AVP, Enterprise Application Architect

Title:
AVP, Enterprise Application Architect

Company:
Everest Global Services, Inc.

Job Category:
Technology

Job Description:

About Everest:

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

About the Role:

As the AVP, Enterprise Application Architect at Everest, you'll be part of the Information Technology team based at the U.S. headquarters in Warren, New Jersey.

You have a proven track record of building high-quality enterprise solutions and are driven by results. Your strong architecture and engineering skills are backed by deep expertise in modern technologies such as Cloud Engineering Standards & Practices, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, APIs, Infrastructure as Code, and Agile Delivery Practices. You've worked extensively in Microsoft Azure environments and have a solid grasp of cloud concepts. Your technical aptitude, analytical thinking, and communication skills enable you to solve complex problems and collaborate effectively across teams. This is a hybrid role, requiring you to be in the Warren, NJ office three days a week, with two days remote.

Role & Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

• Accountable for the oversight of the application portfolio, including ideation and selection of enterprise platforms that are the right fit for Everest. Drive rationalization and roadmap for applications in partnership with the Business architecture.
• In close collaboration with the architecture community, help drive the application modernization program.
• Identify and drive adoption of technical capabilities required to support gaps in current and new business capabilities and aligning with enterprise business drivers.
• Oversee and guide solution design aligning to architecture best practices and integration patterns.
• Maintain application ecosystem and technology and standards artifacts.
• Create and enhance methods and practices for architecture functions to aid collaboration across ETS.
• Manage technical debt, software lifecycle and risk mitigation across the enterprise.
• Provide leadership, collaborate, and mentor delivery teams and solution architects.

Qualifications:

• You hold a bachelor's degree (required) or a master's degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• You bring over 10 years of experience in technology strategy, architecture, engineering, and implementing software solutions and services.
• You have 5+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering and enterprise architecture, including engineering practices, tools, and standards.
• You stay current with technology trends and are committed to continuously expanding your knowledge and skills.
• You have domain knowledge of the insurance industry-preferably P&C-and understand the technologies and solutions relevant to this space.
• You've architected insurance solutions such as Guidewire or Insurity.
• You've also designed document management and workflow systems like OpenText and SharePoint.
• You're experienced with cloud-native integration technologies including messaging, streaming, and APIs.
• You enjoy mentoring technical staff and raising the overall technical competency of your team.
• You build and maintain strong relationships with business and technology leaders.
• Your written and verbal communication skills are strong, and you tailor your messaging to all levels of the organization.
• You thrive in team environments and foster cross-team collaboration.
• You've led technology modernization initiatives, including cloud-native migrations and API strategies.
• You understand value creation and business capability models.
• You've worked recently in a Scaled Agile environment and are familiar with tools like Jira and Confluence.
• You have current experience with Azure, APIs, accelerators, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and containers.
• You're skilled in large-scale technology platforms, enterprise integration patterns, test automation, and security platforms.
• You define and document coding standards and best practices.
• You demonstrate strong thought leadership in modern architecture principles and technology modernization.
• You build strong partnerships with engineering teams to align skills with technology direction.

The base salary range for this position is $173,000 - $215,300 annually. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications and work location. All offers include access to a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, 401k match, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

What if I don't meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

Our Culture

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture.

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.

Type:
Regular

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location:
Warren, NJ

Additional Locations:

Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Everest Benefits at

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