Senior Enterprise Architect: Strategy, Governance & AI

Sirius Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SiriusPoint is seeking a Chief Architect to lead the enterprise architecture function and technology strategy. The senior leader will align business objectives with data, applications, infrastructure, and security, reporting to the CIO, and partnering with ELT across the enterprise.

The role requires defining standards, governance, target-state architectures and roadmaps, while guiding modernization, cloud adoption (AWS), APIs, and AI-enabled platforms.

Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.
• More than 15 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance in various functions, a sound understanding of insurance and reinsurance processes/concepts.
• 10 or more years of experience in at least three disciplines, such as business, information, solution or technical architecture, application development, middleware, information analysis, database management, or operations in a multi-tier environment.
• 5 or more years of business experience in strategic and operations planning and/or business analysis.
• Familiar with Cloud-based technologies, specifically AWS. Deep and up-to-date expertise in SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, DevOps and micro services.
• Familiar with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written), presentation skills, soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
• Strong mathematical skills needed in this area for cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management.
• Exposure and understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies, and processing environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain SiriusPoint’s Enterprise Architecture strategy and multi-year technology roadmap.
• Align technology investments with business capabilities, strategic priorities, and transformation objectives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and determine their applicability across underwriting, claims, finance, operations, data, and AI platforms.
• Act as a technology evangelist and trusted advisor to ELT, business leaders, and IT leadership.
• Establish and govern enterprise architecture standards, principles, patterns, and reference architectures.
• Chair Architecture Review Boards and technology governance forums.
• Ensure adherence to architecture standards across strategic initiatives and IT investments.
• Develop target-state architectures and transition roadmaps.
• Oversee enterprise, business, application, integration, data, cloud, and infrastructure architecture functions.
• Provide architectural guidance for strategic initiatives, acquisitions, and modernization efforts.
• Lead evaluation and selection of major technology platforms and strategic vendors.
• Ensure security, scalability, resiliency, and maintainability are embedded into architectural decisions.
• Partner with the Chief Data Officer and Head of AI & Engineering to ensure alignment of data, analytics, AI, and integration architectures.
• Establish integration standards leveraging modern APIs, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native design principles.
• Support enterprise-wide adoption of reusable platforms and common services.
• Lead and develop a high-performing architecture organization.
• Build strong relationships with business, technology, and vendor stakeholders.
• Mentor architects and establish career development pathways across the architecture function.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Leadership

Strategic planning

AWS

Security & compliance

Communication

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in relevant field

Tools

APIs

DevOps

Job description

SiriusPoint is seeking a Chief Architect to lead the enterprise architecture function and technology strategy. The senior leader will align business objectives with data, applications, infrastructure, and security, reporting to the CIO, and partnering with ELT across the enterprise.

The role requires defining standards, governance, target-state architectures and roadmaps, while guiding modernization, cloud adoption (AWS), APIs, and AI-enabled platforms.