Strategic Enterprise Architect – Insurance Modernization

SoftwareOne; Kampung Malaysia Tambahan; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

SoftwareOne in Malaysia is seeking an Enterprise Architect to lead modernization of legacy insurance platforms, aligning business strategy with scalable, cloud-native architectures. You will work across business and technology teams to drive modular, secure solutions for General and Motor Insurance.

You will guide capability modelling, set architectural standards, and oversee governance forums, ensuring regulatory readiness and seamless product operations across policy administration, claims,

Qualifications

• TOGAF Certification and enterprise 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 business-friendly way.
• Nice-to-have knowledge of Malaysian insurance regulatory requirements (BNM, ISM).

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.

Skills

TOGAF Certification

Insurance domain knowledge

Cloud-native API-led architecture

Stakeholder communication

Regulatory awareness (BNM/ISM)

Tools

ArchiMate

Sparx EA

Job description

SoftwareOne in Malaysia is seeking an Enterprise Architect to lead modernization of legacy insurance platforms, aligning business strategy with scalable, cloud-native architectures. You will work across business and technology teams to drive modular, secure solutions for General and Motor Insurance.

You will guide capability modelling, set architectural standards, and oversee governance forums, ensuring regulatory readiness and seamless product operations across policy administration, claims,