Lead Platform Architect, Cloud
POSITION OVERVIEW
At Genworth, we empower families to navigate the aging journey with confidence. We are compassionate, experienced allies for those navigating care with guidance, products, and services that meet families where they are. Further, we are the spouses, children, siblings, friends, and neighbors of those that need care—and we bring those experiences with us to work in serving our millions of policyholders each day. We apply that same compassion and empathy as we work with each other and our local communities. Genworth values all perspectives, characteristics, and experiences so that employees can bring their full, authentic selves to work to help each other and our company succeed. We celebrate our diversity and understand that being intentional about inclusion is the only way to create a sense of belonging for all associates. We also invest in the vitality of our local communities through grants from the Genworth Foundation, event sponsorships, and employee volunteerism.
YOUR ROLE
- Participates in the Enterprise Architecture group that is responsible for defining and maintaining product and architectural standards for technology services
- Define and maintain enterprise cloud infrastructure architecture, including:
- Landing zones and shared services
- Environment design and segmentation
- Integration with enterprise network and identity platforms
- Develop and document cloud infrastructure reference architectures and reusable patterns
- Lead design for complex, cross-tower initiatives involving cloud, network, identity, and operations
- Ensure cloud designs are scalable, resilient, and aligned to business needs and enterprise standards
- Partner with Network, Identity, Datacenter, and Security architects to ensure end-to-end infrastructure cohesion
- Define cloud connectivity patterns (hybrid, multi-region, SaaS integration)
- Ensure alignment between cloud architecture and enterprise infrastructure strategy
- Evaluate and guide workload placement decisions across cloud and on-prem environments
- Promote reusable, automated infrastructure patterns instead of one-off builds
- Partner with Engineering teams to improve platform usability and developer experience
- Mentor engineers and architects on cloud infrastructure best practices
WHAT YOU BRING
- 5+ years of experience as an architect
- 10+ years of experience in IT
- 5+ years of experience in cloud technologies (AWS and Azure) with a proven record of leading implementation of those technologies
- Strong experience with public cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)
- Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale infrastructure architectures
- Deep understanding of: Cloud infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS), Networking (routing, segmentation, hybrid connectivity), Identity and access management concepts
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code
- Experience in hybrid cloud and datacenter integration
- Familiarity with Zero Trust architecture principles
- Experience working in a regulated enterprise environment (financial services, insurance, etc.)