Principal Engineer-Annuity Platforms and Transformation at Guardian in Bethlehem

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Overview The Principal Engineer – Annuity Platforms & Transformation serves as technology people leader responsible for driving solution design, architecture and technology direction across Guardian's Annuity technology ecosystem. This role operates at the intersection of business strategy, architecture, engineering execution, and technology transformation, ensuring annuity platforms evolve to support Guardian's long-term growth objectives and 2030 technology strategy. The Principal Engineer will provide technical leadership and solutions across the full annuity value chain, including: New Business & Illustrations Policy Administration Servicing & Operations Distribution & Partner Integrations Data & Analytics Digital Experiences Integration Platforms & Enterprise Services This role partners closely with business leaders, product managers, enterprise architects, engineering teams, and external technology partners to define future-state solutions that are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned with Guardian's strategic objectives. The successful candidate combines deep engineering expertise, annuity domain knowledge, and a passion for innovation to deliver sustainable technology solutions that improve customer experience, advisor experience, operational efficiency, and business agility. You are A hands-on technical leader and platform thinker with deep experience in insurance/annuity ecosystems. You are equally comfortable discussing enterprise architecture with senior technology leaders, reviewing detailed technical designs with engineers, and collaborating with business leaders to solve complex business challenges, while constantly focusing on innovation. You have a proven track record of modernizing enterprise platforms, influencing technical direction across multiple teams, and translating business capabilities into scalable technology solutions. You thrive in fast-paced transformation environments, balancing long-term architecture objectives with practical delivery and execution realities. You will : Responsibilities Domain & Technical Leadership Purpose: Enable the end-to-end technology vision, architecture, and solution strategy across the annuity ecosystem Partner with enterprise and domain architects to establish future-state platform architecture and multi-year technology roadmaps. Define technology guardrails to ensure consistency across annuity platforms. Lead architecture and solution reviews, design governance, and critical technical decision-making Serve as a trusted technical advisor across annuity technology initiatives. Translate strategic business objectives into scalable, secure, and maintainable technology solutions. Ensure alignment between enterprise architecture direction and delivery execution. Identify opportunities to simplify applications, reduce redundancy, and improve platform interoperability. Distribution & Third-Party Ecosystem Enablement: Purpose: Build scalable technology capabilities that enable Guardian’s growth through third party distribution channels and strategic partnerships. Partner with third-party distributors, broker-dealers, RIAs, custodians, aggregators, and strategic technology providers to define and deliver scalable technology solutions. Collaborate with business and product teams to improve advisor onboarding, product access, servicing, and transaction capabilities. Define reusable API, event, and integration frameworks that enable efficient connectivity across Guardian and external partner ecosystems. Ensure third-party solutions are fully integrated with core annuity platforms and enterprise capabilities. Support Guardian's 2030 distribution strategy by creating scalable technology foundations that accelerate ecosystem growth and partner enablement. Drive platform strategies that enhance advisor, partner, and customer experiences while improving speed-to-market and operational effectiveness Annuity Modernization & Platform Transformation Purpose: Modernize the annuity tech