Senior Solutions Architect

Senior Solution Architect

London (Hybrid)

FULL TIME - £120,000

MUST HAVE 6+ years' experience designing and delivering architecture solutions within core insurance platforms

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We're looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect to join a growing architecture team, where you'll play a key role in shaping technology strategy and delivering innovative solutions across a complex insurance environmen

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Working closely with business stakeholders, delivery teams and technical specialists, you'll lead the design of scalable, secure and future-ready solutions that support strategic transformation initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for an architect who enjoys influencing technology direction, driving best practice and delivering business value through modern architectu

re.
What You'll Be D

oingAs a Senior Solution Architect, you w

• ill:Develop application and technology roadmaps to support transformation and migration program
• mes.Design flexible, scalable and reusable solution architectures aligned with enterprise standards and business objecti
• ves.Take ownership of solution design, ensuring stakeholder approval and governance sign-
• off.Collaborate with business and change teams to define target operating models and develop business cases for technology initiati
• ves.Support requirements gathering and business process optimisation, maximising the use of core platforms while minimising unnecessary custom developm
• ent.Champion architecture governance, design patterns and technology standa
• rds.Promote Agile delivery and DevSecOps practices throughout the software development lifecy
• cle.Work closely with technical leads and development teams to review designs, provide architectural guidance, support code quality and performance optimisat
• ion.Identify technical risks and define appropriate mitigation strateg
• ies.Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to recommend innovative, cost-effective soluti
• ons.Produce high-quality architecture documentation for governance and delivery te
• ams.Contribute to architecture repositories, reusable services and enterprise technology standa
• rds.Act as the bridge between business and IT teams, mentoring colleagues and encouraging collaboration across program
• mes.Partner with programme managers and delivery leads to ensure solution designs are practical, achievable and aligned with project objecti
• ves.Define and oversee non-functional requirements, including security, resilience, scalability and performa

nce.
Abou

t YouYou'll be an experienced Solution Architect with a strong background in enterprise architecture and insurance technology. You'll be comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, leading technical discussions and translating business requirements into practical technology solut

ions.
You'll

• bring:Proven experience across the insurance lifecycle, including areas such as underwriting, claims, policy administration and bi
• lling.Extensive experience delivering core insurance platform projects, ideally including Guidewire, across both greenfield implementations and transformation progr
• ammes.Experience designing integrated solutions involving document management, ERP platforms and customer or broker po
• rtals.Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and Agile delivery methodol
• ogies.Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF (certification desir
• able).Deep knowledge of modern architecture principles incl
• uding:Cloud techno
• logiesMicrose
• rvicesAPI-led archit
• ectureEvent-driven integ
• rationService-oriented archit
• ectureExperience creating enterprise application roadmaps and future-state architecture strat
• egies.Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor technical teams and influence architectural deci
• sions.Excellent analytical, communication, documentation and stakeholder management s
• kills.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline (or equivalent experi
• ence).6+ years' experience designing and delivering architecture solutions within core insurance plat

forms.
Wh

y Join?This is an opportunity to work on large-scale transformation programmes within a collaborative, forward-thinking technology environment. You'll have the chance to influence strategic technology decisions, work with modern cloud-based architectures and help shape the future of enterprise sol

utions.