Domain Managing Architect

Role Overview

• Drive the continued maturation of the Architecture discipline at Horace Mann, mentoring and guiding the architecture community.
• Develop and maintain current, future, and transitional state architectures.
• Create conceptual, logical, and physical architecture models and diagrams.
• Define, document, and govern architectural decisions across programs and projects.
• Develop and enforce architecture policies, standards, and processes in partnership with the Chief Architect and CIO.
• Identify and establish new enterprise building blocks and reusable architectural patterns.
• Set direction for integration services and enterprise-wide reusable design patterns.
• Create or oversee the development of architecture artifacts supporting budgeting, planning, development, and operational support.
• Formulate and review high-level design documents.
• Guides architects and technical leads in aligning application development with architectural best practices.
• Align application development practices with architectural standards and patterns.
• Provide best-practice guidance in evaluating and selecting vendor products and technology platforms.
• Lead risk identification and mitigation related to architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with Solution Delivery Partners, architects, and technical leads to maintain current, target, and transition architectures.
• Facilitate consensus across diverse technical and business teams.
• Serve as a key contributor to strategic planning, roadmap development, and major program implementation.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Prepare and present executive-level recommendations.
• Lead analysts performing business architecture, design, development, and QA activities toward efficient processes and tool usage.
• Establish best practices for architecture diagram development, governance, and repository management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience.
• 6–9 years of relevant experience in architecture or related technical leadership roles.
• Experience working within an Enterprise Architecture framework (e.g., TOGAF).
• Fluency in modern architecture practices including cloud-native and AI-enabled design.
• Expertise in creating architecture artifacts and diagrams (e.g., Visio, draw.io).
• Strong analytical, planning, organizational, and technical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing.
• Broad knowledge of development languages, AI, Data platforms, Integration patterns, Infrastructure, Networking, and Security.
• Experience in risk management and executive-level presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead across organizational boundaries and drive consensus.
• Experience in the Insurance sector (Property & Casualty (P&C) and Life & Annuity (L&A) domains, including underwriting, policy administration, claims, billing, and ecosystem integrations) strongly preferred.

Tech Stack

• Cloud