Job Description

Are you looking for a supportive, collaborative workplace with great teams and inspiring leaders? You’ve come to the right place. We’re looking for ambitious people who share our values and want to make every day better for people around the world. If this sounds like you, and the career below sounds exciting, we’d like to hear from you.






Working Arrangement Hybrid This role is responsible for the application architecture and software engineering technical leadership during project delivery and ongoing maintenance of PH Line-Of-Business applications. To be successful in the role, the candidate will possess not only deep expertise in their particular field, but also superior relationship management , coaching and mentoring skills. Responsibilities

• Provide application architecture direction, engineering leadership, consultancy and support to the business operations and project teams in the delivery of the local projects.
• Ensure the robustness/flexibility of the design to enable the effective delivery of the solution across in a cost/time optimized manner utilizing repeatable technical playbooks and sound engineering design.
• Drives effective management of resources to drive resolution of identified project issues and risks, and gains internal / external buy-in so that risks and issues are effectively mitigated within desired tolerance levels.
• Ensure logical and physical architecture for a project aligns with the standards and reference architectures defined by the Technical Domain and Enterprise Architects.
• Ensures that risks are appropriately identified, prioritized and mitigated to levels acceptable for management
• Enhance and accelerate projects
• Provide leadership founded on strong and deep technical experience.
• Coach, mentor and support system development teams in implementing reference architectures and standards
• Develop and foster relationships with the divisional and business unit subject matter experts
• Communicates the solution architectures to project management and development teams through deliverables, presentations, training and other appropriate means and forums.
• Works with Technical Domain and Enterprise architect to develop comprehensive solution architecture
• Articulate the comprehensive solution architectures to the Enterprise Architecture governance body for implementation approval at key phases of the solution delivery lifecycle.
• Actively participates in appropriate Enterprise Architecture governance bodies
• Ensures project compliance with the approved technology roadmap and associated blueprints, standards, and techniques
• Creates phased implementation architectures that deliver on the future state according to business priorities
• Identifies architectural issues and risks and, if necessary, escalate them in a timely manner
• Assists in the development of technical design and physical architectures, emphasizing reuse and integration opportunities
• Collaborates effectively with distributed IS teams in Asia and leverages solutions from other markets if applicable.

Job Requirements

• Graduate of Bachelor Degree
• At least more than five (5) years of work experience in Solution Architecture, application development, design & integration, project delivery & software development life cycle, e-business, digital and partner integration programs.
• Strong working knowledge on Microservices Architecture, java/spring boot, front-end technologies (preferably Angular 2+), APIGEE, Azure APIM or similar API Management tool, cloud technologies ((IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), Azure Kubernetes Service, Pivotal Cloud Foundry or similar application container services, restful API standards and naming convention, and enterprise application design patterns and best practices
• Knowledgeable in event driven architecture and message broker services – Rabbit MQ, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Hub or similar services, 12 Factor App methodology, and secure software development practices
• Extensive knowledge of application architecture and digital: concepts, practices and tools
• Extensive knowledge of digital, emerging and disruptive technology applications
• Broad exposure to different technologies and software development methodologies
• Ability to engage with and influence Business Representatives of all levels
• Experience in the design and development of enterprise-wide systems
• Good coaching/mentoring skills
• Ability to challenge constructively on requirements or assumptions whilst maintaining positive and professional relationships
• Good organizational and problem-solving abilities that enable you to manage through creative abrasion
• Good verbal and written communication; able to effectively articulate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes
• Ability to balance tactical needs with strategic objectives
• Ability to quickly comprehend new technologies and assess their potential impact and value for the organization

Every career at Manulife/John Hancock provides the opportunity to learn new skills and move your career forward. Ready to make an impact somewhere? What are you waiting for? Apply today. About John Hancock and Manulife John Hancock is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife globally, including Canada, Asia and Europe. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. Assets under management and administration by Manulife and its subsidiaries were CAD$1.3 trillion (US$1.1 trillion) as of June 30, 2021. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as MFC on the TSX, NYSE, and PSE, and under 945 on the SEHK. Manulife can be found at manulife.com . One of the largest life insurers in the United States, John Hancock supports more than 10 million Americans with a broad range of financial products, including life insurance , annuities , investments , 401(k) plans , and education savings plans . Additional information about John Hancock may be found at johnhancock.com . Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Manulife /John Hancock , we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour , ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process . All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies . To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com .