Lead IT Architect

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Protective Life

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Insurance • Annuities • Asset Protection

1001 - 5000

Description

• The Lead IT Architect works to diagnose, isolate and de-bug conversion and software problems in order to provide resolutions in a fast-paced environment with critical deadlines. • Participates in efforts to design and build reusable processes that are well documented and transferable to future conversion projects. • Works closely with the business analysts in order to gather requirements for internal and external system interfaces to ensure business needs and expectations are met in a timely and cost effective manner. • Responsible for managing work within a project and mentoring junior level team members.

Requirements

• Typically, 15+ years of applicable work and/or technical experience in languages/environments considered important to the company. • Life and Annuity Product Knowledge - Extensive product knowledge and functionality is preferred. This would include an in-depth functional processing and understanding of Variable Life/Annuities, Fixed Life/Annuity, Flexible Life/Annuity. • Life and Annuity Systems Expertise – Extensive expertise maintaining and enhancing insurance administration systems with strong focus in policy administration and new business. • Familiarity with policy administration ancillary systems and interfaces, such as the generation of policy owner statements and transactional confirmations, accounting, valuation, and other sub-systems required for policy administration. • Computer Languages – Extensive knowledge and expertise of object oriented programming languages and SQL is required. Experience using legacy languages (COBOL) are also desirable. • Mainframe knowledge and experience is preferred. • Conversion Expertise (Preferred) – 5+ years; Experience converting blocks of business from one administrative system to another is a strong preference. • Typically, post-secondary degree, preferably in Management Information Services, Computer Science or Math related field may substitute for up to 4 years of work and/or technical experience. • Requires programming skills sufficient to solve difficult and very complex technical problems. • Must be able to manage multiple, changing priorities, resolve conflicts and be able to work well under pressure during the conversion process. • Must be self-motivated, able to work independently and willing to self-teach and take responsibility for ongoing professional development. • Ability to analyze and design software solutions to meet very complex requirements. • Requires oral and written communication skills sufficient to communicate clearly with peers and customers.