Enterprise Architect

SoftwareOne; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

SoftwareOne is seeking an Enterprise Architect to lead modernization initiatives for a major insurance organization in Malaysia. You will connect business vision to scalable, future-ready architectures, guiding multiple delivery teams and ensuring alignment with security and cloud standards.

You will shape roadmaps for policy administration, claims, underwriting, billing, and customer journeys, while driving governance and reference models to enable enterprise-scale transformation.

Qualifications

• TOGAF-certified with architecture leadership experience.
• Deep understanding of General Insurance and Motor Insurance processes is a plus.
• Ability to design enterprise-grade architectures using cloud-native, API-led, and modular patterns.

Responsibilities

• Shape and govern the enterprise-wide modernization roadmap with modularization and cloud-readiness.
• Provide architectural direction to multiple delivery squads on API, data, cloud, integration and security standards.
• Translate business vision into architectural roadmaps through capability modelling and value-stream alignment.
• Design future-state architectures covering policy administration, claims, underwriting, billing, and customer journeys.
• Define transition states and sequencing to support multi-phase modernization programs.
• Lead architecture governance forums and produce clear architectural decisions and guidelines.

Skills

TOGAF or equivalent

Architectural leadership

Cloud-native design

API-led architectures

Stakeholder engagement

Effective communication

Tools

ArchiMate

Sparx EA

Job description

Are you passionate about shaping the future of insurance technology?

Do you enjoy simplifying complex legacy landscapes into modern, modular architectures?

Are you looking to influence enterprise‑wide transformation across business and technology teams?

If so, this role offers an opportunity to lead modernization for a major insurance organization, connecting business vision to scalable, future‑ready enterprise architecture.

You will join a cross‑functional transformation group driving modernization across core General Insurance and Motor Insurance capabilities. The team works closely with business leaders, product owners, delivery squads and engineering leads to build secure, modular and cloud‑ready systems.

As the Enterprise Architect, you will define, guide, and govern the modernization of legacy platforms into a future‑state architecture that supports digital insurance experiences, regulatory readiness, and scalable product operations. Your leadership ensures alignment across teams, clarity in architectural direction, and consistent use of standards that support a unified enterprise ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and govern the enterprise‑wide modernization roadmap, including modularization, cloud‑readiness, and service‑oriented design.
• Provide architectural direction to multiple delivery squads, ensuring alignment on API, data, cloud, integration, and security standards.
• Translate business vision into architectural roadmaps through capability modelling, value‑stream alignment, and structured assessments.
• Design future‑state architectures covering policy administration, claims, underwriting, billing, and customer engagement journeys.
• Define transition states, coexistence approaches, and sequencing to support multi‑phase modernization programs.
• Lead architecture governance forums and produce clear architectural decisions, reference models, and modernization guidelines for delivery teams.

Are you passionate about shaping the future of insurance technology?

Do you enjoy simplifying complex legacy landscapes into modern, modular architectures?

Are you looking to influence enterprise‑wide transformation across business and technology teams?

If so, this role offers an opportunity to lead modernization for a major insurance organization, connecting business vision to scalable, future‑ready enterprise architecture.

You will join a cross‑functional transformation group driving modernization across core General Insurance and Motor Insurance capabilities. The team works closely with business leaders, product owners, delivery squads and engineering leads to build secure, modular and cloud‑ready systems.

As the Enterprise Architect, you will define, guide, and govern the modernization of legacy platforms into a future‑state architecture that supports digital insurance experiences, regulatory readiness, and scalable product operations. Your leadership ensures alignment across teams, clarity in architectural direction, and consistent use of standards that support a unified enterprise ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and govern the enterprise‑wide modernization roadmap, including modularization, cloud‑readiness, and service‑oriented design.
• Provide architectural direction to multiple delivery squads, ensuring alignment on API, data, cloud, integration, and security standards.
• Translate business vision into architectural roadmaps through capability modelling, value‑stream alignment, and structured assessments.
• Design future‑state architectures covering policy administration, claims, underwriting, billing, and customer engagement journeys.
• Define transition states, coexistence approaches, and sequencing to support multi‑phase modernization programs.
• Lead architecture governance forums and produce clear architectural decisions, reference models, and modernization guidelines for delivery teams.

Job Requirements

• Certified Enterprise Architect (TOGAF or equivalent) with practical architecture leadership experience.
• Deep understanding of General Insurance and Motor Insurance processes, systems, and industry context.
• Ability to design enterprise‑grade architectures using cloud‑native, API‑led, and modular patterns.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain complex architecture concepts in a simple, business‑relevant way.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks and modelling tools (e.g., ArchiMate, Sparx EA).
• It is nice if have a knowledge of Malaysian insurance regulatory requirements (BNM, ISM).

Company description

SoftwareOne is a global provider of software and cloud solutions. With a presence in over 70 countries and more than 12,000 professionals, we help organizations optimize software investments, modernize applications, and unlock the value of cloud, data, and AI.
Our people are at the core of everything we do. We enable collaboration across borders, continuous learning, and opportunities to grow in a fast-evolving technology landscape. Whether your focus is on technology, customer success, or business operations, your ideas matter, and your contributions make a difference.
Join a global team where you can build your skills, work with leading technologies, and make a real impact for our customers.