Senior Solution Architect

Description

The Opportunity

The Senior Solution Architect is responsible for lead data initiatives from architecture and modeling perspective for data and analytics capabilities within the Azure EDL 2.

0 ecosystem, ensures IT and Data strategy alignment with its business goals. The role will collaborate with other Manulife Segment Architects, Engineers, and Business partners to define solutions for new projects and ongoing architecture modifications that may be required for ongoing optimization of the overall Ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain architecture principles, standards, blueprints, lead digital transformation, developing data technology solution architecture frameworks, decommissioning or redefining legacy applications, data migration, security, privacy, etc.
• Produce target state architecture, perform ongoing assessment and gap analysis, collaborate with the Segment Data Office Architecture team to move the organization toward the target architecture.
• Drive standard methodology implementation of data pipeline design (ingestion / curation), data modeling, data store and consumer facing data structures.
• Owning the vision of managing the application portfolio, including driving application portfolio roadmaps, program governance, data management, and total cost of ownership in alignment with distributed team
• Developing Data Management and Governance Processes for Application Portfolio Management data including : collaboration with data owners and data stewards, innovating new ways to build and maintain data quality, and understanding the meaning of all critical attributes at a field and at an aggregate level
• Ensure that data strategies and architectures are in regulatory compliance. Recognize and identify potential areas where existing policies and procedures require change, or where new ones are needed.
• Select and implement the appropriate tools, software, applications, and systems to support data technology goals.
• Collaborate with project leads and consultants and business unit leaders for all projects

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

• Guide in data solution architecture framework and practice for large and sophisticated organization and systems and implemented large scale end-to-end data management & analytics solutions
• Guide in solution design practice supporting a data technology organization, covering areas such as Data Quality, Data Profiling, Data Governance, Data Security, Metadata Management, MDM, Martech, Data Lake, Data Mesh strategy, Lakehouse architecture with Delta Lake on ADLS, Data Archival and Data Migration strategies using appropriate tools
• Guide in building and operationalizing BigData platforms in cloud using one of the public clouds, preferably MS Azure technology stack (Azure Synapse, Databricks & Unity Catalog, Azure Data Factory, Azure Purview, Azure OpenAI), Informatica MDM), Adobe Experience Platform
• Guide in automating data pipelines in a Big Data ecosystem, DevOps and CICD.
• Hands-on experience with ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) tools and BI tools, languages (e.g. Python) and reporting software (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)

Nice to have

• 8+ years of professional experience in design and development of data solutions including data warehouses, data lakes, lake houses, business intelligence and analytics solutions.
• Experience in hands-on solution delivery on Microsoft Azure Data PaaS stack
• Hands-on experience on designing and developing data pipeline / ETL processes and automation in Azure and NoSql platforms.
• Exposure to and an understanding of Agile scrum methodologies and experience of working in an Agile team
• Understanding of collaboration tools like Teams, and JIRA
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and CI / CD tools such as GitHub and Jenkins
• Good interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Self-reliant and comfortable with a constantly evolving environment

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

• Values-first culture : We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
• Boundless opportunity : We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
• Continuous innovation : We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
• Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion : We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
• Championing Corporate Citizenship : We build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.

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About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better.

With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions.

At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers.

At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.

4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under 945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location

Toronto, Ontario

Salary range is expected to be between

$92,190.00 CAD - $171,210.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact for the salary range for your location.

The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education / training.

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption / surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee / family assistance plans.

We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.

Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.