Sr. solutions architect

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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Duties:

• Lead solution architecture for Data and Analytics, AI/BI, Data Science and MDM Portfolio programs in support of Voya's data transformation and evolution.
• Highlight how major technology initiatives will potentially impact the enterprise's critical financial metrics and economic architectures.
• Lead business and technology innovation that drives the organization's top and bottom lines.
• Engage key business stakeholders and data owners to facilitate both strategy and innovation planning.
• Collaborate with stakeholders involved in business technology strategy and innovation to develop an IT investment roadmap.
• Create deliverables that illustrate how to strategically move the business forward.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture to define a clear plan and governance for ensuring the business architecture work is in lock step with the other enterprise architecture viewpoints.
• Collaborate on enterprise architecture development, including business architecture, information architecture, application portfolio and technical architecture.
• Facilitate agreement on organizational work models and processes to meet business requirements.
• Seek ways to apply new technology to, and reuse existing technology for, business processes.
• Research and provide information on technical trends and competitors' practices relevant to assigned line-of-business (LOB) or business unit (BU) partners.
• Assess near-term needs, using structured interview processes, to establish business priorities.
• Consult with technical subject matter experts and develop alternative technical solutions.
• Advise on options, risks, costs versus. Analyze benefits, and impact on other business processes and system priorities.
• Telecommuting permitted.

Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, and five (5) years of experience as a Solution Architect, Software Developer or a related position.

Experience must include: Big Data Technologies: HDFS, HIVE, SPARK, IMAPLA, Apache Drill, Mongo DB, Java and Scala programming; Databases: Exadata, Oracle and SQL Server; Reporting and Visualization: Tableau, QlikView and OBIEE; Middleware: Web logic, WebSphere, jBOSS and Apache Kafka; MDM Products: Informatica MDM and Orchestra Network MDM (EBX5); Designing and developing data integration solutions for advance data analytics and data ware solutions on RedShift, Big Data and Exadata platforms; Designing and developing solutions for master data management implementation and upgrades for multiple projects.

Compensation Pay Disclosure:

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities. The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

$178,602

What We Offer:

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

Critical Skills:

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture: Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations. Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution. Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals. Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions. Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations:

Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.

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