Principal Software Architect

You desire impactful work.

You're RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today's challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World's Most Admired Companies, we're the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Leads, defines and owns the technical vision for a product with a cloud-first approach. Ensures IT capabilities are designed, built and deployed using technology best practices while ensuring cost effectiveness in delivery and total cost of ownership. Develops and owns technology roadmaps with emphasis on driving out complexity and ensuring the company can scale efficiently and effectively as it grows. Works with the various IT leaders and associates to define technology architectures to meet the business needs.

This position is hybrid in either St. Louis, Missouri; Mokena, Illinois; or Charlotte, North Carolina.

Principle Duties

• Facilitates technology approach to requested new systems or enhancements while minimizing total cost of ownership.

• Keeps abreast of industry trends, technology advancements and open source direction, and plays a lead role in developing the skills and knowledge of other technical resources within RGA.

• Helps define and communicate RGA technology standards

• Builds relationships with staff in all units (developers, BA, QA, and project managers) as well as with customers and strategic partners

• Serves as a liaison between the development team and various IT stakeholders.

• Seeks continuous performance improvement in technology solutions and ensures security of information

• Gains proficiency in the system and the business to effectively transform business requirements into implementation strategies

• Creates and implements effective metrics and monitoring processes

• Coaches and mentors colleagues with less experience

• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience- Required

• Master's degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS)- Preferred

Work Experience

• 10+ years of development experience including automation- Required

• Experienced in owning application architecture, modernization of applications/platforms, and integration architecture.

Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in multiple tools of the full stack covering frontend frameworks, databases and deployments- Required

• Proficiency in a variety of modern programming languages- Required

• Proficiency in a variety of modern automation tools and frameworks- Required

• Experience and knowledge in transforming solutions to modern tech stacks and adapting them to a new architecture, including harmonizing customizations and shifting core processes to configurable components- Required

• Experience with AI tools to analyze, modernize, and document code and procedures- Required

• Experience with application modernization, including breaking monolith into components- Required

• Experience with enterprise tools including Snowflake, UIPath, Retool, React, and TypeScript- Required

• Experience with containerization- Required

• Experience with load testing- Required

• Experience with relational/NoSQL- Required

• Experience with AWS, GCP or other cloud provider- Required

• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies- Required

• Demonstrated ability to lead small teams or projects- Required

• Advanced ability to solve complex problems, drawing upon creativity, experience, and multiple sources of information- Required

• Advanced communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex or difficult information- Required

• JavaScript/Java/Groovy/Go/C#/.Net/Python- Preferred

• Docker/Kubernetes- Preferred

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What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

We're excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experience-without considering name, gender, or other personal details-and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.

Compensation Range:

$146,950.00 - $218,950.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.