Technical Architect - Insurance

Arthur Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits

Bonus

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Technical Architect to join a data-first specialty insurance business in London. The successful candidate will have over 10 years of experience, primarily in integration and platform architecture. Responsibilities include leading API design, establishing integration standards, and optimizing data architecture on Azure. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in .NET/C#, Angular, and DevOps practices. This role offers a competitive salary of £120K plus benefits and bonuses.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in senior technical roles, with 5+ as an Architect.
• Expert in APIs and message queues, with experience in Event-Driven Architecture.
• Strong DevOps experience with CI/CD methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead API design and governance for high-performance interfaces.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers to operationalize AI models.
• Establish secure integration standards on Azure.

Skills

API design

Integration architecture

DevOps

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI

.NET/C#

Angular

Azure Service Bus

Kafka

Job description

Technical Architect – Integration & Platforms

Location: London

Reports to: Head of Technology

Salary: £120K + Benefits + Bonus

Role Summary

We are partnering with a data‑first specialty insurance business seeking a Technical Architect with deep expertise in integration and platform architecture to shape the design and governance of our enterprise ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead API design, documentation, and governance—RESTful, OpenAPI‑compliant, high‑performance interfaces.
• Collaborate with Data Architects/Engineers to operationalize AI models (Gen AI, Agentic AI, LLMs).
• Establish secure integration standards: OAuth, API keys, and encryption on Azure.
• Advise on technology selection, platform implementation, and adherence to architecture standards.
• Drive .NET and Angular stack evolution focusing on modularity, microservices, and performance.
• Optimize data platform architecture, Azure Databricks usage, and enforce NFRs (scalability, resilience, DR).

Technical Design & Governance

• Translate business strategy into phased architecture roadmaps.
• Conduct architectural/code reviews, provide technical leadership, and mentor engineers.
• Present recommendations and trade‑offs to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years in senior technical roles; 5+ as an Architect in software, integration, and technical architecture.
• Expert in APIs, message queues (Azure Service Bus, Kafka), and Event‑Driven Architecture.
• RESTful API design, API Gateway management, and OpenAPI mastery.
• Strong DevOps experience with CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitLab CI).
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in (Re)Insurance or Financial Services.
• Expertise in .NET/C# and front‑end architecture (Angular).
• Knowledge of relational, NoSQL, and data lake architectures.
• Experience with LLMs, Generative AI, and Agentic AI in cloud environments.
• Integration of proprietary systems with COTS financial/ERP solutions.

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