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Solution Architect - Insurance Technology
London (Hybrid)
c£120k (flex on experience)
We’re working with an impressive insurance technology consultancy, who are looking to bring on board an experienced Solution Architect (Application Architecture) to help design and deliver complex, enterprise-grade insurance platforms. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, architecture, and client engagement - ideal for someone who enjoys shaping scalable solutions while working closely with stakeholders across product, delivery, and business teams. You’ll play a key role in building modern, high-performing systems within the insurance domain, contributing to both delivery and strategic growth initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and delivery of complex, multi-system application architectures across enterprise environments
- Work closely with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Drive discovery sessions to understand insurance domain needs, pain points, and target outcomes
- Define functional and non-functional architecture, ensuring performance, scalability, and resilience
- Break down solutions into deliverable components and guide engineering teams through implementation
- Promote best practices across software design, BDD, code quality, and testing
- Support performance optimisation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Contribute to pre-sales activities, including solution design, demos, and proposals
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Key Requirements:
- 10+ years in software design and enterprise application architecture
- Experience designing Insurance Software
- Strong hands-on background in Java (8+), J2EE, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture
- Solid experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka) and integration frameworks
- Experience with BPM tools (e.g. Camunda, jBPM, Pega)
- Strong understanding of data modelling (UML) and enterprise system design
- Experience with databases (Postgres, Oracle, MySQL, DB2) and ORM frameworks
- Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices (Jenkins, CI/CD, containerisation)
- Knowledge of API design (OpenAPI), security frameworks (OAuth2, OIDC)
- Experience working in Agile environments
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- Knowledge of ACORD standards
- Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and integration tools (e.g. Apache Camel)
- Strong stakeholder engagement and consulting experience
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