Senior IT Architect

at Trustmark in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Trustmark’s mission is to improve wellbeing – for everyone. It is a mission grounded in a belief in equality and born from our caring culture. It is a culture we can only realize by building trust. Trust established by ensuring associates feel respected, valued and heard. At Trustmark, you’ll work collaboratively to transform lives and help people, communities and businesses thrive. Flourish in a culture of diversity and inclusion where appreciation, mutual respect and trust are constants, not just for our customers but for ourselves. At Trustmark, we have a commitment to welcoming people, no matter their background, identity or experience, to a workplace where they feel safe being their whole, authentic selves. A workplace made up of diverse, empowered individuals that allows ideas to thrive and enables us to bring the best to our colleagues, clients and communities.

As an IT Architect at Trustmark, you will play a critical role providing architecture and technical thought leadership, end-to-end execution of business unit solutions, and leading the evaluation and selection of technology to solve operational business needs within a business unit domain.

The role focuses on applying enterprise standards, frameworks, and reference architectures, while working closely with the IT leadership team and business stakeholders to design and develop strategic IT roadmaps. You will be providing technical oversight managing third party vendors to adhere to previously developed and approved architectural solutions, developing and reviewing domain level architecture, and will be driving IT innovation and promotion of new technologies while ensuring enterprise architectural standards and best practices are followed.

Primary Responsibilities:

+ Establish and maintain best practices and reference architectures for specific business domains by collaborating with key stakeholders including Enterprise Architecture, CIO, and business leadership to align with the strategy and target of IT and the business roadmap.

+ Design and implement IT architecture frameworks that align with business goals and industry standards.

+ Lead the development and deployment of AI and automation solutions to enhance operational efficiency and drive innovation.

+ Develop and maintain domain architectures aligned with reference architectures and roadmaps.

+ Provide input to the strategic direction of technology investments.

+ Conduct technology evaluations and provide recommendations to ensure the adoption of best practices and emerging technologies.

+ Provide technical oversight managing third party vendors

+ Manage deviations and exceptions from reference architectures.

+ Mentor and guide junior architects and technical teams , fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.

+ Manage technology complexities and conflicts.

+ Act as an idea generator and thought leader to develop new processes and solutions.

+ Use technology knowledge to anticipate and understand the implications of emerging technologies.

+ Develop and maintain technology roadmaps.

+ Act as a subject matter expert in specific business unit technology disciplines.

Skills and Experience

+ Education : Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

+ Experience : 12+ years of relevant experience in IT architecture with focus on industry-leading frameworks

+ Experience providing architecture and technical leadership to a business unit

+ Experience using AI/Generative AI

+ Experience using Architecture frameworks TOGAF/C4 model/MACH

+ Experience using Automation/ Low Code/No Code platforms/RPA

+ Experience using Cloud technologies such as Azure, Google Cloud, AWS

+ Experience providing technical oversight managing third party vendors

+ Preferred knowledge includes: Ansible, APIs, CRM technologies (Salesforce, MS Dynamics), Data Modeling and data management Databricks, Synapse, Informatica, Data Lake, Snowflake etc., Development Technologies such as .Net/Java/Kotlin/React/Angular/HTML, DevOps, Kotlin, Kubernetes, NoSQL, TDD, background that includes Java, React, Swift

Key Attributes

+ Collaboration: Work closely with IT leadership and business stakeholders.

+ Innovation: Drive IT innovation, promote new technologies, and drive change within an organization.

+ Strategic Thinking: Develop strategic IT roadmaps and guide their execution.

+ Thought Leadership: Act as a thought leader and subject matter expert.

+ Problem Solving: Manage complexities and conflicts in technology solutions.

Brand: Trustmark

Come join a team at Trustmark that will not only utilize your current skills but will enhance them as well. Trustmark benefits include health/dental/vision, life insurance, FSA and HSA, 401(k) plan, Employee Assistant Program, Back-up Care for Children, Adults and Elders and many health and wellness initiatives. We also offer a Wellness program that enables employees to participate in health initiatives to reduce their insurance premiums.

For the fourth consecutive year we were selected as a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune. The award is based exclusively on Trustmark associate responses to an anonymous survey. The survey measured 15 key drivers of engaged cultures that are critical to the success of an organization.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, age, veteran or disability.

Join a passionate and purpose-driven team of colleagues who contribute to Trustmark’s mission of helping people increase wellbeing through better health and greater financial security. At Trustmark, you’ll work collaboratively to transform lives and help people, communities and businesses thrive. Flourish in a culture where appreciation, mutual respect and trust are constants, not just for our customers but for ourselves.

Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we’ll get in touch if there’s a role that seems like a good match.

When you join Trustmark, you become part of an organization that makes a positive difference in people’s lives. You will play a vital role in delivering on our mission of helping people increase wellbeing through better health and greater financial security. Our customers tell us they simply appreciate the personal attention and knowledgeable service. Others tell us we’ve changed their lives.

At Trustmark, you’ll be part of a close-knit team. You’ll enjoy abundant opportunities to grow your career. That’s why so many of our associates stay at Trustmark and thrive. Trustmark benefits from more than 100 years of experience but pairs that rich history with a palpable sense of optimism, growth and excitement for what’s ahead – and beyond. This is a place where associates bring their whole selves to work each day. A place where you can be yourself. Whatever your beyond is, you can achieve it at Trustmark.