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Job Description

As an Architect-Sr Manager Mobile and Consumer Technology, one contributes strategic vision to the organization and integrates a broad range of ideas regarding IT architecture. The Architect-Sr Manager is recognized across the organization for IT architectural expertise, influencing and motivating other team members, and is sought as a resource for resolving the most complex IT architectural problems. The Architect-Sr Manager provides leadership on the most complex architecture projects involving multiple disciplines and other business areas, interacting, influencing and presenting to Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents.

An Architect-Sr Manager, Mobile & Consumer Technology is a mature architect with web/mobile development background who delivers future vision and transition roadmaps, technical solutions, team leadership and guidance across web and mobile domains with the focus on consumer facing web/mobile applications. In this role, one is expected to lead an organization within the IT Department that likely consists of several individual teams. At this level, the Architect-Sr Manager sets the strategic direction for their organization in support of the business objectives of the company, ensuring the structures and processes needed to effectively deliver the mission of their organization are in place. They create a work environment that enables their employees to be their best and deliver on their accountabilities.

They are personally accountable for leading organizational change, delivering business results by working across the organization and development of employees. They demonstrate a high level of influence within their own organization, with their business partners, peer leaders and senior leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical and professional leadership over large or complex initiatives where multiple architectural disciplines are involved. Execute governance over solutions developed by architects.
• Consult on the application of reference architectures and serve as subject matter expert with contextual knowledge of the business model.
• Provide thought leadership, innovative ideas, and drive toward partnership at the table. Identify opportunities to enhance the web/mobile architecture. Create and articulate the case for change by highlighting the potential business/customer benefits.
• Expertise in iOS, Android and other mobile frameworks/accelerators (mobile)
• Expertise in React, Angular and other Javascript frameworks (web) with an eye towards industry trends in web application design
• Proven ability to design, optimize and integrate disparate systems with web & mobile platforms
• Demonstrated deployments of enterprise or consumer-facing mobile software systems using industry standard environments including iOS, Android, PhoneGap (Apache Cordova), and Windows Phone
• A thorough understanding of OOP, design patterns, iOS, Android, and enterprise in web and mobile application integration
• Experience in developing reusable artifacts/frameworks, re-usable assets, industry solutions, reference architecture and design
• Understanding of web & mobile security protocols, analytics and social channel integration and understanding various non-functional aspects in web & mobile application design and provide a solution to optimize performance, scalability etc
• Management skills managing a team of 6-6 individuals, some remote in Northbrook, IL, Allstate Northern Ireland, and Irving, TX

Job Qualifications

The Senior Web/Mobile Architect provides strong leadership in architecture, design, and development of web/mobile applications and platforms.

• This person guides technology decisions, and develops future state architectures and roadmaps that effectively support Allstates enterprise business strategy in the web/mobile space.
• This role works closely with the Director- Insurance Businesses, other Chief Architects, senior leadership within Consumer Technology business units, and Global Infrastructure and Security organizations

Education: BS or MS in Engineering

• 12+ years technical experience in architecture, design, and/or project management.
• 5+ years of management experience; should include accountability for all aspects of leading an organization including people processes, client/partner relationships, work processes and delivery of work products
• iOS/Android platform expertise (mobile), React/Angular expertise (Web)

Good Work. Good Life. Good Hands.

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