As Principal Architect and Engineer, you will apply your deep technology expertise and understanding of the business to help shape enterprise technology strategy and lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise technology solutions. You will work closely with other principals and senior strategic leaders to drive alignment with overall enterprise business and technology strategy and will guide engineering organizations to continually improve engineering practices and implementation outcomes. **You are** + A self-starter, continuous learner and experienced technical leader who is able to transform abstract ideas into actionable customer solutions, who thrives in pioneering emerging technology and partnering across the company with engineers, product managers, business partners and executive stakeholders. You focus not only on what’s delivered but also how it’s delivered and it’s final outcome **You Will** + Be the primary domain expert and lead technical strategist for API development, platforms, and developer tools. + Lead and mentor a team of talented engineers in the development of enterprise software services and developer tools that enable and scale execution of a larger overall technology strategy + You will cater to adoption and operationalization of technical platforms and tools. + Define and oversee engineering practice and maturity for a team of software and platform engineers, ensuring delivery of high-quality and sustainable software and platform solutions. + Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable, high-performance, and secure platforms, with an emphasis on cloud-native solutions. + Partner with senior leadership, engineering teams, and product managers to make key architectural decisions, ensuring technical feasibility and scalability. + Stay abreast of emerging technology trends and evaluate their potential to impact our technology stack and overall architecture. + Champion delivery excellence the adoption of cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, microservices architecture, and CI/CD pipelines. + Ensure adherence to standards, patterns, data privacy regulations, and best practices across all systems and platforms. + Collaborate with enterprise architects to define standards and design patterns. + Lead and/or contribute to the evaluation, selection, and implementation of enterprise technologies. + Publish strategic roadmaps, white papers and engage peer architects in forming strategies for solving key business and technology imperatives. + Able to present and articulate strategic initiatives to executive leaders + Advocate and practitioner of delivery excellence + Participate in talent development and recruiting. **You Have** + Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. + 15+ years of professional software development, architecture, and software-delivery experience + Expertise with service-oriented, cloud native, and modernization architectures and patterns + Competency with a broad range of technologies including Java, Node.js, .NET/C#, Python, JavaScript, JSON schema design, event-driven, pub-sub, API (GraphQL, REST, gRPC etc.), Database (Relational and/or non -relational) + Competency with a broad range of web technologies including React, Angular + Competency with a broad range of dev ops technologies including IAC (Terraform), containers (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD Automation (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab) + Strong understanding and practitioner of software delivery, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts and technologies + Experience with cloud technologies and services, preferably AWS + Proven ability to grow and mentor developers at all levels and in different technologies + Proven track record of developing and operating large scale business critical systems + Competency with secure programming practices, software delivery, and cloud security principles + The ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with business and executive stakeholders + The ability to accelerate impact and lead change, create business case and associated financials + The ability to participate and respond to technology audits **Preferred Qualification:** + Experience is Enterprise Architecture, with an emphasis on digital transformation and modernization + Familiarity with Cybersecurity frameworks, and compliance requirements + Experience in leading architecture reviews and governance processes **Location:** + Two days a week at a Guardian office in Holmdel, NJ, Bethlehem, Pa, New York, NY or Holmdel, NJ **Salary Range** $146,010.00 - $239,880.00 The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation. **Our Promise** At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards. **Inspire Well-Being** As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. **Health Care** + Choice of [high deductible/copay] medical plans* with prescription drugs, including coverage for fertility and transgender inclusive benefits + Dental plan + Vision plan + Health care accounts – flexible spending, health reimbursement, and health savings accounts + Critical illness insurance **Life and Disability Insurance** + Company-paid Life and Disability insurance plus voluntary supplemental coverage + Accident insurance **Retirement and Financial** + 401(k) retirement plan with a company match, plus an annual age/service-based Company contribution and an annual profit-sharing contribution, if applicable + Complimentary 1:1 financial guidance with a licensed Fidelity representative **Time Off and Remote Work** + Flexible work arrangements (part in-person/part remote) + Unlimited paid time off for most roles plus time off for volunteering, jury duty, voting, and bereavement + Personal holidays for colleagues to use in recognition of religious, cultural, or civic days + Paid parental leave and paid family and medical leave policies **Emotional Well-being and Work-Life** + Emotional well-being, mental health, and work/life resources powered by Spring Health + Wellness programs, including fitness program and equipment reimbursement + Child, adult, and elder back-up care support through Bright Horizons + Adoption assistance + College planning + Tuition reimbursement + Student loan assistance + Commuter benefits in select metropolitan areas **Equity & Inclusion** Opportunities to build inclusive and meaningful connections through involvement in colleague-led affinity groups: + Employee Resource Groups: + Colleague Connection Committees + Community Involvement Committees A culture that encourages colleagues to bring their authentic selves to work + Voluntary self-ID + Pronunciation and phonetic spelling of names **_Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits._** **Equal Employment Opportunity** Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. **Accommodations** Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact applicant_accommodation@glic.com . **Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.** Every day, Guardian helps our 29 million customers realize their dreams through a range of insurance and financial products and services. Our Purpose, to inspire well-being, guides our dedication to the colleagues, consumers, and communities we serve. We know that people count, and we go above and beyond to prepare them for the life they want to live, focusing on their overall well-being — mind, body, and wallet. As one of the largest mutual insurance companies, we put our customers first. Behind every bright future is a GuardianTM. Learn more about Guardian at guardianlife.com .