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Our not-so-secret sauce.

Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. The industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can make your mark as an Application Architect at MMA.

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC). A day in the life.

As an Application Architect at Marsh McLennan Agency, you will collaborate with a dynamic team of architects and developers to design, develop, and implement application architecture solutions that align with our strategic goals. Your day begins with engaging cross-functional teams to discuss project statuses and address any architectural challenges. You will assess application performance metrics and participate in Agile ceremonies, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable. Throughout the day, you will conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and gather feedback to refine architectural processes. Additionally, you will evaluate new technologies for potential adoption and prepare actionable reports that contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, ultimately enhancing the overall colleague and client experience.

Our future colleague.

We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills: • 5+ years of experience working with and designing scalable digital solutions. • A contributing member to a team of application architects, embracing a collaborative and innovative environment. • Promote best practices and development standards within the team. • Aide in the oversight of application architecture framework designs and implementations, to ensure they meet business requirements and adhere to industry standards. • Collaborate with stakeholders to define architectural vision and strategy. • Play a role in complex project stewardship from conception to completion, ensure timely delivery and alignment with organizational goals. • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of applications. • A desire to evaluate new technologies for their potential adoption. • Maintain relationships with various stakeholders, including product owners, business analysts, and IT leadership, to understand their needs and translate them into effective architectural solutions. • Focus on enhancing maintainability, efficiency, quality, and performance of applications. • Identify potential risks in application architecture and development processes, recommend strategies to mitigate them effectively. We’d like to see your hands-on experience include most of the following: • Complex software product delivery in an Agile environment. • Building distributed systems at scale based on microservices architecture. • Object-oriented programming experience using languages and C#, TSQL, and Typescript. • Framework experience such as Blazor, .NET, Angular, SQL and NoSQL databases. • API Management systems like Apigee, as well as REST API design and implementation. • Azure and/or AWS public cloud technology stack. • Container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. • Continuous integration with robust build and test automation, including cross platform stacks and containerization (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, JFrog Artifactory). • Code reuse to decrease time to market, create code uniformity, increase scalability and agility. • Monitoring system performance trends and recommends improvement plans. • Participation in an Agile Development pod using the Scrum framework to manage user stories, backlog, and sprints. • An interest in new technologies and trends in Open Source, UI, AI etc. These additional qualifications are a plus, but not required to apply: • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field. • Insurance or Finance Industry related knowledge. We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you.

Valuable benefits.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We’ve built a culture that promotes colleague well-being through robust benefit programs and resources, encourages professional and personal development, and celebrates opportunities to pursue the projects and causes that give colleagues fulfilment outside of work.

Some benefits included in this role are: • Generous time off, including personal and volunteering • Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities • Remote Work • Charitable contribution match programs • Stock purchase opportunities