Solutions Architect

At Genworth, we empower families to navigate the aging journey with confidence. We are compassionate, experienced allies for those navigating care with guidance, products, and services that meet families where they are. Further, we are the spouses, children, siblings, friends, and neighbors of those that need care—and we bring those experiences with us to work in serving our millions of policyholders each day.

We apply that same compassion and empathy as we work with each other and our local communities. Genworth values all perspectives, characteristics, and experiences so that employees can bring their full, authentic selves to work to help each other and our company succeed. We celebrate our diversity and understand that being intentional about inclusion is the only way to create a sense of belonging for all associates.

We also invest in the vitality of our local communities through grants from the Genworth Foundation, event sponsor ships, and employee volunteerism.

Our four values guide our strategy, our decisions, and our interactions:

• Make it human. We care about the people that make up our customers, colleagues, and communities.
• Make it about others. We do what's best for our customers and collaborate to drive progress.
• Make it happen. We work with intention toward a common purpose and forge ways forward together.
• Make it better.We create fulfilling purpose-driven careers by learning from the world and each other.

Solutions Architect

* This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship *

Remote

This position is available to Virginia residents as Richmond or Lynchburg, VA hybrid in-office applicants or remote applicants residing in states/locations under Eastern or Central Standard Time:
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia or Wisconsin.

* Hybrid in-office would be required if you reside within 50 miles of our Richmond or Lynchburg, VA office. Required in-office days are Tuesdays & Wednesdays.

Provides application software development services or technical support typically in a defined project. Develops program logic for new applications or analyzes and modifies logic in existing applications integration logic to support a Communications COE. Fluent in the processes that include Coding (App/DB), tests, debugs, document/file types, implements and maintains software applications. Familiar with the expectations for Analysis of and not limited to Performance, IT, Ops, and Regulatory requirement scopes;

and able to maintain expectations related to test(s) and integrated application(s) components. Ensure that system and process improvements are successfully implemented and global architecture review board reviews and engagements are performed.

• Design and oversee the implementation of specific solutions that align with the enterprise architecture.
• Works with Product Manager, Product Owner and other stakeholders to develop detailed technical designs and specifications based on business requirements.
• Creation of blueprints for business architecture, logical architecture, API design, data catalogs, and other deliverables.
• Verify that solutions adhere to architectural principles, standards, and industry practices.
• Collaborate with project teams to resolve technical issues and mitigate risks.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on the enterprise architecture.
• Develop initiative-specific solutions by translating backlogs into actionable designs, validating compliance with enterprise standards, and integrating emerging technologies.
• Create navigation and information designs; construct prototypes, storyboards, and mockups to effectively communicate design to business analysts & Enterprise Architecture team to include developing a graphic design that effectively communicates the ideas being promoted by the requirements.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferred advance degree in relevant discipline
• 8 to 10 years of experience in the Information Technology (IT) discipline
• 5+ years of full systems development lifecycle experience building custom web applications using JavaScript, HTML
• 5+ years of technical experience in working with Java, Experience with Open Text Exstream, MySQL
• 5 to 7 years of experience defining and documenting business and technical requirements, developing and testing software for corporations (financial/insurance sector preferred)
• Must have experience in working with internal resources and be flexible to utilize an offshore delivery center operating in a time zone different from the primary work location
• Must have experience directing and…