#R16498
sibilities:**
Analyze and develop specifications for the enhancement, maintenance and problem solving for the highest level of complex applications or operating system (s).
Provide in-depth, SME consulting to IT management and staff at the highest technical level in the identification and resolution of an application or the overall operating system(s) problems or difficulties.
Analyze existing product and recommends modifications which will enhance operating capacity and meet business requirements.
Provide guidance and assistance to the staff in the installation and testing of new operating system releases and in fine-tuning of existing systems.
Stays aware of industry best practices and recommends changes to management as necessary.
Considered subject matter expert in development field.
Be accountable to business sponsors and management to deliver quality technical solutions. This includes holding yourself and the project team accountable for delivering objectives on time and with quality, with an eye on scope and budget.
Ability to work both independently and with multiple project teams, Solution Architects and program manager on highly visible, complex projects.
Remove barriers to enable project team to complete objectives no matter how difficult. Drive and influence decisions while also assessing risk and impact. Effectively negotiate priorities and solutions.
Identify end-to-end technical solutions based on business needs that utilizes a microservice-based architecture, incorporating API's and Business Events for decoupling Digital and Backend application services
Influence decision makers to make investments in technologies that will grow our businesses
Design solutions as reusable components (API's/ Microservices) that compose an overall solution that's flexible, scalable, performant, and providing excellent user experience
Partner directly with the specific technology subject matter experts and technical leads to ensure architecture standards are adopted and solutions are aligned with enterprise technology stacks
The Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field
8+ years software development experience and 5+ years as a technical lead or similar role
The Preferred Qualifications
Experience with cloud-based applications and upgrades
Experience with system integrations and administrative platforms
Comfortable working in ambiguity, capable of establishing and growing functions and teams from the ground up
An action-oriented, driven mindset
Capable of designing and implementing complex solutions with technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JAVA, NodeJS, Spring Boot, Python, APIs, Kafka as well as Cloud Native Services
Experience designing componentized designs including microservice-based architectures, leveraging containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and cloud services to build modern cloud first solutions
Experience with event streaming technologies like Apache Kafka, web service protocols like SOAP, REST and data formats like JSON, AVRO and XML
Experience with Design Patterns and modeling tools.
Experience in cloud application design, development, and deployment, including 12 factor design principles, cloud native services like IAM, ELB, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, DynamoDB, Aurora DB, CloudWatch etc.
Experience in automated DevOps deployment pipelines
Knowledge of Administrative systems and platforms
Exposure to Legacy back-office batch processing systems and No SQL database like MongoDB
Strong experience leading the development component of complex system integrations
Significant technical or insurance product background
Possess deep industry understanding and a point-of-view of the services provided, and the technologies/products used in the industry to effectively make decisions on product usage and investment at MassMutual
Can roll up sleeves and learn the applications that run our business at a design and code level
Strong problem-solving skills
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
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Salary Range: $141,300.00-$185,400.00