Solution Architect Hybrid

Solution Architect

John Hancock Technology Office

Are you a senior software engineer or technical lead looking to expand your influence and help shape the future of digital solutions John Hancock Technology Office is seeking a Solution Architect to support high-profile technology initiatives that drive our customer-centric digital transformation.

In this role youll work closely with engineering leaders product teams business stakeholders and senior architects to design scalable secure and modern technology solutions. Youll remain hands-on with technology while building your expertise in solution architecture helping turn business vision into reality.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges collaborating across teams and leveraging emerging technologies such as cloud and AI wed love to hear from you.

• Partner with engineering product and business teams to design and deliver scalable technology solutions.
• Develop architecture artifacts technical designs and recommendations aligned with enterprise standards and long-term technology strategy.
• Participate throughout the project lifecycle guiding teams from concept through delivery.
• Design secure maintainable resilient and highly scalable solutions.
• Lead proof-of-concepts and technical evaluations for emerging technologies and innovative approaches.
• Contribute to reusable frameworks architecture patterns engineering standards and best practices.
• Communicate solution options trade-offs risks and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with teams to define non-functional requirements architecture diagrams and implementation approaches.
• Review architecture designs estimates requirements and code to ensure alignment with business and technical objectives.
• Evaluate vendor and third-party solutions for integration scalability security and operational support.
• Support architecture governance reviews and technical decision-making.
• Document architecture decisions and technical rationale through Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Identify technical risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to modernization cloud adoption AI automation and digital transformation initiatives.
• Stay current with industry trends particularly in cloud computing AI software engineering and cybersecurity.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience in software engineering systems development or application development.
• Strong experience delivering enterprise-scale applications and technology solutions.
• Experience as a senior developer technical lead engineering lead or similar leadership role.
• Hands-on experience with one or more modern programming languages such as Java C# .NET Python JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience designing web mobile API integration or distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of software architecture principles design patterns and modern engineering practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms preferably Microsoft Azure as well as AWS or Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of CI/CD DevOps test automation and Agile delivery practices.
• Experience with cloud-native microservices event-driven and API-first architectures.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and deployment automation.
• Experience working with containerized and serverless technologies.
• Strong analytical communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
• Understanding of application security privacy compliance and secure design principles.

Were particularly interested in candidates who are excited about the future of AI-powered solutions and modern application architectures.

• Understanding of Generative AI and AI-enabled solution architectures.
• Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) AI agents and modern AI integration patterns.
• Exposure to Microsoft AI technologies including Azure AI Foundry Azure OpenAI Microsoft Copilot technologies or related Azure AI services.
• Understanding of Responsible AI AI governance and security considerations.
• Ability to evaluate and incorporate AI capabilities into business solutions.

• Experience in financial services or a regulated industry.
• Experience with Microsoft or Salesforce platforms and associated technologies.
• Exposure to cloud-native development and modern engineering practices.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Passion for emerging technologies and innovation.
• Cloud architecture AI Agile Microsoft or Salesforce certifications are considered an asset.

This role is ideal for experienced software engineers and technical leaders who want to expand into Solution Architecture while staying connected to technology and delivery. Youll have the opportunity to:

• Work on impactful enterprise-scale initiatives.
• Help shape technology strategy and solution design.
• Gain architecture experience while remaining hands-on.
• Collaborate with talented engineering and business teams.
• Explore emerging technologies including cloud AI and automation.
• Influence the future of digital experiences for our customers.

Join us and help design the next generation of innovative technology solutions at John Hancock.

If you are applying to this role in Massachusetts please note the salary range is $90160.00 USD - $167440.00 USD. Additionally employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us visit is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment retention advancement and compensation and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race ancestry place of origin colour ethnic origin citizenship religion or religious beliefs creed sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions) sexual orientation genetic characteristics veteran status gender identity gender expression age marital status family status disability or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process contact .

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Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge skills qualifications experience and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short- and long-term disability life and AD&D insurance coverage adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays vacation personal and sick days and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S. please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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