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TIAA

Solution Architect, Insurance Solutions – New Markets

TIAA

. Design and architect technology solutions for new product development in Insurance Solutions and New Markets .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeCharlotte • North Carolina • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $165,000 - $255,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in solution architecture with a focus on designing and implementing technology solutions in regulated environments such as insurance and financial services. Proficient in stakeholder management, technical communication, and utilizing LLMs for architectural decision-making.

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Solution ArchitectureJavaKafkaCloud-Native Architecture PatternsStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills
Solution DesignArchitecture Decision RecordsImpact AssessmentsPerformance OptimizationResilience DesignObservability DesignCost OptimizationDomain-Driven DesignEvent-Driven ArchitecturesAPI-First Design
Soft Skills
Influencing SkillsTechnical Communication
Tools & Technologies
EKSLLMs
Industry Keywords
Insurance SolutionsFinancial ServicesRegulatory ComplianceTechnology Architecture Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudJavaKafka

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design and architect technology solutions for new product development in Insurance Solutions and New Markets
  • Lead design reviews and serve as the technical voice while business requirements are forming
  • Shape feasible solutions with product partners
  • Own Well-Architected Framework Reviews, Impact Assessments, Solution Design Documents, and Architecture Decision Records
  • Participate in TIAA’s Technology Architecture Governance process and community
  • Communicate technical roadmaps to stakeholders and senior leaders
  • Partner with business stakeholders, Cloud Engineering, Cyber, and adjacent technical domains
  • Stay engaged through implementation and delivery
  • Unblock delivery teams by investigating technologies, resolving decisions, and building proofs of concept
  • Use LLMs to pressure-test design tradeoffs, refine design documents, and explore options

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8+ years of experience in solution architecture or equivalent technical design roles
  • Experience in financial services, including retirement, insurance, or adjacent regulated environments
  • Experience with Java, Kafka, and/or containers such as EKS or equivalent
  • Experience designing products that are still being defined
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Understanding of regulatory and compliance constraints in architecture decisions
  • Familiarity with cloud-native architecture patterns, including domain-driven design, event-driven architectures, and API-first design
  • Experience designing for performance, resilience, observability, and cost optimization at scale
  • Proven use of LLMs in architecture decision processes
  • University degree preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Superior retirement program
  • Competitive health benefits
  • Wellness offerings
  • Work-life offerings
  • Future-focused skills and AI tools
  • Meaningful learning experiences and development pathways
  • Incentive program linked to performance, depending on the role