Sr Product Architect(ISG)

Cognizant; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Sr Product Architect(ISG) to design and evolve complex insurance solutions using Duck Creek components. The role focuses on hybrid work delivery and guiding cross functional teams to build scalable product capabilities that align with business strategies.

The ideal candidate will have 14–18 years of experience in technology with deep Duck Creek expertise and a track record of architecture leadership across policy, rating, manuscripts, utilities and core modules within

Qualifications

• Extensive Duck Creek configuration of rating and policy components.
• Experience designing architecture for multi-region insurance products.
• Strong collaboration with business and product teams.
• Hands-on in enterprise solution architecture.

Responsibilities

• Architect end to end insurance product solutions using Duck Creek Rating Policy Center Manuscripts Utilities and Core to meet complex business requirements while maintaining high performance and scalability
• Design target architectures and integration patterns that enable efficient configuration of rating policy administration and manuscript rules across multiple product lines and regions
• Guide product teams on optimal use of Duck Creek components to achieve consistent implementation standards reduce technical debt and support future expansion of capabilities
• Collaborate with business analysts and product owners to translate insurance product concepts into detailed architectural designs and implementation approaches that are easy to maintain
• Provide technical direction on configuration structures data models and workflow patterns within Duck Creek applications to streamline policy processing and rating execution
• Review solution designs and configuration changes to ensure alignment with architectural principles regulatory expectations and nonfunctional requirements such as reliability and security
• Develop reference implementations and reusable design assets that accelerate delivery of new insurance products while preserving quality and reducing rework for project teams
• Oversee end to end technical assessments of new features and change requests to evaluate impact on Duck Creek Rating Policy Center Manuscripts and Utilities modules
• Coordinate with infrastructure and operations stakeholders to ensure hybrid work model delivery is supported by stable environments effective monitoring and smooth deployments for day shift operations
• Optimize product solutions for maintainability by defining clear configuration boundaries documentation standards and versioning practices for rating tables policy logic and manuscript content
• Support production teams in analyzing complex incidents by tracing configuration dependencies across Duck Creek components and recommending sustainable remediation options
• Engage with enterprise architecture and security teams to ensure that insurance product architectures comply with organizational guidelines and contribute to a resilient technology landscape
• Drive continuous improvement by assessing existing Duck Creek implementations identifying simplification opportunities and proposing architectural enhancements that deliver measurable value.

Skills

Duck Creek Rating

Duck Creek Policy Center

Duck Creek Manuscripts

Duck Creek Utilities

Duck Creek Core

Job description

Job Title

Sr Product Architect(ISG)

Job Summary

Sr Product Architect ISG will design and evolve complex insurance solutions using Duck Creek Rating Policy Center Manuscripts Utilities and Core ensuring scalable architectures that align with business strategies. The role focuses on hybrid work delivery guiding cross functional teams to build robust product capabilities that improve customer outcomes and support long term transformation.

Experience

14 - 18 years

Required Skills

Technical Skills: Duck Creek Rating Duckcreek- PolicyCenter Duck Creek Manuscripts Duck Creek Utilities Duck Creek Core Domain Skills:

Nice to have skills

Domain Skills:

Technology

INS Platform AD & MS

Shift

Day

Responsibilities

• Architect end to end insurance product solutions using Duck Creek Rating Policy Center Manuscripts Utilities and Core to meet complex business requirements while maintaining high performance and scalability
• Design target architectures and integration patterns that enable efficient configuration of rating policy administration and manuscript rules across multiple product lines and regions
• Guide product teams on optimal use of Duck Creek components to achieve consistent implementation standards reduce technical debt and support future expansion of capabilities
• Collaborate with business analysts and product owners to translate insurance product concepts into detailed architectural designs and implementation approaches that are easy to maintain
• Provide technical direction on configuration structures data models and workflow patterns within Duck Creek applications to streamline policy processing and rating execution
• Review solution designs and configuration changes to ensure alignment with architectural principles regulatory expectations and nonfunctional requirements such as reliability and security
• Develop reference implementations and reusable design assets that accelerate delivery of new insurance products while preserving quality and reducing rework for project teams
• Oversee end to end technical assessments of new features and change requests to evaluate impact on Duck Creek Rating Policy Center Manuscripts and Utilities modules
• Coordinate with infrastructure and operations stakeholders to ensure hybrid work model delivery is supported by stable environments effective monitoring and smooth deployments for day shift operations
• Optimize product solutions for maintainability by defining clear configuration boundaries documentation standards and versioning practices for rating tables policy logic and manuscript content
• Support production teams in analyzing complex incidents by tracing configuration dependencies across Duck Creek components and recommending sustainable remediation options
• Engage with enterprise architecture and security teams to ensure that insurance product architectures comply with organizational guidelines and contribute to a resilient technology landscape
• Drive continuous improvement by assessing existing Duck Creek implementations identifying simplification opportunities and proposing architectural enhancements that deliver measurable value.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate extensive experience in Duck Creek Rating by configuring rating algorithms tables and decision rules that accurately reflect diverse insurance pricing strategies
• Exhibit strong proficiency in Duck Creek Policy Center through design of policy life cycle flows transaction structures and underwriting interactions that support complex commercial and personal lines
• Apply deep knowledge of Duck Creek Manuscripts to construct clear policy language structures endorsements and clause libraries that are easy to manage and update across jurisdictions
• Utilize hands on expertise with Duck Creek Utilities to build scalable batch processes data export options and configuration tools that improve operational efficiency and reporting capabilities
• Show advanced capability in Duck Creek Core by modeling data entities workflow orchestration and service interactions that provide a stable foundation for product development
• Leverage broad understanding of insurance domain concepts such as rating underwriting policy servicing and regulatory compliance to design solutions that are both technically sound and business relevant
• Apply strong experience in enterprise solution architecture within a large organization to align Duck Creek implementations with strategic roadmaps and long term platform evolution
• Use proven skills in hybrid work delivery to collaborate effectively with distributed teams ensuring clear communication of architectural decisions and timely resolution of technical queries
• Draw on a professional background of fourteen to eighteen years in technology roles with substantial exposure to insurance platforms and complex system integration work

Job Location

Primary Location :INTNCHNA10(ITIND MEPZ (TBM) SDB 1 -4 SEZ) Alternate Location :NA NA Alternate Location 1 :NA NA

Job Type

Sr Product Architect(ISG) [45SG04]

Demand Requires Travel?

Yes

Certifications Required

CSM