Lead IT Architect - Platinion - Insurance

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead IT Architect to drive digital transformation for clients in the Insurance sector. This role offers the chance to work on complex projects, guiding teams and making critical technology decisions. Candidates should possess a strong background in software development and IT consulting, with a passion for leveraging data and cloud technologies. Join a collaborative environment where your expertise will shape innovative solutions and enhance client performance. If you're ready to tackle exciting challenges and grow within a dynamic team, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in software development and IT consulting.
• Strong technical expertise in data and cloud technologies.
• Ability to guide decision-making and articulate trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with clients to define IT strategies and architecture solutions.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for complex project modules.
• Contribute to proposal development and client relationship management.

Skills

Software Development

Technical Project Management

Digital Delivery

Technology Consulting

Data Technologies

Cloud Technologies

DevOps Practices

Microservices Architecture

Governance

API Gateways

Education

University Degree in IT

University Degree in Business

Tools

Container Orchestration

Event-Driven Patterns

Job description

Job Description

Locations: London | Amsterdam | Brussels

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. Founded in 1963, BCG pioneered business strategy and now helps clients with total transformation—driving growth, building competitive advantage, and enabling organizational change. Success today requires blending digital and human capabilities.

Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through management consulting, technology, design, corporate and digital ventures, and business purpose. We work collaboratively across all levels of client organizations to generate impactful results.

About BCG Platinion

BCG Platinion has a global presence with offices in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. We achieve digital excellence by providing sustainable solutions to complex, time-sensitive challenges. Our focus is on pushing technological boundaries, overcoming limitations, and enabling clients to advance further in their digital journeys than ever before. We deliver business value through innovative technology, including Architecture, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Applications, and Risk functions.

Practice Area

Founded in Germany in 2000, BCG Platinion expanded globally, with a North American team established in 2014 and an acquisition of MAYA Design in 2017 to enhance our technology and design capabilities. We support clients' digital transformations through technology, design, cybersecurity, and risk management. Our interdisciplinary teams develop customized technical solutions, accelerate delivery, and implement major systems and applications.

What You'll Do

We seek experienced, passionate IT Architects to help unlock our clients' digital potential. Preference is given to those with domain knowledge in the Insurance sector, though applications from other domains are welcome if candidates are willing to learn and grow within the Insurance industry.

As a Lead IT Architect, you will work closely with clients to understand their issues, define IT strategies and architecture solutions, and collaborate with our teams to transform client potential into performance. You will take end-to-end responsibility for complex modules within projects, develop specialized knowledge, and begin to assume team leadership roles. You will develop digital and technology concepts, support technical implementations, and guide junior team members. Additionally, you will contribute to proposal development, client relationship management, and business development. Finally, you will help develop the Practice Area and enhance the BCG brand as a key team member.

What You'll Bring

• 10 to 15 years of experience in software development, technical project management, digital delivery, or technology consulting.
• Management experience in IT consulting is essential.
• Experience in the Insurance domain with knowledge of Insurance solutions is highly desirable; applicants from other domains willing to learn are also considered.
• Strong technical expertise with Data and Cloud technologies.
• Knowledge of development methods, tools, DevOps practices, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to guide decision-making, articulate trade-offs, and make high-impact technology decisions regarding cloud providers, container orchestration, service mesh, API gateways, and software choices.
• Experience with architectural debt management, governance, and evolution.
• Understanding of microservices architecture, operational concerns, legacy integration, and best practices such as event-driven patterns.
• Ability to work under pressure and willingness to travel globally.
• University degree in a scientific, IT, or business field with above-average academic performance.
• Language requirements vary by location: Fluent English in London; English and Dutch in the Netherlands; English plus French or Flemish in Belgium.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to protected characteristics or criminal history, where applicable, in accordance with local laws. We participate in E-Verify (https://careers.bcg.com/global/en/e-verify).