<p>The Opportunity</p> <p>Our ideal technology lead participates and leads the delivery of high-quality technical applications and service components using the newest technologies, tools, and patterns. The ideal candidate will also have an awareness of legacy technologies used by the applications and have the ability to upgrade/update code/interfaces/data management systems. The ideal candidate will be able to communicate well with team members, internal customers, business stakeholders, and can present complex technical topics to the team and business partners. This person will have some technical leadership experience and/or ability, so they can coordinate the work of others and collaborate with other technical leads and/or developers globally.</p> <p>The Team</p> <p>You'll be an integral part of our esteemed Corporate Technology Team, focused on Investment Management. Our mission is to build reliable solutions by utilizing our Investment Management applications and platforms. You will be part of a team that is technical, highly motivated and excels at working in a fast-paced and always evolving environment with agility and resilience. The team engages in business as usual (BAU) initiatives as well as major projects. When needed, they collaborate with vendor resources and infrastructure teams.</p> <p>The Impact:</p> <p>The Technical Lead is responsible for the architecture, design, and integration of solutions/platforms, as well as being the lead technical resource on one of the IM Tech teams. You must have the ability to collaborate with others on the team, solution/enterprise architects, and business representatives to provide/deliver technical solutions, even technologies that are new to MassMutual. You must be able to participate and/or conduct the sizing or estimation of work. This role supports strategic investment initiatives within the areas of Portfolio Management, Investment Operations, Derivative Operations, Quantitative Research/Development, Investment Accounting, and ensures recommended solutions are aligned with business and MassMutual IT strategies while adhering to relevant technology standards.</p> <ul> <li>Application delivery, support, and maintenance in a DevOps/Agile delivery model </li><li>Experience with data-centric architectures, multi-dimensional time series, and techniques to guarantee robust data integrity. </li><li>Demonstrated ability to identify and understand critical business features that drive value and translate those into solid technical solutions. </li><li>Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to interact with business and technical personnel effectively and confidently, at all levels in the organization. </li><li>Proven technical leadership and mentoring skills. </li><li>Strong knowledge of the investment management industry, asset liability management, and risk management across multiple asset classes, public and private, including derivatives </li><li>Candidates must combine an attention to detail with the ability to see the big picture. </li><li>Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively using verbal and written methods to all levels of an organization. </li><li>Proficient with development tools </li><li>Capable of applying knowledge to handle all but the most complex problems independently. </li><li>Conduct technical troubleshooting, maintenance, and operational support for production code </li><li>Drives continuous improvement and efficiency beyond own scope of responsibility. </li><li>Contribute to and review test strategy and test plans </li><li>Understand the system architecture and translate into efficient designs that are scalable, maintainable, and re-usable, ensuring that designs are aligned with business and technical strategy </li><li>Contribute to and review estimates for development and testing work </li><li>Participate in / lead design review sessions </li><li>Clarify and resolve design related issues with developers </li><li>Highlight potential and actual issues effectively and work through to the appropriate resolution </li></ul> <p>The Minimum Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field </li><li>8+ years of experience with designing and implementing complex technical solutions </li><li>8+ years of experience with backend and frontend development </li><li>2+ years of investment management experience with an understanding of systems and data management </li><li>2+ years of experience with investment management systems (from front office to middle office, to back office) </li></ul> <p>The Ideal Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Masters degree </li><li>Experience coordinating and reviewing work with offshore team members </li><li>Experience and deep understanding of tools including containers, CI/CD - GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory, Helm, Chef, Ansible, Puppet, etc. and emerging technologies </li><li>Deep understanding of various design and architectural patterns including Service-Oriented Architecture/microservices </li><li>Strong UI development experience using AngularJS/Angular or React, JavaScript, CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery </li><li>Experience with Python and Java development </li><li>Experience creating and maintaining technical design documentation </li><li>Experience using a DevOps delivery model </li><li>Experience with batch job scheduling software </li><li>AWS Developer and/or AWS Solutions Architect certifications strongly desired </li><li>Investment of financial services domain knowledge is a plus </li><li>Able to integrate different systems/APIs/services to provide technical solution </li><li>Experience gathering technical requirements and help other team members understand requirements/solution </li><li>Work with architects/leaders as needed to solution the problem </li><li>Exceptional data analysis experience working with large data sets and multiple sources of data. Expert user of excel and proficient with SQL/Oracle query tools. </li><li>Can work with limited guidance on complex projects. Anticipates change and is comfortable with multiple priorities. </li><li>Strong quantitative orientation, analytical skills, a high level of intellectual curiosity, tolerance for ambiguity and seasoned judgment. </li><li>Must be able to explore multiple solutions to a problem and present and defend solutions based on an analysis of facts and an understanding of client needs. </li><li>Demonstrated experience in solution design. </li><li>Strong understanding and adherence to IT SDLC and operational best practices </li><li>Strong knowledge of DevOps and Agile concepts, including tools such as Jira and Confluence </li><li>Desire to learn and ability to apply learnings to business issues. </li><li>Self-starter with proven ability to organize and direct quality work efforts. </li><li>Ability to communicate well across all levels of the organization. </li><li>Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team-based environment. </li><li>Self-managed and motivated individual with strong leadership skills. </li><li>Excellent written, oral and presentation skills. </li><li>Must be self-aware, resilient, and possess the ability to lead </li><li>Works with minimal oversight and proactively communicates status and risks to project leadership. </li><li>Ability to work well in a team environment. </li></ul> <p>#LI-RK1</p> <p>Salary Range:</p> <p>$144,800.00-$190,000.00</p> <p>At MassMutual, we focus on ensuring fair equitable pay, by providing competitive salaries, along with incentive and bonus opportunities for all employees. Your total compensation package includes either a bonus target or in a sales-focused role a Variable Incentive Compensation component.</p> <p>Why Join Us.</p> <p>We've been around since 1851. During our history, we've learned a few things about making sure our customers are our top priority. In order to meet and exceed their expectations, we must have the best people providing the best thinking, products and services. To accomplish this, we celebrate an inclusive, vibrant and diverse culture that encourages growth, openness and opportunities for everyone. A career with MassMutual means you will be part of a strong, stable and ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits. And your voice will always be heard.</p> <p>We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company owned by our policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to put customers first. It's more than our company structure - it's our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources, and rely on each other when it counts. At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.</p> <p>MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.</p> <p>If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.</p> <p>At MassMutual, we focus on ensuring fair, equitable pay by providing competitive salaries, along with incentive and bonus opportunities for all employees. Your total compensation package includes either a bonus target or in a sales-focused role a Variable Incentive Compensation component. 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