What are the responsibilities and job description for the Enterprise Solutions Architect position at The Baldwin Group?
The Baldwin Group (previously Baldwin Risk Partners) is a cohesive group of experts in business insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, and all areas of private and personal insurance. Since 2011, we’ve evolved from a local business into a national firm with a vast network of specializations serving two million clients across the country.
At The Baldwin Group, we provide solutions so our clients can pursue what’s possible for themselves, their families, and their businesses. Whether renting a first apartment, opening a small business or taking a company public, we offer solutions to support clients at every step of their journey giving them peace of mind to pursue their purpose, passion, and dreams. We Protect the Possible
The Enterprise Solutions Architect plays a crucial role in developing a strategy, designing and implementing a blueprint for our Insurance Advisory Services (IAS) business unit. This involves collaborating closely with both business and IT stakeholders to establish an architecture that fulfils the specific needs of our IAS business. This role's significance expands as it identifies the apt fit within the business infrastructure.
This position is hybrid in-style, based out of our Charlotte, NC office.
Primary Responsibilities :
- Ability to shape strategies that align with the business's goals and facilitates stakeholder buy-in. They should be proficient in developing clear and actionable roadmaps, envisioning future-state architecture, and steering architecture-centric transformation projects.
- Demonstrates a solution-oriented mindset that prioritizes understanding the nuances of business processes and problems, then designing tailored architectural solutions that meet the specific needs of the business.
- Work effectively with cross-functional teams, bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders, and facilitating effective communication and understanding.
- Develop technical standards, guidelines, and reference architectures based on industry trends.
- Collaborate with IT business partners and leaders to create technical solutions for business needs.
- Prototype solution development to ensure component compatibility and pattern adoption.
- Lead in the establishment and regular maintenance of comprehensive system and application architectures that support the agility and scalability of business operations.
- Define engineering standards, capture implementation patterns, and ensure high-quality documentation.
- Oversee cloud architecture design, testing, and prototyping of cloud-native applications, ensuring rapid deployment and system reliability
- Deep understanding of AWS and Azure, with experience in deploying scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems.
- Proficiency in Generative AI frameworks, staying updated on technology trends, risks, and opportunities in the Cloud and AI domain.
- Implement effective CI / CD pipelines, version control, and configuration management.
- Develop operational models, encompassing Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery, and continuous information security optimization.
- Facilitate astute product selection as part of Architecture Standards definition to ensure best-fit technology adoption.
- Lead the development of data processing patterns; improve data management and harmonization capabilities.
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We welcome your application if you believe this role aligns with your expertise and career aspirations. We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
