Senior Application Architect

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Oversees the design and implementation of robust, scalable, and secure application architectures that align with business objectives.
• Foster collaboration across departments to standardize technology solutions and processes.
• Leads the analysis of the financial and strategic impact of IT initiatives.
• Responsible for developing robust application frameworks that can scale with business growth and ensure data security. Ensures compliance with industry standards, regulations and security protocols.
• Oversees the assessment and procurement of technology solutions that best meet business requirements.
• Mentors and supports development teams in implementing best practices and innovative solutions.
• Maintains adherence to relevant industry standards, legal requirements, and best practices.
• Continuously evaluate and improve the performance and reliability of applications.
• Acts as a liaison to ensure clear and effective communication between business stakeholders and IT teams.
• Maintains updated knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends, integrating relevant innovations into the IT strategy.
• May be responsible for performance and coaching of staff and has a participatory role in decisions regarding talent selection, development, and performance management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Experience: Generally, a minimum of 18 years of experience in software engineering and/or application engineering. Proven expertise in architecture design and deployment, system lifecycle management, and infrastructure planning and operations. Experience leading large, cross-functional teams on multiple projects preferred.

Scope of Job/Qualifications: Defines and plans enterprise architectures for highly complex systems, addressing complex technical challenges across multiple projects. Provides expert consultative support to internal teams, often serving as a project leader or subject matter expert. Maintains expert knowledge in designing and constructing enterprise architectures, undertaking multiple projects of high complexity. Maintains expertise across various technical domains and business segments. Responsible for ensuring robust and scalable architectural solutions that align with business objectives. Exhibits expert analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot highly complex software issues. Demonstrates expert understanding of machine learning concepts and their software engineering implications. Provides expert consultancy on the organization's business and technology operations.

Business Unit:

Property & Casualty IT Services

Benefits:

We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*. Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits.

 

Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs. Your recruiter will provide details about benefits and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process. Learn more at http://www.gaig.com/careers.

 

*Excludes seasonal employees and interns.