below marketmost similar roles pay hereabove market
This role pays less than
67%
of similar roles. Most pay
$166,037–$234,320
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$184k
versus about
$200k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Genworth Financial
Genworth Financial is a financial services company focused on mortgage insurance, long-term care insurance, and life insurance and annuity products to help people protect their financial well-being. Industry: Insurance & Financial Services
Genworth Financial currently has
26 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$120,900–$187,000
across 26 roles with salary data.
The Principal Solutions Architect, Corporate Functions & Investments will establish a new portfolio-level solution architecture capability to define technology direction and accelerate Finance Modernization. This role involves defining current and future-state architecture across the application portfolio, developing technology roadmaps, and governing modernization strategies, integration patterns, and architecture standards. Key responsibilities include guiding application lifecycle decisions, conducting solution, integration, data, and security design reviews, and maintaining documentation through production transition. The successful candidate will utilize skills in Business Systems Analysis, Product Analysis, and cloud and data engineering to manage complex initiatives. Required competencies include experience with AI-enabled tools for code translation and modernization, Python programming mentorship, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences while managing architecture debt and risks.
What does a Solutions Architect earn?
Median $196750 from 115 postings across 37 companies.
Define current-state and future-state architecture across the entire application portfolio.
Develop and govern technology roadmaps, modernization strategies, and architecture standards.
Guide application lifecycle decisions, platform selection, and strategic technology investments.
Establish architecture review and approval checkpoints within the software development lifecycle.
Conduct solution, integration, data, security, and technology design reviews.
Maintain comprehensive architecture documentation through design, build, deployment, and operation.
Govern standards, exceptions, architecture debt, risks, and remediation decisions.
Provide architecture oversight through production transition.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, actuarial science, mathematics, engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
7+ years of relevant experience.
Strong experience in Business Systems Analysis or Product Analysis with demonstrated ownership of complex initiatives.
Experience partnering with IT, cloud, data engineering, security, and business teams to design and deliver application enhancements.
Ability to lead complex technical initiatives or small technical teams and manage competing priorities.
Experience using AI-enabled tools to support code translation, modernization, testing, documentation, or developer productivity.
Strong critical thinking, analytical, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated ability to mentor team members and drive their upskill in Python programming.
AWS
Terraform
React
Angular
GitHub Actions
CI/CD
API Design
Cloud-Native Architecture
Infrastructure as Code
Containerization
DevSecOps
Salesforce
Wealthbox
Data Integration
Mobile Platforms
Design Systems
AI
Security Engineering
Python
Java
C++
TensorFlow
PyTorch
MLOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Natural Language Processing
Agentic AI
Prompt Engineering
Cloud-Native Architecture
Android
iOS
Windows
Data Privacy