Enterprise architect Jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

Description :

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Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE : MMC).

A day in the life.

As an Enterprise Architect on the MMA Enterprise Architecture team, you will enable business and IT leaders to make investment decisions that balance and prioritize current operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision of the organization. You will provide technology guidance, road maps, principles, standards, and best practices within a set of Capability Domains.

What you need to have :

At least 8 years of overall professional experience in related IT roles, including systems analysis, solution architecture, software development, or technology consulting, with a strong understanding of business and technology alignment.

Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in Enterprise Architecture, demonstrating expertise in developing and implementing architectural frameworks, roadmaps, and technology strategies.

Sound experience of building out enterprise technical solutions and strategies

Leadership experience in managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects, and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders.

What makes you stand out :

Proven ability to translate into non-tech and sell a vision successfully to both IT and Business stakeholders

An understanding of Insurance Broking, Risk Management or Employee Benefits processes and solutions

Experience in large scale application rationalization programs.

TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Certification

What can you expect :

Within your first 3-12 months you will evaluate existing projects, assess the required business capabilities, drive target landscape, and create roadmaps that delivers the necessary functionality to drive the business

Participate in the design and buildout of MMA’s business unit Enterprise Architecture group, including architecture review standards, key principles and core processes.

We will count on you to :

Become our Subject Matter Expert for one or more business capability domains.

Provides overall direction, guidance, and definition of IT architecture within your domain(s) to effectively support the corporate business strategy.

Provide critical review and feedback on proposals and initiatives; providing technical expertise for projects on a consulting and troubleshooting basis

Develop implementation proposals for new applications, capabilities, and services

Partner with project sponsors and business users to understand solution requirements and needs

Manage the development of supporting application components, interface / design of systems as well as the deployment of new systems / services

Ensure quality of technology deliverables by contributing to and communication of standards and best practices for development, quality assurance, security, and service on-boarding

Keep current with industry trends (including solution architecture frameworks and patterns, emerging technologies, best practices); communicate opportunities to benefit from new trends and technologies to leadership and business unit peers and leaders

Advise and mentor technology colleagues and team members on technology skills, principles and processes / technologies to leadership and business unit peers and leaders

Valuable benefits.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside of work. Our culture promotes colleague well-being through robust benefits programs and resources, professional and personal development opportunities, and fulfillment through meaningful work.

Some benefits included in this role are :

Generous time off, including personal and volunteering

Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Remote work

Charitable contribution match programs

Stock purchase opportunities