Penn Mutual

AVP, Enterprise Architecture

Penn Mutual

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $245,000 - $265,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AngularApacheAWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJenkinsJUnitKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesMockitoMongoDBMySQLNGINXPostgresPythonReactReduxSQL

About the role

  • Provide strategic leadership and direction for the Application Development, SRE, Infrastructure, AI, and QA team.
  • Oversee a team of architectures, ensuring they are motivated, aligned with company goals, and delivering high-quality work.
  • Manage the development lifecycle of applications, from conception to deployment, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
  • Develop and implement technology strategies aligned with the company’s objectives, ensuring the effective use of technology to drive innovation and competitive advantage.
  • Work closely with other departments, such as product management, IT operations, and business stakeholders, to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs.
  • Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and quality assurance processes to ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of applications.
  • Manage resource allocation, including budgeting, staffing, and vendor relationships, to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of the application development team.
  • Identify and mitigate risks related to application development projects, such as technical challenges, resource constraints, and changes in business requirements.
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the application development team, fostering innovation, learning, and professional development.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and industry best practices, such as data privacy regulations and cybersecurity standards.
  • Define standards frameworks and solutions, within best practices, for the development’s teams to follow.
  • Coordinate release planning activities with stakeholders from development, QA, product management, and IT operations to ensure alignment with business objectives and release schedules.
  • Manage relationships with third-party vendors and service providers, including cloud providers, data centers, and infrastructure vendors, to ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met and issues are resolved promptly.
  • Manage the end-to-end release process, including scheduling, coordinating, and communicating release activities and milestones to stakeholders.
  • Facilitate the change management process, including assessing the impact of proposed changes, coordinating change approvals, and ensuring adherence to change management policies and procedures.
  • Collaborate with compliance and governance teams on applicable standards and policies, ensuring all deliverables are observable and adhere to those policies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
  • Advanced degree or relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) preferred.
  • 15+ years of experience in software architecture, enterprise architecture, and technical leadership roles.
  • Deep technical expertise in software architecture, cloud computing, microservices, API design, data architecture, and other relevant domains.
  • Proven track record of defining and implementing architectural strategies that drive business value and innovation.
  • Deep expertise in architecture frameworks, design patterns, cloud computing, microservices, APIs, and other relevant technologies.
  • Proven knowledge of a broad spectrum of platforms, technologies, and design principles including Python, Java, .Net, Unit Testing (TDD, Mockito, JUnit), SQL (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL), Angular/React, Apache/NGINX Configuration, Linux, GIT management and configuration, Jenkins CI, Container deployments (Kubernetes), React/Redux, JVM profiling, Containerization, OAuth, JWT, AWS, GCP, and Azure.
  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including the ability to inspire and motivate teams, drive change, and foster a culture of excellence and innovation.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities

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Hard skills
software architecturecloud computingmicroservicesAPI designdata architecturePythonJava.NetSQLAngularReact
Soft skills
leadershipteam motivationstrategic directionchange managementcontinuous improvementcollaborationrisk managementcommunicationproblem-solvinginnovation
Certifications
TOGAFAWS Certified Solutions Architect