Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect

• Conceptualize, design and guide the development of innovative digital solutions that enable automation and digitization of claims processes and workflows.
• Build relationships and work closely with business product owners to understand their needs and provide architecture/technology leadership and guidance in developing business solutions.
• Design robust, reliable, user-friendly solutions that are secure, scalable and reusable.
• Align solutions with technology standards and maximize reusability of technical platforms and shared services.
• Assists with resolution of technical problems and validates the software architecture against requirements and assumptions.
• Develop roadmaps for business solutions and capabilities.
• Engage and enable relevant architecture governance processes and conducts design reviews.
• Deliver conceptual, logical and physical designs that align with architecture direction and meet business needs.

• Bachelor's Degree (required).
• 5 years application architecture experience.
• Insurance P&C experience is required and Claims experience would be a very strong plus.
• Familiarity and experience with the property and casualty insurance industry. Experience with claims processing would be a very strong plus.
• Up to date knowledge and experience of industry best practices, technologies and frameworks needed to deliver modern digital application architecture such as API's, microservices, Cloud and hybrid platforms, web-based applications, rules engines, business process modeling and application integration.
• Experience with using DevOps, continuous integration and automated testing with related tooling for delivery.
• Expertise with REST JSON-based API's, microservices, and cloud platform capabilities. Knowledge of Azure or a similar cloud platform, Angular, (C#) and/or Java.
• Experience with leveraging data effectively for improved customer experience and in enabling digital solutions.
• Must be hands-on and comfortable with going in depth to code and technical details when necessary.
• Good communication and leadership. Must be able to provide hands-on guidance and feedback to technical resources (including contract resources) as well as managers.
• Demonstrate strong ability to work in a team environment.
• Ensure documentation is captured appropriately and is easily accessible to the team members.
• Ability to execute and prioritize several tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal/relationship management skills.