What are the responsibilities and job description for the Applications Architect position at Assurant?
The Renters Application Architect role exists to provide overarching expertise and guidance for all applications that serve Renters Solutions clients and customers. They will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand new product and sales opportunities and solve them with software solutions. They build and architect solutions that address these business challenges through technology. The architect works with developers, designers, managers, business users, infrastructure engineers, and other architects to understand and design technical application solutions for the various products and channels Renters Solutions software engineering supports.
The principal role is to provide overall strategy, technical direction, guidance, design, development, and training to the software engineering teams that serve Renters Solutions. A key secondary role is to help with modernization and other technical initiatives that support the Renters Solutions business. The architect will also help establish development best practices, process guidance, and promote creating reusable assets in the platform. Collaborate with other SMEs in Renters Solutions and Architecture groups, to ensure all planned and in-place architectures are aligned with the Renters Solutions standards and goals.
In short, the Renters Solutions Application Systems Architect will be expected to provide technical leadership to the organization helping with application design, infrastructure integration & automation, ongoing performance optimization, and process improvement for the Renters Solutions applications.
What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?
- Oversee the design and development of Renters Solutions software applications and related systems
- Understands and documents the current state of all applications in the Renters Solutions platform
- Collaborate on future direction of the Renters Solutions platform
- Collaborate on technical roadmaps for future state
- Ensure architectural solutions meet technical and functional requirements
- Encourage the continuous improvement and development practices of all teams in the department
- Assist in leveraging AI tools to improve delivery
- Build domain level designs for business optimization
- Support application development teams with troubleshooting complex issues
- Develop proof of concept on new technologies to determine feasibility, assess technical risk, and formulate requirements for AppDev teams
- Create framework and document best practices for new reusable capabilities
Other Responsibilities :
What are the requirements needed for this position?
What other skill or experience would be useful in this role?
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Pay Range :
101,500.00 - $169,400.00
Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.
Expected application deadline is
01 / 10 / 2025
If date is blank then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.
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Company Overview
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world's leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Assurant is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not use or consider race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in employment decisions.
Salary : $101,500 - $169,400
