Enterprise Architect

SoftwareOne; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

SoftwareOne is actively pursuing an Enterprise Architect to lead modernization across General Insurance and Motor Insurance capabilities. The role shapes future‑state architectures, cloud readiness, and modular patterns while guiding multiple delivery teams with a clear architectural direction.

You will align business vision with architecture roadmaps, govern standards, and ensure regulatory compliance across a unified enterprise ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of General Insurance and Motor Insurance processes and industry context.
• Ability to design enterprise‑grade architectures using cloud‑native, API‑led, and modular patterns.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills for business re relevance.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks and modelling tools (ArchiMate, Sparx EA).
• Knowledge of Malaysian insurance regulatory requirements (BNM, ISM).
• Certified on Enterprise Architect (TOGAF or equivalent) with practical leadership experience.

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 and value‑stream alignment.
• 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 and modernization guidelines.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF

Cloud architecture

API-led design

Archimate

Sparx EA

Stakeholder management

Insurance domain knowledge

Education

TOGAF certification

Tools

ArchiMate

Sparx EA

Job description

Why SoftwareOne?

SoftwareOne is a global software and cloud solutions provider and distributor, powered by around 12,000 people across more than 70 countries. But what really makes us SoftwareOne is our people: curious minds, different perspectives, and talented teams working together to solve real challenges and create meaningful impact. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, explore new possibilities, and build a career that’s uniquely yours, while helping shape what’s next in technology.

The role

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?

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.

What we need to see from you

• 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").
• Knowledge of Malaysian insurance regulatory requirements (BNM, ISM).
• Certified on Enterprise Architect (TOGAF or equivalent) with practical architecture leadership experience.

Job Function

Services

Accommodations

SoftwareOne welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and abilities to apply. If you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process, email us at [e-mail]. Please include the role for which you are applying and your country location. Someone from our organization that is not part of the decision‑making process will be in touch to discuss your specific needs and we will make every effort to accommodate you. Any information shared will be stored securely and treated in the strictest of confidence in line with GDPR.

At SoftwareOne, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Additionally, we encourage experienced individuals that have taken an intentional career break and are now prepared to return to work to explore our SOAR program.