Sammons Financial Group Companies · 6 hours ago
Systems Architect
West Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$92K/yr - $191K/yr
12+ years expSammons Financial Group Companies is seeking a Systems Architect responsible for the architectural design, development, and deployment of the enterprise's products and services. The role involves leading technical design and delivery activities, defining solutions based on business needs, and ensuring compatibility with existing systems.
FinanceFinancial ServicesRetirement
No H1B
U.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Theresa Sherry
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor technical design and delivery activities for one or more product or service teams
Define and document solution approach for technical problems or opportunities
Create and maintain solution development and delivery standards and specifications
Prepare and interpret architectural requirements for a product or service
Create and maintain solution design specifications
Provide expert direction and support for one or more of application, data, integration, security, operational and systems management architectural and design domains
Ensure compatibility and interoperability with business required systems, products and services
Provide expert direction and support for Systems Development Life Cycle and Change Management requirements and tools
Contribute to developing the roadmap for improving and/or further leveraging products or services
Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information resources against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure
Recommend product or service improvements and upgrades
May be required to be on call and may be required to work for extended periods outside of normal business hours in conjunction with a product or service delivery schedule
Maintain professional, technical and business skills relevant to the job
Utilize established report, time accounting and collaborative process to provide data for management. Adhere to management requirements on time reporting and accountability
Participate in and support the identification and resolution of product or service issues
Participate in and support the development of cost-benefit and return on investment analysis for products or services
Liaise with company’s technology suppliers for prompt recertification of incidents
Take an active role in cross-departmental projects when needed
Partner in oversight of quality assurance of program logic, data processing, and error resolution
Commitment to embrace Sammons Financial Group Companies shared values (Accountability, Connection, Openness, Respect and Integrity)
As stated within the Company Attendance and Punctuality policy, regular attendance is required and expected in order to meet the business service levels and workflow demands
Participate in other initiatives and/or projects as necessary
Qualification
Required
Under administrative direction, responsible for the architectural design, development and deployment of the enterprise's products and services
Defines solutions based on business needs, cost and required integration with existing applications, systems or platforms
Researches, identifies, selects and tests technology products required for product or service solution delivery
Establishes, implements and documents technology integration or migration strategies
Lead and mentor technical design and delivery activities for one or more product or service teams
Define and document solution approach for technical problems or opportunities
Create and maintain solution development and delivery standards and specifications
Prepare and interpret architectural requirements for a product or service
Create and maintain solution design specifications
Provide expert direction and support for one or more of application, data, integration, security, operational and systems management architectural and design domains
Ensure compatibility and interoperability with business required systems, products and services
Provide expert direction and support for Systems Development Life Cycle and Change Management requirements and tools
Contribute to developing the roadmap for improving and/or further leveraging products or services
Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information resources against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure
Recommend product or service improvements and upgrades
May be required to be on call and may be required to work for extended periods outside of normal business hours in conjunction with a product or service delivery schedule
Maintain professional, technical and business skills relevant to the job
Utilize established report, time accounting and collaborative process to provide data for management
Adhere to management requirements on time reporting and accountability
Participate in and support the identification and resolution of product or service issues
Participate in and support the development of cost-benefit and return on investment analysis for products or services
Liaise with company's technology suppliers for prompt recertification of incidents
Take an active role in cross-departmental projects when needed
Partner in oversight of quality assurance of program logic, data processing, and error resolution
Commitment to embrace Sammons Financial Group Companies shared values (Accountability, Connection, Openness, Respect and Integrity)
As stated within the Company Attendance and Punctuality policy, regular attendance is required and expected in order to meet the business service levels and workflow demands
Participate in other initiatives and/or projects as necessary
Criminal background check required
Effective verbal and written communications skills and the ability to communicate with business partners and other IT staff
Problem solving skills sufficient to perform research and recommend a proposed solution to problems
Able to work on multiple tasks and meet established deadlines
Able to effectively direct and coordinate the work of other team members on a project without having HR management responsibility for them
Knowledge of computer programming languages as required for the system
Preferred
College Degree in the field of computer science, information science, management information systems preferred
Minimum 12 years' IT development experience or equivalent preferred
Experience as Technical Lead and/or Project Architect on very complex multi-subsystem solution delivery projects preferred
Benefits
Health, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Retirement, PTO and Holiday Pay.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a 100% company-funded retirement plan, so you can save for retirement without contributing a penny of your own paycheck.
Healthy balance between work and personal lives.
Friday afternoons off all year long, competitive PTO, and generous number of paid holidays.
Our incentive program for defined goals subject to eligibility and performance.
Monetary rewards are based on individual and/or overall company performance.
Company
Sammons Financial Group Companies
Sammons® Financial Group Companies (collectively, Sammons Financial Group) provide today’s most sought after life insurance, annuity, and retirement products.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Esfand Dinshaw
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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