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Athene Lead Solutions Architect — Intelligent Platforms in West Des Moines, Iowa
We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.
Purpose:
We are seeking a Lead Solutions Architect to drive the design and delivery of AI-enabled solutions across Athene’s enterprise platforms and operational workflows. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will define architecture, build and prototype solutions, and guide engineering teams in delivering production-ready systems.
You approach problems from a systems perspective—understanding how applications, data, and AI capabilities connect across the enterprise. You build practical, secure, and scalable solutions that operate effectively within a regulated environment.
As Athene expands its use of generative and agentic AI to support automation and decision-making, this role will play a key part in shaping how these capabilities are integrated across business-critical systems, including those supporting annuity processing and servicing.
About the Platform:
Athene’s enterprise platforms support the processing and servicing of insurance products and operational workflows across the organization. AI-enabled capabilities—including generative and agentic AI—will enhance automation, decision-making, and operational efficiency while integrating with existing systems and data platforms.
Accountabilities:
What You’ll Own:
Architecture for AI-enabled enterprise platforms and operational workflows
Technical direction for integrating AI capabilities with applications, APIs, and data systems
Scalable integration patterns connecting AI services to business processes
Engineering standards for secure, reliable, and production-ready AI systems
What You’ll Do:
Lead Technical Delivery
Design and implement AI-enabled solutions across enterprise platforms
Define architectures incorporating generative and agent-based AI into workflows
Prototype and build services that support business operations
Review designs and code to ensure scalability, security, and maintainability
Architect Scalable Systems
Design distributed systems across modern cloud environments
Build and integrate services with enterprise applications and data platforms
Ensure secure access, resilience, and strong system design
Enable seamless integration between AI services and operational systems
Enable Intelligent Workflows
Apply AI to improve business operations, including:
Document analysis and summarization
Knowledge retrieval and decision support
Automation of manual or repetitive processes
Agent-based systems that assist or execute tasks
Support Operational Excellence
Establish monitoring, logging, and operational best practices
Promote maintainable architecture and engineering standards
Partner with teams to support ongoing system performance and improvement
How You Think:
Systems thinker: Understands how applications, data, and services interact across complex environments
AI-enabled builder: Applies AI capabilities to enhance engineering and business workflows
Operationally focused: Designs for reliability, security, and observability
Pragmatic: Balances innovation with real-world business impact
Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with 7+ years of relevant technical or professional experience.
Experience designing and delivering AI-enabled applications or platforms
Strong background in cloud-native and distributed systems
Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications or workflows
Solid software engineering foundation with experience in production systems
Experience building scalable APIs, services, and data integrations
Ability to lead technical design and guide engineering teams
Preferred
Experience with generative or agent-based AI systems
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS
Experience in financial services, insurance, or regulated industries
Experience with document processing, workflow automation, or operational analytics
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