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Senior Solution Architect
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At Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets (MRS-GM), it is our ambition to become the leading Primary Specialty Insurance provider, underpinned by an effective and adaptable strategy, superior products, and industry leaders working in a supportive environment to achieve this.
At the heart of our success is a strong culture where people are encouraged to be present, bold, and curious, allowing them to achieve their individual goals.
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Senior Solutions Architect
We are currently looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to be based in London on a full-time basis, reporting into the Head of Subsection - Solution Architecture Delivery.
We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect to lead the governance, architecture guidance/oversight, and management of the legacy and emerging platforms at Munich Re Specialty. You must be self-starting, hands on, with excellent communication skills. You will provide expertise to design, describe, and manage application solution designs aligned to legacy retirement and strategic business projects. You will oversee architecture and design of critical IT systems for several areas within Munich Re Specialty and lead multiple design initiatives concurrently while working with project managers, business architects, technical leads, engineers, and application architects.
Responsibilities
- Develop application and system roadmaps associated with applications transformation and modernization
- Develop flexible, adaptable, modular, and reusable solution designs in collaboration with business stakeholders and the IT development teams while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards
- Support the definition of high-level operational models, and prepare business cases in alignment with the IT security and quality guidelines. Present business cases, for operational and tactical technical initiatives, for approval, funding, and prioritization
- Uphold appropriate solution architecture governance processes and tools while maintaining focus on design patterns and technology standards
- Be the accountable individual for the finalization, acceptance, and approval of solutions you architected, by relevant stakeholders
- Act as an enabler of Agile and DevSecOps practices in collaboration with product delivery and operation support teams
- Explore, evaluate, and promote technology innovation within the organization
- Review high-level designs with technical leads and developers, review code, enforce best practices, assist with debugging critical issues, and enforce performance testing to deliver efficient and performant applications
- Be the responsible individual to identify technology risk(s) of initiatives you are leading as an architect and develop corresponding mitigation strategies
- Stay current on, evaluate, and recommend the use of cutting-edge technologies and methods, considering their technical pros and limitations. Leverage market and technology trends to identify the business benefits of alternative technical solutions
- Support the requirements gathering process to right-size initiatives and solution strategy
- Collaborate with development teams and assist with the application of Agile and DevSecOps techniques within architecture and designs
- Create comprehensive solution architecture specification documents and other required documentation
- Help maintain a business unit-level repository of architecture assets (platforms, services, APIs, technical debt, etc.) and promote reuse across the organization
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Knowledge and Skills
- Experience in the insurance (e.g. UW, Claim, Policy Issuance) ideally with Guidewire
- Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills, with thorough attention to detail
- Excellent planning, documentation, and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of design and implementation of solutions and systems using custom built and CoTS / MoTS applications hosted in the cloud and on-prem
- Experience designing solutions including policy administration systems, ERP, and customer / agent-facing portals
- Substantial knowledge of the system development life cycle and the scaled agile methodology. Certifications preferred
- TOGAF certification is a significant plus
- Demonstrate competence to work at the highest technical level of all phases of system architecture design, using state of the art rule/framework-based architecture, object-oriented component analysis, and proficiency in web-based systems architecture, service-based architecture, and enterprise application architecture
- Ability to guide and mentor development teams on sound design and coding principles, best practices in API-based, Micro Services, and Cloud technologies
- Experience in integration architectures from Service Bus to API mediation and event bus models
- Strong knowledge of contemporary technologies and business trends that allows architecture to solve problems in a creative and cost-effective manner
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Munich Re, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion foster innovation and resilience and enable us to act braver and better. Embracing the power of DEI is at the core of who we are. We recognize diversity can be multi-dimensional, intersectional, and complex, so we want to build a diverse workforce that includes a wide range of racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender identities; economic and geographic backgrounds; physical abilities; ages; life, school, and career experiences; and political, religious, and personal beliefs. Additionally, we are committed to building an equitable and inclusive work environment where this diversity is celebrated, valued, and has equitable opportunities to succeed.
All candidates in consideration for any role can request a reasonable adjustment at any point in our recruitment process. You can request an adjustment by speaking to your Talent Acquisition contact.
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At Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets our approach to ESG is underpinned by our desire to seize business opportunities and to nurture a stimulating and inclusive work environment. Our ESG strategy aims to deliver holistic impacts across environmental, social, and governance topics including supporting a number of local initiatives within our community and offering volunteering opportunities for colleagues.
Learn more about sustainability at Munich Re [https://www.munichre.com/en/company/sustainability.html] – choose your impact!
Benefits
- 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
- 10% Non-contributory Pension
- Eligibility for an Annual Bonus
- Private Medical + Dental Insurance
- Critical illness insurance + Life Assurance + Permanent Health Insurance
- Wellbeing and Development Scheme + EAP + Health Assessments (subject to scheme eligibility)
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Study & continuing Professional Development Support
- Hybrid Working + IT Home Set-up Support
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