Sr. Software Architect

You desire impactful work.

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Leads, defines and owns the vision for complex, enterprise technical solutions with a cloud-first approach. Ensures IT capabilities are designed, built and deployed using technology best practices while ensuring cost effectiveness in delivery and total cost of ownership. Develops and owns technology roadmaps with emphasis on driving out complexity and ensuring the company can scale efficiently and effectively as it grows. Works with the various IT leaders and associates to define technology architectures to meet the business needs.

Principal Duties

• Defines vision for technical solutions. Facilitates a technology approach to requested new systems or enhancements that optimize RGA’s use of technology while minimizing total cost of ownership.
• Keep abreast of industry trends, technology advancements and product/vendor direction, and plays a lead role in developing the skills and knowledge of other technical resources within RGA.
• Active participant in RGA's technology leadership group
• Act as the visionary and strategist for the solution vision.
• Seeks continuous performance improvement in technology solutions and ensures security of information
• Work with IT leadership to define overall recruiting needs and expertise in solution area, professional development needs of technical staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS)
  
  

Work Experience

• 15+ Years of development experience including automation
• 10+ Years of development experience in insurance or reinsurance
  
  

Certification

LOMA certification

Skills & Abilities

• Architecting ‘n’ tier distributed Applications on virtual environments
• Architecting and implementing applications using Containers (Kubernetes, Docker, RedHat OpenShift), Microservices and using Domain Driven Architecture
• Architecting apps deployed on AWS, GCP or Azure public cloud provider
• Integration architecture including implementation of Pub/sub, Event driven and Streaming architecture. Experience with Message Brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Kinesis or similar tools on other public cloud providers.
• Architecting apps using Relational (e.g. Postgres) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB)
• Strong understanding of modern programming languages (e.g. JavaScript, React JS, Node JS, Python)
• Proficiency in automation tools and frameworks to enable CI/CD capabilities (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Advanced Security, Harness)
• Proficiency in multiple tools of the full stack covering frontend frameworks, databases and deployments
• Proficiency in a variety of modern programming languages. Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies
• Proficiency in a variety of modern automation tools and frameworks
• Proficiency with containerization required Proficiency with relational/NoSQL
• Experience with AWS, GCP or other cloud provider
• Experience with load testing required Advanced ability to solve complex problems, drawing upon creativity, experience, and multiple sources of information
• Advanced communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex or difficult information. Demonstrated ability to lead small teams or projects required
  
  

What you can expect from RGA

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.
  
  

Compensation Range

$146,950.00 - $218,950.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.