AVP, Application Modernization

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In 2025, USA Today recognized Primerica as a Top Workplace USA for the fifth year in a row, and Newsweek named Primerica one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity for the second consecutive year. In 2024, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named Primerica as a Top Workplace for the eleventh consecutive year, and Forbes recognized Primerica as one of America’s Best Employers for Women for the fifth year in a row. In addition, for the tenth time Primerica has been voted a Best Employer by Gwinnett Magazine. Primerica is a great place to work! Join our team to experience what it’s like to work at “one of the best places to work in the metro Atlanta”.

About this Position

Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Partner with enterprise architecture, application, infrastructure, Enterprise Data, and business SMEs to assess the current technology landscape and develop clear as-is‑ architecture documentation.
• Translate multi‑year modernization strategies into executable programs and lead day-to-day‑ delivery of modernization initiatives across internal teams and vendors.
• Establish governance and risk management frameworks; identify and mitigate technical, security, and operational risks; and manage vendors for productivity, quality, and cost-effectiveness‑.
• Ensure infrastructure capacity, resiliency, scalability, and security controls align with modernization goals while enforcing cloud, security, and architectural standards.
• Develop staffing plans, build and mentor high-performing teams, communicate program progress, risks, and impacts to executive leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree or bachelor's degree with relevant experience in Computer Science, Information Technology
• 15+ years of technology leadership experience, including hands-on execution of enterprise-scale modernization or transformation initiatives
• Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred), Kubernetes, API-first and event-driven architectures, hybrid cloud environments, legacy system modernization (including mainframe), CI/CD pipelines, observability, and security frameworks
• Strong leadership skills with proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Strong vendor management, program / project management, and offshore team management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries

FLSA status:
This position is exempt (not eligible for overtime pay):

Our Benefits:

• Day one health, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) Plan with competitive employer match

• Vacation, sick, holiday and volunteer time off

• Life and disability insurance

• Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account

• Professional development

• Tuition reimbursement

• Company-sponsored social and philanthropy events

It has been and will continue to be the policy of Primerica, Inc., and its subsidiaries to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless ofrace, sex, color, religious creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy, ancestry, military service or veteran status, genetic or carrier status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

At Primerica, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission – creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.