Solutions Architect

While we appreciate all applicants, only applications received via Sagicor's career portal https://career4.successfactors.com/career?company=sagicorfinP2 will be considered.

"Looking for a diverse and rewarding career? If you're looking to grow your career within a stable and growing financial services company, then Sagicor may be right for you!"

Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited is seeking a suitable candidate to join our Group Technology team in the capacity of:

Solutions Architect

Provide technical guidance and leadership within a team of software engineers.

Work closely with our internal and external partners to utilize proven technology to create an ecosystem that is consistent, predictable, and interoperable.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, project managers, product owners and business analysts to ensure that our solutions meet the business’ needs.

Location: Kingston 

As a Solutions Architect, you will:

• Evaluate and undertake impact analysis on major technical options and take a lead role in proposing technical solutions within area of expertise.
• Take responsibility for investigative work to seek effective business solutions for assigned projects.
• Plan, arrange and control meetings, workshops and relations with clients/user staff during system investigations and throughout subsequent development work
• Take technical responsibility for most stages of the life cycle for software development of all types of systems
• Set guidelines for the preparation of policies and procedure manuals.
• Coordinate the preparation of detailed documentation on the operation of programs for users and computer operators.
• Undertake all work in accordance with required technical and quality standards and using appropriate methods and tools in order to achieve well-engineered products.
• Apply automated and manual tools including ‘black box’ and ‘white box’ testing, to test and evaluate systems and networks under development.
• Perform thorough unit testing and peer review to ensure that quality output of development is maintained.
• Take responsibility for the definition, documentation and execution of one or more projects, providing effective leadership to team members where applicable.
• Maintain links with appropriate counterparts within both software engineering and service delivery functions and play a full part in bringing systems to implementation as detailed by organization policies and methods.
• Communicate with software vendors, to develop system designs in specific functionality requirements.
• Participate and provide leadership to the positions supervised through use of timely and effective communication, guidance and support.
• Maintain regulatory compliance in daily activities by strictly adhering to data privacy regulations/acts and relevant cybersecurity policies, and defined standards, guidelines, and procedures to avoid non-compliance and associated risks
• Perform other related duties assigned from time to time.

What do you need?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent qualification from a recognized tertiary institution.
• Qualifications in industry specific certifications such as TOGAF, AWS, Azure and GCP would be an asset.

• A minimum of five (5) years full-time software development experience in an enterprise environment.
• Minimum of (1) year supervisory experience.
• Working experience in a financial institution would be an asset.
• In-depth knowledge of relational databases (Oracle, MS SQL, Informix), and proven usage within and enterprise level application.
• Working knowledgeable of DevSecOps.
• Experience with fully automating CI/CD pipelines.
• Expert knowledge in object-oriented languages such as Java and C#.
• Experience in at least one (1) JavaScript framework.
• Experience creating unit, integration, and functional tests.
• Experience using various operating systems such as Linux and Windows.
• Experience in application systems integration, of various complexities.
• Expert knowledge in System Development Life Cycle methodologies.
• Experience following software through its full life cycle, including data collection and analysis to identify software needs, project proposals, development, testing, release, and maintenance of programs.
• Demonstrated ability in balancing project assignments together with ongoing problem resolution/change requests for multiple application systems of average complexity and timelines for both local and group wide solutions.
• Must be organized, have an eye for detail, and be able to put ideas into tangible formats.
• Strong analytical/critical thinking skills.
• Results oriented, sound time management and organizational skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong appreciation for Information Security.
• Maintain an ongoing awareness of emerging developments and trends in technology that could impact current projects and influence new projects.

 If this role is of interest to you, kindly submit an application via Sagicor's career portal no later than June 27, 2025. 

  While we appreciate all applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.