Cloud Data Solution Architect Polaris Programme

TESTQ Technologies LTD.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 185,000; Part time

Job summary

TESTQ Technologies LTD. seeks an experienced Cloud Data Solution Architect for the POLARIS programme. The role focuses on shaping underwriting technology, defining solution architectures, and aligning with enterprise standards within a London Market PAS replacement context.

You will collaborate with business stakeholders, external consultancies, and delivery partners to design migration strategies and modernisation roadmaps, while supporting architecture governance and choixing technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Solution Architect within the London Market insurance sector.
• Experience delivering or supporting a London Market PAS implementation, replacement, or migration programme.
• Strong understanding of underwriting processes and operating models.
• Experience developing migration strategies, transition architectures, and modernization roadmaps.
• Experience documenting current-state and target-state technology landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-level and detailed solution designs, architecture decision records, and supporting design documentation.
• Develop target-state, transition-state, and interim-state architecture models.
• Define migration strategies and transitional architectures to support platform modernization.
• Facilitate architecture workshops and solution design sessions.
• Translate business requirements into practical and scalable technology solutions.
• Review solution designs produced by delivery partners and vendors.
• Support technology selection and proof-of-concept activities.

Skills

API-led architecture

REST APIs

Event-driven integration

Microservices architecture

Docker

Azure cloud

Security IAM

DevOps CI/CD

PAS platforms knowledge

Architecture diagrams

Tools

AKS

Service Bus

Snowflake

SQL Server

Job description

TQUSI01000_6038 - Cloud Data Solution Architect Polaris Programme

Job Type: Contract

Work Mode: Hybrid (3 Days from office)

• Seeking an experienced Solution Architect to join the POLARIS Underwriting Transformation Programme This is a key role supporting the transformation of underwriting capabilities and the future replacement of our Policy Administration System PAS
• The successful candidate will play a leading role in defining solution architecture and supporting strategic technology decisions across the programme Working closely with business stakeholders external consultancy firm and other architects the Solution Architect will help shape the future underwriting technology landscape and ensure solutions align with business objectives and enterprise standards
• The role requires a strong understanding of the London Market insurance sector underwriting operations PAS platforms and largescale transformation programmes
• Produce highlevel and detailed solution designs architecture decision records and supporting design documentation
• Develop targetstate transitionstate and interimstate architecture models
• Define migration strategies and transitional architectures to support platform modernisation
• Facilitate architecture workshops and solution design sessions
• Translate business requirements into practical and scalable technology solutions
• Build strong relationships across business and technology functions
• Contribute to PAS replacement strategy vendor assessments and solution evaluations
• Support the definition of future underwriting operating capabilities
• Support capability mapping process transformation and platform roadmap activities
• Work closely with System Integrators implementation partners and thirdparty suppliers
• Ensure suppliers adhere to architecture standards governance processes and design principles
• Review solution designs produced by delivery partners and vendors
• Support technology selection and proofofconcept activities
• Proven experience working as a Solution Architect within the London Market Insurance sector
• Previous experience delivering or supporting a London Market PAS implementation replacement or migration programme
• Strong understanding of underwriting processes and underwriting operating models
• Experience developing migration strategies transition architectures and modernisation roadmaps
• Experience documenting currentstate and targetstate technology landscapes

Technical skills

• APIled architecture REST APIs and eventdriven integration patterns
• Microservices architecture Docker and containerisation technologies
• Microsoft Azure architecture and cloudnative design
• Security identity and access management principles
• Experience creating architecture diagrams and technical design artefacts
• DevOps and CICD practices
• Understanding of Reinsurance concepts Bordereaux management and reporting
• Experience with one or more of Guidewire HX IRIS Duck Creek other London Market PAS platforms
• Experience in AKS Service bus API management Snowflake SQL server