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The Role
Solutions Architect, Sales & Distribution Architecture, Distribution Technology
Full-Time, Springfield, MA / Boston, MA / New York, NY
The Opportunity
As a Solutions Architect on the Wealth & Distribution Technology Architecture team, you will join a highly effective team of experienced and talented architects who collaborate to define and influence solutions across the sales & distribution value stream.
The Team
The Sales & Distribution Architecture team is uniquely positioned as a shared service in support of several support & delivery organizations that enable our two primary distribution channels. Your Architect peers lead through accountability, coaching, collaboration, creativity, and knowledge to define the solutions that enable meaningful business outcomes and technical modernization for high priority initiatives. Our team is motivated by the role that we play in influencing both business and technical strategies and the value that our partnership provides to the teams that we engage with to deliver. We are in high demand and are growing as a result.
The Impact:
The role includes keeping abreast of the industry and applying that knowledge to ensure we are architecting and designing solutions that meet future state business strategies. As a Solutions Architect you'll have an opportunity to partner with other experienced technology resources to deliver solutions that transform our business processes. In this role, as well as all roles within MassMutual, you will demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to being inclusive, a strong business acumen, and will show courage, even in the most difficult situations. You will exercise your strong communication skills, as well as your passion for learning, leadership traits, resilience, and self-awareness.
In this role, you will be expected to:
Typical day-to-day responsibilities include:
The Minimum Qualifications
The Ideal Qualifications
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MassMutual is an equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome all persons to apply.
If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.
California residents: For detailed information about your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), please visit our California Consumer Privacy Act Disclosures page.
Salary Range: $144,800-$190,000
Full-Time, Springfield, MA / Boston, MA / New York, NY
The Opportunity
As a Solutions Architect on the Wealth & Distribution Technology Architecture team, you will join a highly effective team of experienced and talented architects who collaborate to define and influence solutions across the sales & distribution value stream.
The Team
The Sales & Distribution Architecture team is uniquely positioned as a shared service in support of several support & delivery organizations that enable our two primary distribution channels. Your Architect peers lead through accountability, coaching, collaboration, creativity, and knowledge to define the solutions that enable meaningful business outcomes and technical modernization for high priority initiatives. Our team is motivated by the role that we play in influencing both business and technical strategies and the value that our partnership provides to the teams that we engage with to deliver. We are in high demand and are growing as a result.
The Impact:
The role includes keeping abreast of the industry and applying that knowledge to ensure we are architecting and designing solutions that meet future state business strategies. As a Solutions Architect you'll have an opportunity to partner with other experienced technology resources to deliver solutions that transform our business processes. In this role, as well as all roles within MassMutual, you will demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to being inclusive, a strong business acumen, and will show courage, even in the most difficult situations. You will exercise your strong communication skills, as well as your passion for learning, leadership traits, resilience, and self-awareness.
In this role, you will be expected to:
- Partner with Enterprise Architecture to define and maintain the target operating model for delivery, including technologies, tools, and patterns.
- Partner with Enterprise Architecture to further the strategic vision and application roadmaps.
- Partner with Development Teams to translate architecture to design/code-level execution.
- Serve as the technical liaison between MassMutual business partners, industry vendors, and distribution partners, while working very closely with both business and technical stakeholders
- Identify end-to-end technical solutions based on business needs that utilize a service-based architecture incorporating API's and Events for decoupling Digital and Backend application services.
- Capture future state technology vision in actionable, context-specific roadmaps.
- Partner directly with the specific technology subject matter experts and technical leads to ensure architecture standards are adopted and solutions are aligned with enterprise Technology stacks.
- Architect Solutions are designed as reusable components (API's/ Microservices) that compose an overall solution that's flexible, scalable, performant, and providing excellent user experience.
- Be accountable for implementation of cross-functional solution architecture of all technologies in the Sales & Distribution technology stack.
- Understand and proactively assess the current state of the technology and identify gaps and overlaps.
- Ensure technologies are optimized, recommending investments and rationalization and if necessary, conducts technology assessment and selection.
- Possess deep industry understanding and a point-of-view of the services provided, and the technologies/products used in the industry to effectively make decisions on product usage and investment at MassMutual.
Typical day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Strong partnership & collaboration with Enterprise Architecture
- Creation and/or contributing to governed architecture artifacts, including Solution, Decisions, Strategies and Roadmaps.
- Hands-on collaboration with Development teams
- Project Team Meetings, status, planning, requirement reviews, etc.
- Design & Code Reviews
- Architecture/ Design Decisions & Technology Evaluations
- Industry Trends, Research, POC, Tools
- Test Plan Reviews
- Production Support Transition Reviews
- Contribute to our architecture community by attending and participating in Architecture & Design Roundtables, Architecture Review Boards, and Solution Architecture Guild meetings.
The Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years development experience, capable of designing and implementing complex solutions.
- 8+ years of solutions architect or related experience (e.g. tech lead, lead designer)
- 2+ years of experience in sales & distribution related business processes and technologies, including at least one of the following sub-domains: Marketing, Wealth Management, Distribution Management, Incentive Management (compensation, recognition), Broker Dealer Administration, Insurance Distribution.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical degree
- Must be authorized to work in the US both now and in the future
The Ideal Qualifications
- Skilled leading and/or participating in system design and architectural activities including technical requirement writing experience and ability to lead collaboration sessions for important design reviews and decisions.
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work in a team-based environment including employees, vendors, and third-party contractors.
- Excellent mentoring skills and the desire to contribute to efforts beyond the scope of the day-to-day project work.
- Proven ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to less experienced team members.
- Experience in AWS cloud application design, development, and deployment.
- Experience with event streaming and web service protocols like SOAP, REST, JSON, or Kafka
- Experience with data development, including database design, modeling, ETL and scheduling.
- General working knowledge of insurance data, investment data and /or financial data
- Experience in working with and enabling integrations with vendor / SaaS platforms
- AWS Certifications
- 7+ design & development experience including frontend, backend, database, and Integration technologies preferred.
- Strong knowledge of data modeling and ETL development including development patterns, and best practices
- Experience with one or more of the following platforms/technologies:
- Vertica
- Kong
- Kafka
- Salesforce
- React / NeXTs
- Content Management Platforms / Search Engines
- Life, Disability Income and Annuity Order Entry
- Investment Custodian Platforms
- Needs Analysis / Financial Planning Software
- DTCC
- Fidelity NFS/ IWS
- SAP
- CI/CD Dev Ops
- Kubernetes
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MassMutual is an equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome all persons to apply.
If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.
California residents: For detailed information about your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), please visit our California Consumer Privacy Act Disclosures page.
Salary Range: $144,800-$190,000
MassMutual Compensation & Benefits Highlights
How does MassMutual ensure its pay and bonus plans are competitive?
MassMutual supports competitive compensation through salary and bonus opportunities, retirement contributions, pay transparency practices and a broad benefits package that adds value beyond base pay. The company also uses long-running pay equity reviews and employee feedback to evaluate whether rewards are supporting employees across roles and life stages.
- Competitive pay and bonus opportunities: MassMutual describes its total rewards approach as holistic and flexible, with competitive salaries and bonuses designed to support employees’ financial well-being. Employees also point to compensation as part of the value proposition, with one sales assistant citing “great benefits and lots of flexibility,” and another employee describing the company’s “good leadership and benefits.”
- Retirement and financial benefits: MassMutual provides a 401(k) benefit of up to 10% of eligible compensation, including a 5% company match and a 5% annual company contribution. The company also treats eligible student loan payments like 401(k) contributions for matching purposes and begins monthly retirement healthcare account contributions for employees starting at age 45.
- Pay transparency and pay equity: MassMutual posts salary ranges in most job postings and has used an independent HR risk management firm to conduct annual adjusted pay gap reviews for 17 years. That approach connects compensation competitiveness with equity and accountability across the employee experience.
- Benefits as part of total rewards: MassMutual’s compensation includes health, dental and mental health benefits, caregiver leave, parental leave, bereavement leave, paid volunteer time, flexible holidays and a Well-Being Wallet of up to $1,250 annually. A head of human resources said, “It’s not about industry standards — it’s about supporting all employees’ well-being in ways that are meaningful to them.”
- External signals:
- Benefits value: Employees on external review sites regularly highlight benefits as a strength, with reviews calling out “excellent benefits,” “great benefits” and a “great benefits package.” (Glassdoor; Indeed)
- Compensation and retention: Employees surveyed on external review sites rate MassMutual’s perks and benefits an A-, with 100% saying perks and benefits play a role in staying at the company. (Comparably)
- Financial stability: MassMutual reported more than $10 billion in insurance and annuity benefits paid in 2025 and total adjusted capital above $34 billion, reinforcing the company’s long-term financial foundation. (MassMutual 2025 Annual Report)
Bottom line: MassMutual supports competitive pay through salary and bonus opportunities, strong retirement contributions, pay transparency, recurring pay equity reviews and benefits designed to support employees’ financial, physical, mental and family well-being.
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