Lead Technical Solutions Architect- Stoughton, MA

Lead Technical Solutions Architect

You will manage the development and enhancement of technical solutions, systems and processes to solve business needs. You will be responsible for the technical architecture, development and enhancement project process from planning, oversight, facilitation, implementation and management. You will work closely with a team of software developers, engineers, technical support and stakeholders to manage the technical process within the businesses. These businesses are based on Stoughton and Hyannis MA, and you will be expected to work from these offices.

Responsibilities

- Responsible for technical design and architecture across all solutions and products

- Manage direct technical personnel and outsourced personnel and contracts to SLAs

- Define business requirements, estimate timelines, assign tasks, communicate progress reports

- Ensure compliance with department and company policies and standards.

- Propose and evaluate designs for enterprise business applications considering performance, scalability, and maintainability.

- Work with Project Managers to define day-to-day task assignments to keep the team organized and focused on delivery targets.

- Work with business users to create technical solutions to support business processes, including suggesting business process improvements to take advantage of software application development.

- Proactively monitor error logs to find and correct production issues and take ownership of applications and systems including upgrade plans to keep current standards.

- Understand and apply object-oriented development techniques and software development patterns.

- Drive development and launch of mobile Apps.

- Create detailed product specifications and ensure alignment across teams.

- Serve as a subject matter expert across Operational and ERP projects

- Understand the solutions from bottom to top and be able

- Support M&A initiatives

- Contribute to the product roadmap with insights into customer needs

Experience

- 7+ years in a Technical Architect, Team Leader or Technical project manager position

- Product management experience and program management

- Demonstrated experience launching technical solutions & products

- Agile development methodologies

- Addressing C-Suite, Peer Functional Groups, Suppliers, and Customer audiences

- Cross-functional leadership skills

- Possess a strong bias to action and accountability

- Presentation skills - proficient with PowerPoint and be comfortable developing and presenting to large groups including executive management either in person or over MS Teams.

Education bachelor’s degree

Skills

- Microsoft .net technology stack, C#, ASP.net, Java, Entity Framework, Android Native or Kotlin

- SQL Server 2012 and higher

- Web services, REST API development

- Software architecture principles

- Able to cultivate a high performing team

- Excellent written, verbal and communication skills

- Assertive, confident, capable

- Strong influence skills

- MS Project (or similar), Excel, PPT and Visio

- High energy, with a positive attitude

- Detail oriented

- Strong knowledge of annuity products and markets

- Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills

- Strong project leadership skills