Insurance Transformation Architecture Lead (AI & Cloud)

EY; Guin (AL); Remote; USD 139,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

EY seeks a Manager to join its Business Transformation & Growth practice to lead architecture strategy and design for large-scale insurance transformation programs. You will guide target-state architectures, evaluate platforms, and oversee implementations, driving AI-enabled modernization for measurable value.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with executives, and shape transformation roadmaps across core insurance platforms, cloud, data, and analytics while ensuring governance and risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 8+ years of consulting, technology, or architecture experience.
• 5+ years of experience within Life Insurance, Annuities, or Group Benefits.
• Experience as Solution/Enterprise/Technical/Lead Architect on large transformation programs.
• Deep understanding of the Life & Annuity value chain, including product development, underwriting, policy administration, servicing, billing, claims, and distribution.
• Experience with one or more policy administration platforms including PAS solutions.
• Experience designing enterprise integration architectures utilizing APIs, middleware, event‑driven solutions, and modern integration patterns.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture principles and platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Experience leading architecture governance, design reviews, and technical decision-making forums.
• Strong executive communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture strategy, target-state design, and modernization roadmaps for large-scale programs.
• Advise client executives on technology investments, platform strategies, and transformation decisions.
• Define scalable, secure architectures for business, application, data, integration, and technology.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled solutions to improve business outcomes, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
• Lead end-to-end solution architecture across insurance core platforms, cloud technologies, integrations, data, analytics, and enterprise applications.
• Define enterprise AI architecture strategies leveraging Generative AI, ML, intelligent automation, and predictive analytics.
• Establish architecture patterns, standards, and integration frameworks for APIs, cloud-native solutions, AI services, and intelligent agents.
• Provide oversight for data architecture, migration, reporting, analytics, and master data management initiatives.
• Lead architecture governance, review boards, and decision-making processes to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and business objectives.
• Promote the use of AI to accelerate solution delivery, improve quality, and enhance engineering productivity.
• Mentor and develop architecture professionals across engagements and initiatives.
• Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership, solution assets, methodologies, and business development activities.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Client relationships

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering / Business

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

FAST (Verisk)

FINEOS AdminSuite

ALIP

OIPA

EXL LifePro

Job description

EY seeks a Manager to join its Business Transformation & Growth practice to lead architecture strategy and design for large-scale insurance transformation programs. You will guide target-state architectures, evaluate platforms, and oversee implementations, driving AI-enabled modernization for measurable value.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with executives, and shape transformation roadmaps across core insurance platforms, cloud, data, and analytics while ensuring governance and risk