Solution Architect

AXA Hong Kong and Macau; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 800,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA Hong Kong and Macau is seeking a highly skilled Senior Enterprise Architect to oversee multiple projects within the IT landscape, shaping the big picture and aligning initiatives with AXA's architecture strategy across business, information, and infrastructure layers.

The role requires collaboration with business teams, domain architects, and vendors to define target architectures, ensure compliance with AXA policies, and drive delivery of modern, cloud-first solutions on Azure and OpenShift.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or related field.
• 8+ years' experience with 3+ years in a solution architecture role, including 1 year in a leadership role.
• 3+ years' experience in finance/insurance industry preferred.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g., TOGAF).
• Experience across multiple domains and lines of business (Life/Health/General Insurance).
• Experience in core system modernization, especially for Life insurance.
• Experience in designing solutions leveraging Azure Cloud and containerization (OpenShift preferred).
• Cloud-first solution architecture and move to cloud experience.
• Proven enterprise-wide IT systems and applications implementation steering.
• Vendor management experience and stakeholder engagement.
• Understanding of finance and resource estimation.
• Cloud/security certifications advantageous.
• Fluent in English; Cantonese strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with Enterprise Architect peers to analyze business strategy and current/future-state technologies.
• Lead and support solutioning activities for technical and infrastructure solutions.
• Define and present solution options with ballpark cost estimates to business users.
• Assess options from technical and business perspectives to align with strategy.
• Identify risks and mitigation measures for proposed solutions.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop overall solution architecture and capture stakeholder requirements.
• Coordinate multiple technical disciplines and obtain sign-offs.
• Research market trends, run POCs, and report results to stay competitive.

Skills

TOGAF

Azure Cloud

OpenShift

Solution architecture

Leadership

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Cantonese preferred

Insurance domain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

Azure

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Job description

AXA Hong Kong and Macau is a member of the AXA Group, a leading global insurer with presence in 52 markets and serving 92 million customers worldwide. Our purpose is to act for human progress by protecting what matters.

As one of the most diversified insurers in Hong Kong, we offer integrated solutions across Life, Health and General Insurance. We are the largest General Insurance provider and a major Health and Employee Benefits provider. Our aim is to not only be the insurer to provide comprehensive protection to our customers, but also a holistic partner to the individuals, businesses and community we serve. At the core of our service commitment is continuous product & service innovation and customer experience enrichment, which is achieved through actively listening to our customers' needs and leveraging and investing in technology and digital transformation.

We embrace our responsibility to be a driving force against climate change and a force for good to create shared value for our community. We are proud to be the first to address the importance of mental health through different products and services and thought leading iconic research. Our overall Sustainability Strategy, with emphasis on climate strategy and biodiversity commitment, is developed based on TCFD recommendations. We are committed to integrating environmental, social and governance factors across our business and strive to contribute to a sustainable future through 3 distinct roles - as an investor, an insurer and an exemplary company.

AXA is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to promoting Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity, respect, and where individual differences are valued. We welcome and treasure diverse profiles to join our big family, and to build an inclusive culture together which allows everyone to maximise their personal potential.

Our people strategies are designed to enhance employee well-being and professional growth, ultimately empowering them to excel within the company.

Click here to learn more about our Benefits (https://www.axa.com.hk/en/benefits), Culture (https://www.axa.com.hk/en/culture-and-values), & Career Development (https://www.axa.com.hk/en/career-development).

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to fill the role within our IT department. The role will be responsible for overseeing multiple projects / systems / organizations, focusing on the broader landscape, structuring the big picture, defining the overall target, and aligning projects within the AXA Hong Kong landscape. This role will involve working at the Architecture Strategy level, which covers Business Architecture, Information System Architecture, and Infrastructure Architecture.

Additionally, the role will work closely with business teams and other stakeholders, drive the implementation of the defined strategy by structuring project assets, guiding the solutions structure, and creating / defining the Solution Architecture for the project when existing standards or guidelines are not sufficient. Function requirement, non-functional requirement, transitional evolution of the solution and compliance with various AXA Policies must be considered.

Responsibilities

• Working with Enterprise Architect peers to analyze business strategy and trends and consider other Enterprise Architect viewpoints (such as business, information and solution). Remedy deficiencies in the current-state technologies to derive the future-state.
• Leading and supporting solutioning activities that guide the development and management of technical and infrastructure solutions.
• Define and present the solution options for new projects. Prepare recommendations with ballpark estimates to business users ensuring the options are aligned with business needs and strategy.
• Identify and assess various solution options from both technical architecture and business architecture perspectives to ensure recommendations are aligned with the business needs and strategy.
• Identify technology and delivery risks associated with proposed solutions to ensure that necessary measures are taken to mitigate these risks.
• Work closely with project team and key stakeholders to develop the overall solution architecture and ensure all requirements from key stakeholders are captured.
• Organizing / aligning various technical disciplines and obtain necessary sign-off.
• Research market trends and identify upcoming solutions, conduct POC testing and report POC results to ensure solutions remain competitive against the market trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related fields.
• Minimum 8 years relevant experience with 3+ years in solution architecture role, in which 1 year in a leadership role.
• Over 3+ years' experience in finance / insurance industry is preferred.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g., TOGAF).
• Has sound knowledge in multiple domain and line of business (Life/Health/General Insurance/Insurance Operations).
• Experienced in core system modernization, particularly for Life insurance business.
• Experienced in deigning solution which leverage Azure Cloud platforms and Containerization Platform (OpenShift preferred).
• Experience in cloud first solution architecture and move to cloud.
• Proven experience in steering enterprise-wide IT systems and applications implementation.
• Experience in vendor management.
• Understanding of finance and resource estimation.
• Relevant certifications in cloud technology, enterprise architecture, cyber security or related areas would be an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with being organized, structured, and assertive.
• Fluent in English. Cantonese is strongly preferred.