Immediately Require Global Architect (Work from Home) in Cedar Rapids, IA

Job Description

Job title: Global Architect (Work from Home)

Company: Transamerica

Job description: Job Family IT Architecture

Who We Are

Transamerica has been helping people feel better about the future for more than 100 years. We provide investment, retirement, and life insurance solutions to more than 11 million customers throughout the U.S. But the way we see it, our responsibility goes beyond our clients’ accounts. We’re in the business of helping people live well and empowering them to create a better tomorrow through the financial and health-related habits they form today. We help people prepare by providing solutions that consider the whole picture.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized by lines of business (Life Insurance, Annuities, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Employee Benefits, and Financial Assets), which are supported by Transamerica Corporate (Corporate Development; Finance; Internal Audit; Legislative, Regulatory & Policy; Office of the CEO; People, Places & Brand; Risk; and Technology).

Job Description Summary Global Technology Services (GTS) is Aegon’s global IT partner that provides infrastructure services, information security and global/corporate application support for Aegon’s businesses around the world.

From 6 locations in the US, the Netherlands, UK, and Hungary, we support 20+ country units and 24000+ employees in the world. Our support consists of a wide range of centralized global IT services such as programming, database management, project management, agile/dev/ops, and more.

We continue to maximize the value from having a clear digital and data technology platform strategy that extends our ecosystem, as an approach to digitization, enhancing customer experience, and improving operational efficiency.

All of these teams work closely together to provide innovative and digital solutions as well as critical technology support. This is essential for enabling Aegon’s businesses around the globe to be innovative, digital and competitive, efficient, and effective, and to provide the best solutions and customer experience for our customers and shareholders.

Job Description

Provides solution architecture for global development and engineering teams, ensuring:

• Solution designs are adaptable, secure, and cohesive to facilitate strategic business goals
• Implementation follows architectural design
• Alignment with global enterprise architecture guidance, principles and frameworks
• There is a single point of escalation for resolving broadly impacting or strategic IT design concerns
• Support for decision-making and risk management
• Promotes collaboration and technology innovation across organizational lines to enable business innovation.

What You Will Do:

• Provide technical leadership within the Global IT community.
• Provide hands on knowledge of existing or developing technologies in line with the Global IT direction.
• Design, maintain and use global solutions architecture patterns.
• Operate in a matrix management model to work with Global IT Architects in the design phase of strategic programs involving numerous senior level staff.
• Define technical standards globally in relation to existing or new technologies and working with the country units to incorporate the local view into standards.
• Take ownership of detailed solution architecture artifacts that result from the analysis of technologies.
• Consult with project teams to fit projects to architecture; modify solution architecture to accommodate project needs.
• Promote solution architecture, its processes, outcomes and ongoing results to the organization.
• Stay current with developments in cloud, data and security technologies.

What You Will Need:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, information systems or related field, or equivalent training/experience.
• Experience in IT architecture, including experience in solutions architecture.
• Experience in the technical delivery of digital projects using the latest technologies.

Preferred

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Other cloud service providers, private cloud and hybrid solutions

Working Conditions

• Work from Home, Office environment, Hybrid working
• Occasional international travel.
• Flexible hours to accommodate global project teams.

**Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to applicable pay transparency and compensation posting laws. It is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations.**

Compensation:

The US salary for this position generally ranges between $133,600 – $183,700 annually. This range is an estimate, based on potential employee qualifications and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally in the US, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.

What You Receive:

• A Comprehensive Wealth + Health package.
• Wealth Benefits; Competitive Pay, Bonus, and Benefits Package
• Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

Our commitment to inclusion & diversity means that we value differences. We encourage the unique perspectives of persons and are dedicated to creating a respectful and inclusive work environment.

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What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

Compensation Benefits

Competitive Pay

Bonus for Eligible Employees

Benefits Package

Pension Plan

401k Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Disability Insurance

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Employee Discounts

Career Training & Development Opportunities

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars

Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

Adoption Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

College Coach Program

Back-Up Care Program

PTO for Volunteer Hours

Employee Matching Gifts Program

Employee Resource Groups

Inclusion and Diversity Programs

Employee Recognition Program

Referral Bonus Programs

Peer Recognition Program (BRAVO)

Inclusion & Diversity

Transamerica has made a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity, and we are proud to be an organization where all perspectives are valued. Transamerica has earned recognition for its strong efforts year-over-year, including from the Human Rights Campaign’s Foundation Corporate Equality Index, the Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index, and Seramount’s “100 Best Companies” list.

In addition, as part of Transamerica’s commitment to maintaining an inclusive workplace, the company sponsors employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees and provide a supportive environment for raising diversity awareness and promoting inclusive behavior.

Giving Back

Transamerica believes our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That’s why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a combination of financial grants and the volunteer commitment of our employees, this foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the education, health, and well-being of the communities where we live and work.

Transamerica’s Parent Company

acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Aegon’s roots go back more than 175 years to the first half of the nineteenth century. Since then, Aegon has grown into an international company, with businesses in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Today, Aegon is one of the world’s leading financial services organizations, providing life insurance, pensions, and asset management. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.

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Expected salary: $133600 – 183700 per year

Location: Cedar Rapids, IA

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