Enterprise Technology Architect

At Sammons Financial Group Companies, we've come a long way. As an employee-owned company, we act differently because we're built differently. Our journey of serial entrepreneurship has produced industry-leading performance across our businesses. In IT, we've always marched to the beat of a different drummer, precisely what our businesses require of us. Recently, we've embarked on a journey to formalize our enterprise architecture practice, adapting skills, processes, and practices that align with our unique culture and business demands.

Where We Stand

Today, we stand at a crossroads. We could follow the conventional path of enterprise architecture maturation, but that doesn't resonate with our direction or heritage. Instead, we're committed to an unconventional route-one that cultivates architecture competencies wherever needed; supports decentralized decision-making; and promotes maturity at the enterprise level. This journey requires a guide: someone who can develop strategic plans and foster collaboration and partnership. That's where you come into the picture.

We're Seeking a Seasoned Enterprise Technology Architect

What does this role entail at Sammons Financial Group? It means you're someone who can confidently say yes to the following:

• Have you dedicated over 10 years to practicing architecture, including broad experience across technology disciplines (application, data, security, infrastructure) with significant depth in at least one area?
• Have you collaborated closely with, or been, a business analyst, portfolio manager, asset manager, IT services manager, or similar role?
• Do you thrive on defining long-term strategies and celebrating incremental achievements?
• Have you led teams, formally or informally, in acquiring new knowledge and skills?
• Is seeing the impact of your work fulfilled through others a personally rewarding accomplishment for you?

Your Role and Impact

In partnership with Principal Architects across the enterprise, you will:

• Engage with senior project portfolio leaders to ensure alignment with technology governance. Support technology asset management, particularly for new technology acquisitions.

• Drive the creation and adoption of architecture standards across technology domains.

• Develop tools for self-service architecture decisions, such as decision trees, patterns, checklists, and other aids.

• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and services that align with our business objectives and promise significant enterprise value.

What We Offer

Autonomy and empowerment to shape the future of technology at Sammons Financial Group within a collaborative environment, surrounded by some of our brightest technical minds and critical thinkers. Here, cooperative thought leadership is valued, and adaptability and teamwork are essential.

Interested, Let's Talk

If you're looking for a role where you can make a substantial impact and chart an unconventional path in enterprise architecture, Sammons is the place for you. Let's explore this opportunity together.

Qualifications:

• College Degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Management Information Systems preferred

• Minimum 15 years' IT development experience or equivalent preferred

• Full lifecycle experience as a senior level architect on multiple complex enterprise /strategic solutions preferred

• Effective verbal and written communications skills and the ability to communicate with business partners and other IT staff

• Problem solving skills sufficient to perform research and recommend a proposed solution to problems

• Able to work on multiple tasks and meet established deadlines

• Able to effectively direct and coordinate the work of other team members on a project without having HR management responsibility for them

• Knowledge of computer programming languages as required for the system

• Established leadership track record of human capital management and succession principles, practices, and procedures

• Demonstrated effective negotiating and influence leadership skills

• Demonstrated ability to present and adapt ideas in a business and user friendly language

• $109,964 - $229,092 - Range includes data points from multiple labor markets. Specific range is dependent on the labor market where the incumbent will be hired to perform the position. Starting salary is dependent on candidate qualifications and experience. For a narrower salary range specific to your labor market, please inquire

• Sammons Financial Group offers incentive programs for defined goals subject to eligibility and performance. Monetary rewards are based on individual and/or overall company performance

• Our competitive benefit package includes: Health, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Retirement, PTO and Holiday Pay

• Due to the financial nature and level of accountability of this position, a credit and criminal background check is required - The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires Sammons Financial Group Companies to notify you that, as a routine part of processing this application for employment, Sammons Financial Group may request a consumer report on you to verify all information contained in this application. Such report may include information about work-related behaviors, performance, character, general reputation, and personal characteristics, in addition to information about your previous employment, education, credit history and criminal records

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)