effectively deal with both internal and external stakeholders and partners.
• Experience with technologies including Guidewire, JavaScript / React, Cloud / SaaS, Digital Experience Platforms, Salesforce, and MarTech Stack is considered an asset.
• Experience in the insurance industry is considered an asset.

Wawanesa is proud to be one of Manitoba's Top Employers, a Kincentric Best Employer in Canada and a Forbes Best Employer in Canada recognizing an exceptional place to work!

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