Principal Architect

Majesco; Mumbai; Remote; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Majesco is seeking a Principal Architect for Majesco P&C to lead solution architecture for customer implementations and modernization programs across Policy, Billing, Claims, Digital and Data. You translate business needs into scalable, secure architectures in a cloud-native SaaS environment and mentor engineering teams.

Join a global, AI-native insurer tech leader delivering impact at scale and guiding architecture decisions that shape product and delivery strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher in CS/Engineering.
• 12+ years of enterprise technology experience.
• 7+ years of P&C insurance tech experience or equivalent.
• Experience owning architecture for complex multi-system programs and direct engagement with stakeholders.
• Prior experience with Majesco or leading P&C core platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for Majesco P&C implementations and modernization programs.
• Define blueprints across Policy, Billing, Claims, Digital, Data, APIs and integrations.
• Translate requirements into architecture decisions, integration patterns and guidance.
• Lead solution/design reviews, identify risks and dependencies early in delivery.
• Mentor architects and engineers and promote automation/AI-enabled practices.

Skills

Architectural judgment

Executive communication

Customer engagement

Cross-team collaboration

Engineering quality

Problem solving

Mentoring engineers

Automation & AI

Agile delivery

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

API management

OAuth/OIDC

Cloud platforms

Job description

Job Description

About Us

Majesco isn't just riding the AI wave – we're leading it for the P&C, L&AH, and Pension & Retirement markets. Born in the cloud and built with an AI-native vision, we've reimagined the insurance and pension core as an intelligent platform that enables insurers and pension & retirement providers to move faster, see farther and operate smarter. As leaders in intelligent SaaS solutions, we've embedded AI and Agentic AI throughout our robust product portfolio of core, underwriting, loss control, distribution, digital solutions, and pension & retirement administration so our customer can reimagine their business with real-time business insights, optimized operations, and enhanced business outcomes. Everything we build is designed to strip away complexity and let our clients focus on what matters: delivering exceptional products, experiences, and long-term financial security for policyholders and plan participants.

In a world where change is constant, our native-cloud SaaS platform empowers insurers, MGAs, and pension & retirement providers with the agility to adapt to evolving risk, regulation, and market expectations, modernize operating models, and accelerate innovation at scale. With 1400+ implementations and more than 375 customers worldwide, Majesco is the AI-native solution trusted to power the future of insurance and pension & retirement. Break free from the past and build the future of insurance

At Majesco, this means joining a team leading the insurance and retirement industry through the AI revolution.You'll collaborate with experienced leaders and global teams building and scaling AI-native solutions that solve complex, real-world challenges - where innovation moves from concept to production, decisions carry real weight, and execution matters. If you're looking for a place where your expertise is trusted, your judgment is valued, and your work helps define what's next for intelligent insurance and retirement technology, Majesco is where that work happens.

Job Summary:

• The Principal Architect - Majesco P&C is responsible for defining and driving solution architecture for Majesco P&C customer implementations and modernization programs. The role translates business and technology requirements into scalable, secure and supportable solutions across Majesco Policy, Billing, Claims, Digital, Data and integration capabilities. The Principal Architect works closely with customers, Product, Engineering and Services teams to make sound architecture decisions, proactively manage technical risks, maximize product capabilities and ensure solutions are delivered with quality, predictability and long-term maintainability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for assigned Majesco P&C implementations, ensuring alignment with customer business outcomes, Majesco product capabilities and architecture standards.
• Define solution blueprints across Policy, Billing, Claims, Digital, Data, APIs, integrations and surrounding customer ecosystem components.
• Translate business, functional and non-functional requirements into clear architecture decisions, integration patterns and implementation guidance.
• Lead solution and design reviews, identifying architecture risks, dependencies, performance concerns and product gaps early in the delivery lifecycle.
• Drive a product-first approach by maximizing out-of-the-box capabilities, minimizing unnecessary customization and promoting reusable implementation patterns.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering to evaluate solution gaps and determine appropriate configuration, extension, integration or product enhancement approaches.
• Work directly with customer architects and technology teams to explain architecture options, trade-offs, risks and recommendations.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to solution architects, technical leads and engineering teams throughout implementation.
• Promote automation, AI-enabled engineering practices, architecture standards and reusable assets that improve delivery quality and predictability.

Essential Attributes & Capabilities:

• Strong architectural judgment with the ability to simplify complex business and technology problems and make clear, outcome-oriented decisions.
• Excellent executive communication and customer engagement skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ownership mindset with the ability to anticipate risks, drive decisions and lead through ambiguity without waiting for direction.
• Strong collaboration skills across Product, Engineering, Services, Delivery, Security, Cloud, Data and customer teams.
• Commitment to engineering quality, architecture governance and a 'do it right the first time' mindset while balancing delivery speed and business priorities.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and root-cause problem-solving skills across complex distributed systems.
• Ability to mentor and influence architects and engineering teams without relying solely on formal authority.
• Strong preference for standardization, reuse and automation over one-off or highly customized solutions.
• Hands-on understanding of agile product development and implementation delivery models.
• Customer-outcome and growth mindset with a strong focus on predictability, scalability, quality and long-term maintainability.
• Ability to work independently, remotely, and as part of a team.

Technical Expertise:

• Deep architecture experience with enterprise P&C insurance platforms; strong understanding of Policy Administration, Billing and Claims business capabilities and implementation patterns.
• Strong knowledge of Majesco P&C solutions is highly preferred, including Majesco Policy, Billing, Claims and related Digital, Data and integration capabilities.
• Proven experience designing cloud-native SaaS and distributed enterprise architectures, including microservices, APIs, event-driven integration, resiliency, scalability, observability and security.
• Strong understanding of integration architecture and technologies including REST APIs, asynchronous messaging/events, API management, identity and access management, OAuth/OIDC and enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience with public cloud architecture (AWS and/or Azure), containers/Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevSecOps and modern application delivery practices.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, data migration/conversion, reporting/analytics integration and performance considerations for large-scale insurance implementations.
• Ability to define and assess non-functional requirements including performance, availability, scalability, security, recoverability and operational supportability.
• Working knowledge of AI/GenAI/Agentic AI architecture patterns, governance and practical application within software engineering and insurance business processes is preferred.

Preferred Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Typically 12+ years of enterprise technology experience, including significant solution/technical architecture experience.
• 7+ years of P&C insurance technology experience or comparable experience implementing enterprise insurance platforms strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience owning architecture for complex, multi-system enterprise implementation programs and engaging directly with customer architects, technology leaders and delivery teams.
• Prior experience with Majesco or another leading P&C core insurance platform is strongly preferred.