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Enterprise Application Architect
Hyderabad, India
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Overview
A career with us means you’ll work alongside exceptional people and be empowered to reach your professional and personal goals. Our employees are integral to MassMutual's digital transformation journey. Their dedication and expertise form the foundation of our success.
At MassMutual India, we believe in empowering our teams to innovate and make a meaningful impact. Our work environment values diverse perspectives, encourages continuous learning, and promotes growth. Join us in shaping the future, in a place where your ideas, passion, and commitment can drive real change.
Job Description
Job Posting Title: Enterprise Application Architect
Location: Hyderabad
Job Description Summary
Primarily accountable for the planning, strategy, identification and articulation of the future state of technology within the Wealth Management Domain. Responsible for cultivating the support of financial and strategic decision makers in IT and business, actively disrupting the existing perspectives to drive competitive advantage. The expectation includes executive presence and understanding which storytelling tools will convey the appropriate message to influence or prove alignment of IT with business objectives. The role will drive innovation, make strategic decisions and actively guide teams toward a future state consistent with the strategy.
The Team
The MassMutual Enterprise Architecture team in the Enterprise Technology and Experience organization is seeking an outstanding Enterprise Architect (Application) to join our team. Enterprise Architecture is composed of Business, Application, Infrastructure, Technology & Design and Security architecture domains. Joining this team will give the Application EA a unique perspective and opportunity to partner with best-in-class architects on enterprise wide technology initiatives.
The Impact:
This role will work with IT and Business stakeholders line of business delivery teams, engineers, application operations, product managers, and enterprise stakeholders to help deliver innovative, data-driven systems aimed at transforming the insurance industry. As part of the application architecture team, incumbents may be responsible for any of the following:
Partner with senior leaders to develop and maintain the Technology strategies & roadmaps
Manage a domain(s) of the MassMutual Application Portfolio Management data for quality
Technical evaluations and benchmarking of core application platforms, frameworks and technologies
Specification and publication of standards around application design and software engineering best practices
Thought leadership and active participation in conferences and research with strategic partners and academic institutions
Partner with business executives and senior architects to identify data and process issues, then provide solution options and recommends options
Provide recommendations on system options, risks, cost/benefit analysis, and impact on cross-domain systems, business strategy, goals and processes
Engage in SA problem solving, snapshots and full architecture documents
Actively publish deliverables, and utilizes multi-media to educate and engage with federated solution architecture community members
Collaborate with extended enterprise architecture, business, and IT support teams to communicate architecture strategies, standards, and direction
Stay abreast of emerging technologies
The Ideal Qualifications
10+ years of related IT Architecture or IT consulting experience
Preferred job experience includes some knowledge of Insurance and Wealth Management
Excellent communication, presentation, influencing and reasoning skills
A team-focused mentality with proven ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders
Experience in Capability mapping and business architecture concepts
Strong interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on the ability to effectively influence others, collaborate and partner.
Drive AI-first application architecture by embedding GenAI and Agentic AI capabilities into domain roadmaps aligned to enterprise AI strategy and value targets.
Design and govern AI-ready application architecture patterns integrating LLMs, APIs, and data platforms to enable scalable AI-driven capabilities.
Java, React foundational experience is required.
Experience in Event Driven Architecture(Kafka, Kinesis, or similar tech) API first development, etc.
Solution Architecture experience designing and building of applications
Understanding of the impact of IT on business results
Demonstrated experience using Architecture Methodology (TOGAF, Archimate)
Strong decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate one
Experience in Public Cloud platforms (preferably AWS), solution design and development using Cloud-native services, and understanding of cost rationalization.
Strong experience in Architecture and Design patterns
Developed acumen in Domain Driven Design
Strong experience with event streaming design and micro-service based architectures
Track record of designing architectural reference material
Hiring Process
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Offer
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Award Winning Culture
We are proud to bring a vibrant workplace culture that inspires creativity, cooperation, and inclusivity. Recognized for our commitment to employee well-being, we create an environment where professionals thrive and feel valued. Our award-winning practices emphasize a balance between personal growth and professional success, supported by robust mental health initiatives, state-of-the-art technology, and empowering leadership.
Join us to experience a culture that celebrates excellence, nurtures diversity, and champions your aspirations.
How We Work
As an organization we encourage work life balance. To achieve this, we follow a hybrid work model where employees can choose to work from office any three days in a week and from home for the remaining days. A win-win for employees as well as business as we continue to be flexible with in-person collaboration as well as working remotely.
By the numbers*
- 92 % employee respondents say the best ideas get all the support needed.
- 90 % employee respondents say they have opportunities to build the skills and experiences for future success.
- 92 % employee respondents say they have sense of belonging at work.
*Source: 2024 MassMutual India employee engagement survey
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