Senior Solution Architect

Location: Myanmar, Kantharyar OfficeTower

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

The Opportunity

• Own Manulife Myanmar IT architecture and guide towards target state.

• Making sure architecture decisions are aligned with business strategy and architecture principles.

• Part of IT leadership to guide local/regional scrum teams.

Position Responsibilities:

• Responsible for architectural design, issues and solutions considerations; apply industry best practices to create scalable and secure solutions that have superior technical performance.

• Responsible for product architectural design, issues and solutions considerations for value streams.

• Troubleshoots mis-specified component architectures and rapidly corrects them.

• Understands nature of the impact of architecture choices and record the architecture decisions including technical debt or improvement plans if any.

• Works with dev team to coach/control outcomes of development initiatives.

• Works with regional architects on regional initiatives or guardrails to comply with regional standards.

• Works with project/product managers as project/product architect and support them with project/product lifecycles such as product roadmap, deployment, release planning, etc.

• Acts as first line of solution provider and be SME for business stakeholders on requirement feasibility.

• Create fit for purpose solutions, tailored to business needs while cautious on cost and efficiency.

• Be part of dev team and act as tech lead, when necessary, perform code review of the team, coach to produce better quality codes.

• Experiments with emerging technologies and understanding how they will impact what comes next and how they will fit into the overall IT landscape.

Required Qualifications:

• University study in computer science or engineering

• TOGAF certification is a plus

• 3 – 5 years of solid solution architect experience (mid – large scale IT landscape)

• Prefers experience with insource/outsource and group/regional model

• Top-notch competencies in tech/digital

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong coding skills/experience is a plus

• Experience with both in-source and outsource projects to architect

• Able to achieve tasks using own judgement with limited supervision

• Fluency in English and Burmese.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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