Solution/Enterprise Architect with P&C Insurance
hace 2 días
Purchase
Title: Solution/Enterprise Architect with P&C Insurance domain Preferred Locations: Purchase, NY → Morristown, NJ → Charlotte, NC. Alternate Locations : Alpharetta, GA; Chicago, IL; Conshohocken, PA; Denver, CO; Fargo, ND; Garden City, NY; Houston, TX; Lubbock, TX; Mt Juliet, TN; New York, NY; Topeka, KS Experience: Minimum 12+ Years Pay rate: $100/hr inclusive all (or) $200k/Annum + Benefits Client: SOMPO International Any tech stack is fine like (.net or Java or Guidewire, SAP etc.) Top 5 Skills / Requirements • P&C Insurance Domain Expertise across the insurance value chain., • Solution / Enterprise Architecture experience in P&C insurance., • Solution Building Experience, from initial solutioning through architecture., • Build vs. Buy Advisory, with strong knowledge of insurance products and platforms., • AI & Automation, focused on improving operational efficiency and business value. Compensation • Contract Pay Rate: $100/hour, • Full-Time Salary: $200K/year Role Summary: • Client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Technology & Solution Architect to support strategic technology initiatives across Global Commercial Insurance, Specialty Insurance, and Reinsurance businesses operating in the US, UK, Europe, Singapore, and Australia., • The role will operate across Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, and Technology Planning, serving as the bridge between business strategy and technology delivery. The successful candidate will take a business problem, opportunity, or transformation idea from inception, translate it into a well-defined solution architecture, and develop the associated technology roadmap, dependencies, workstreams, and implementation approach required to initiate a project., • A key expectation is the ability to transform ambiguous business needs into an architecturally sound and executable initiative that can be transitioned to a Project/Program Manager and delivery teams for implementation., • The ideal candidate will combine strong Commercial and Specialty Insurance/Reinsurance domain knowledge with broad enterprise architecture experience and familiarity with platforms such as Guidewire, SAP Insurance/Reinsurance/Finance, VIPR, integration technologies, data platforms, and cloud solutions. Well verse with AI and other productivity tools. Role Responsibilities: Business Problem to Solution Architecture: • Partner with business and technology stakeholders to understand business problems, strategic objectives, transformation opportunities, and technology needs., • Translate business ideas and requirements into solution architectures and technology options., • Define current-state, transition-state, and target-state architectures, considering applications, integration, data, cloud/infrastructure, security, and operational requirements., • Conduct technology option assessments, including build vs. buy vs. extend vs. integrate, and provide recommendations based on business value, cost, risk, scalability, and strategic alignment., • Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, technology standards, security requirements, and longer-term business strategy. Project Inception & Architecture-Driven Planning: • Take initiatives from problem statement or early-stage concept through project inception and delivery readiness., • Define business and technology scope, major solution components, workstreams, assumptions, constraints, risks, and dependencies., • Translate architecture into actionable project components, milestones, phases, and implementation sequences., • Identify dependencies across applications, APIs/integration, data, infrastructure/cloud, security, vendors, and business teams., • Develop high-level resource, skill, effort, and technology considerations to support business case and project planning., • Produce an architecture/project inception package with sufficient definition for a Project or Program Manager to mobilize and execute the initiative. Enterprise Architecture & Technology Planning: • Contribute to enterprise architecture strategy, standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps., • Assess existing application and technology landscapes to identify capability gaps, technical debt, modernization opportunities, application rationalization, and platform consolidation opportunities., • Develop multi-phase technology roadmaps balancing strategic target-state architecture with practical near-term delivery., • Provide architecture governance and design oversight throughout project implementation., • Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Engineering Leaders, Product Owners, PMO, delivery teams, vendors, and business stakeholders., • Present architecture recommendations and technology strategies effectively to both senior business executives and technical stakeholders. Technical Qualifications: Insurance Domain & Platforms • Strong knowledge of Global Commercial, Specialty Insurance, and Reinsurance business and technology landscapes., • Understanding of key insurance capabilities including:, • Submission, Quote, Bind and Policy Issuance, • Underwriting and Risk Assessment, • Policy Administration, • Billing and Premium Processing, • Claims Management, • Ceded and Assumed Reinsurance, • Treaty and Facultative Reinsurance, • Reinsurance Accounting, Recoveries and Settlements, • Insurance Finance and Accounting, • Broker, Delegated Authority and Bordereaux processes, • Experience with global insurance markets, preferably including US, UK/London Market, Europe, Singapore, and/or Australia., • Experience with insurance technology platforms such as:, • Guidewire PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter and BillingCenter, • SAP Insurance / Reinsurance / Finance solutions, • VIPR and/or Specialty/London Market platforms, • Underwriting, Reinsurance, Finance and Claims platforms Architecture & Technology • Strong experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture and/or Technology Architecture., • Ability to develop:, • Business and technology capability maps, • Current and target-state architectures, • Solution and integration architectures, • Technology option assessments, • Transition architectures, • Dependency and system interaction models, • Architecture-driven project plans, • Multi-year technology and transformation roadmaps, • Good understanding of API-led integration, enterprise integration, messaging/event-driven architecture, and distributed enterprise systems., • Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, including cloud-native and SaaS architectures., • Understanding of enterprise data architecture, analytics, security, IAM, DevSecOps, CI/CD, resilience, and regulatory requirements., • Experience supporting legacy modernization, application rationalization, platform transformation, cloud migration, and large-scale integration programs and AI. General Qualifications: • Typically 12+ years of enterprise IT experience, including significant experience in insurance technology environments., • 7+ years of experience performing Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Technology Architecture, or equivalent responsibilities., • Demonstrated ability to move between business strategy, architecture, technology planning, and delivery execution., • Proven ability to take an ambiguous problem or idea, structure it, develop solution options, and transform it into a delivery-ready technology initiative., • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance business value, cost, technology strategy, delivery risk, and speed-to-market., • Experience working within complex global organizations involving multiple business units, systems, vendors, and geographically distributed teams., • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with CIO/CTO leadership, business executives, architects, engineers, Product Owners, and Program/Project Managers., • Ability to influence architecture and technology decisions without necessarily having direct organizational authority., • Strong documentation and presentation skills with the ability to simplify complex technology topics for business audiences., • Experience facilitating architecture workshops, discovery sessions, solution reviews, and technology planning discussions. Education Qualifications: Required • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience. Preferred • Master's degree in Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or Business Administration., • Relevant architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Azure/AWS Architecture, or equivalent enterprise/solution architecture certifications., • Insurance industry certifications or demonstrated deep experience within Commercial, Specialty, London Market, and Reinsurance environments.