Application Architect - Camunda & Java

Sanderson; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson is hiring an experienced Application Architect to design and oversee complex application solutions in a hybrid working environment. This role requires deep expertise in Camunda and Java, with a primary focus on delivering scalable solutions for major clients in the insurance sector.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of hands-on experience, strong technical skills, and a solid understanding of business needs. This is a senior position reporting to the Senior VP of Architecture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands‑on design and coding.
• Strong knowledge of Java (Java 8+) and J2EE.
• Commercial experience with Camunda or similar BPM tools.

Responsibilities

• Own and define the application architecture roadmap.
• Lead the design and development of complex solutions.
• Drive discovery sessions to gather customer requirements.

Skills

Camunda

Java (Java 8+)

Kafka

Spring Boot

Agile environments

Tools

Git

Postgres

Jenkins

Job description

Overview

Sanderson London Area, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Global Insurance Consultancy | Market Leader in Operations & Solutions

We are partnering with a global insurance consultancy and recognised market leader in operations and solutions, continuing to expand across the UK and wider EMEA region. As part of this growth, the organisation is seeking an experienced Application Architect with deep expertise in Camunda and Java to join its high‑performing architecture function.

This is a senior, hands‑on architecture role reporting directly to the Senior VP of Architecture, shaping the application roadmap and driving the design of complex, enterprise‑scale solutions for tier‑one insurers.

Key Requirement

Candidates MUST have strong, commercial experience with both Camunda and Java. Applications without these skills cannot be considered.

The Opportunity

As an Application Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing and overseeing solutions that span multiple technology towers and service offerings. You’ll work closely with product leadership, delivery teams, and client stakeholders to shape high‑quality, scalable, insurance‑focused applications.

This role does not include people management but operates in a matrix environment, influencing teams and guiding technical direction across the organisation.

Hybrid working: 2 days per week in the London office or on client site (most clients are London‑based).

Key Responsibilities

• Own and define the application architecture roadmap, reporting directly to the Senior VP of Architecture


• Lead the design and development of complex, multi‑tower solutions


• Drive discovery sessions to understand customer needs, pain points, and desired outcomes


• Translate business requirements into robust, scalable technical designs


• Break down requirements into manageable development features and modules


• Ensure strong focus on BDD, code quality, and unit testing


• Identify functional and non‑functional constraints and design optimal solutions


• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues across the application stack


• Participate in performance benchmarking and optimisation


• Introduce industry best practices across software design and delivery


• Recommend improvements to implementation processes and delivery frameworks


• 10+ years of hands‑on design and coding


• Strong Java (Java 8+) and J2EE expertise


• Commercial experience with Camunda (or similar BPM tools such as jBPM, Activiti, Pega)


• Experience with Kafka and understanding of Kafka architecture


• Strong OO design and UML‑based modelling skills


• Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Security, and modern Java frameworks


• Database experience (Postgres, Oracle, MySQL, DB2) and ORM/JDBC


• Experience with Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, Subversion


• Familiarity with DevOps tools (TeamCity, Jenkins)


• Strong unit testing experience (JUnit 5)


• Exposure to OpenAPI, OAuth2, OIDC


• Experience working in Agile environments


• Experience using coding assistants, GenAI, and agentic AI tools


• Insurance industry experience, will consider wider Financial Services experience


• ACORD data standards


• ESB/EAI/API gateway experience


• Tomcat, JBoss, WebSphere


• London – Hybrid (2 days onsite) Client site visits as required (primarily London).