Director, IT Cloud Architecture

Alternate Locations: Work from Home

 

 Work Arrangement:

Remote : Work at home employee residing outside of a commutable distance to an office location.

 

Relocation assistance:  is not available for this opportunity.

 

Requisition #: 73594

 

The Role at a Glance

 

The Lincoln Financial Group has a cloud-first strategy and an enterprise-wide commitment to the migration of our applications into our cloud environments. As the director of Enterprise Cloud Architecture, you will be accountable for the development and delivery of our cloud strategy and the architecture underpinning Lincoln’s enterprise cloud platform. You will lead a team of seasoned architects responsible for consulting with thought leaders from across the company, Federated architects, and DevOps teams to uncover and document requirements, capture use cases, and deliver designs for new cloud services, patterns, and enterprise capabilities.

 

What you'll be doing

 

• Leading and mentoring a skilled team of Enterprise Cloud Architects
• Evolving our enterprise cloud strategy, principles, and best practices and directing their implementation
• Defining, prioritizing, and promoting new enterprise cloud capabilities 
• Providing guidance on AWS architecture, services, and solutions to ensure alignment to our architectural principles
• Collaborating with Cloud Security, Cloud Engineering and Operations, and FinOps to guide the enterprise on our cloud journey
• Work with business partners to develop use cases and document requirements for service guardrail implementations
• Must have excellent knowledge of CI/CD concepts and tools and deploying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CDK 2.0, CFT, and Git

 

What we’re looking for

 

• 5+ years experience in one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• 3+ years technical team leadership experience
• 5+ years CI/CD concepts and tools and deploying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CDK 2.0, CFT, and Git
• Excellent Strategic, communication, and presentation skills. Capable of developing and communicating complex technical information as appropriate to an audience
• Extensive working knowledge of Cloud principles, patterns, and technologies especially in AWS
• Experience and understanding of modern development and testing technologies and best practices 
• Broad experience in infrastructure design and operation

 

 

What’s it like to work here?

At Lincoln Financial Group, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future. 

 

What’s in it for you:

• Clearly defined career tracks and levels to help you successfully manage your career

• Leadership development and virtual training opportunities

• PTO/parental leave

• Competitive 401K and employee benefits

• Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program

• Tuition assistance program

• A leadership team that prioritizes your health and well-being; offering a remote work environment and flexible work hybrid situations

• Effective productivity/technology tools and training

 

Pay Range: $105,301 - $190,000 

 

Actual base pay could vary based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, education, location, licensure requirements, proficiency and qualifications required for the role. The base pay is just one component of Lincoln’s total rewards package for employees.  In addition, the role may be eligible for the Annual Incentive Program, which is discretionary and based on the performance of the company, business unit and individual.  Other rewards may include long-term incentives, sales incentives and Lincoln’s standard benefits package.

 

About The Company

Lincoln Financial Group helps people to plan, protect and retire with confidence. As of Dec. 31, 2023, approximately 17 million customers trust our guidance and solutions across four core businesses – annuities, life insurance, group protection and retirement plan services. As of December 31, 2023, the company had $295 billion in