We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to play a key role in shaping and delivering technology solutions within the Personal Lines / Retail Insurance domain.
In this role, you will collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions that align with strategic objectives and drive business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and deliver end-to-end solution architectures for large-scale initiatives and programmes
- Produce and maintain architecture deliverables aligned with established development methodologies
- Identify and manage architectural, technical, and security risks, ensuring mitigation strategies are in place
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to other architects and delivery teams
- Ensure architecture decisions, risks, and deviations are clearly communicated and agreed with stakeholders
- Drive alignment with enterprise architecture standards and long-term technology strategy
- Support system modernization and simplification, including retirement of legacy systems
- Perform design assurance to ensure solutions are implemented to the required quality and standards
- Collaborate with DevOps teams and promote Agile ways of working
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience designing solutions across hybrid (cloud + on-premise) environments, including legacy integration
- Strong understanding of modern architectural patterns, such as:
- Microservices
- Event-driven architectures
- Serverless
- SOA and layered architectures
- Experience working with AWS cloud technologies
- Track record of leading architecture governance and engaging in enterprise architecture frameworks
- Experience with RFI/RFP processes, technology selection, and vendor/supplier evaluation
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels, including senior leadership
- Ability to communicate complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
YOUR PROFILE
Domain Experience
- Experience in Personal Lines or Retail Insurance is highly desirable
- Exposure to the UK insurance market or large-scale insurance organisations is a strong advantage
Nice to Hav
- eFamiliarity with Agile frameworks (e.g., Open Agile or similar
- )Experience working within large, complex enterprise environment
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What Makes You a Good F
- itStrategic thinker with strong problem-solving skil
- lsAbility to balance business needs with technical excellen
- cePassion for driving innovation and improving technology landscap
- esConfident communicator and collaborat
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