Remote Senior Solutions Architect — Insurance Modernization

Xceedance; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Xceedance is seeking a Solution Architect to lead the delivery of foundational solution architecture for digital transformation in the insurance domain. The role focuses on optimizing cost, accelerating modernization, and enabling enterprise-scale programs across geographies.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in engineering leadership, strong multi-vendor program experience, and hands-on capability in cloud-native design, security, and governance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in application engineering and delivery leadership, ideally in Technical Architect / Consulting environments.
• 5+ years in leadership roles covering Delivery / Practice / Portfolio / Architecture leadership.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience within insurance domain (P&C/ Reinsurance) and familiarity with insurance platforms (Guidewire/Duck Creek/Socotra/Origami) is required.
• Demonstrated leadership in large development programs/projects, including multi-year and multi-release initiatives based on agile/waterfall, distributed engineering teams across geographies, modernization / rebuild / integration transformation programs, complex dependency management and multi-vendor environments.
• Prior executive stakeholder management experience gained from onsite engagements in US. Prefer exposure to global engagements such as UK / Australia (or similar international markets).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering / Computer Science or equivalent.
• Strong expertise across at least 2–3 of: Digital Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Integration Engineering, Application Modernization.
• Strong architecture and design capability (security, performance, resiliency, scalability, observability).
• Applied skills in app development like Web API, Web Application, Azure Services, Angular/React and more. (.net Core)
• Expert in designing, architecting, and delivering cloud-native solutions on PaaS, integration, and serverless technologies.
• Ability to work with application architecture, tiers, layers, non-functional requirements (NFRs), APIs, and DevOps automation.
• Exposure to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Enterprise AI, Generative AI (GenAI), Agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Intelligent Automation, AI Strategy, Governance & Innovation.
• Strong delivery governance using Agile/SAFe, DevSecOps, CI/CD, test automation, and release readiness practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and govern large engineering programs involving complex builds, modernization, and integration transformation across multiple lines of business.
• Own outcomes for large engagements; Delivery predictability and release governance, Defect leakage reduction and quality metrics; Architecture-led delivery, scalability, performance, security and resiliency controls; Program risk mitigation across dependencies and multi-vendor ecosystems
• Drive standardized delivery approach using Agile/SAFe, DevSecOps, CI/CD, test automation, and SRE practices.
• Ensure high-quality technical decision-making and delivery governance across distributed teams and partners.
• Lead solutioning for strategic pursuits: discovery, target architecture, delivery approach, costing and estimation.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of customer-focused solutions including: support RFP responses, solution orals, and proactive transformation proposals.
• Build practice offerings aligned to Insurance SI needs and drive account expansion using scalable, reusable solutions.
• Actively leads transformation initiatives by contributing domain and technical expertise.
• Align solutions with the overall transformation roadmap and strategic goals.
• Provide consultative input during opportunity assessment and execution phases.
• Drive best practices for architecture patterns, NFRs, code quality, observability and performance engineering.

Skills

Digital Engineering

Cloud Engineering

Integration Engineering

Application Modernization

Architecture & Design

Web API

Azure Services

.NET Core

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

Guidewire

Duck Creek

Socotra

Origami

Azure

Angular/React

Web API

Job description

Xceedance is seeking a Solution Architect to lead the delivery of foundational solution architecture for digital transformation in the insurance domain. The role focuses on optimizing cost, accelerating modernization, and enabling enterprise-scale programs across geographies.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in engineering leadership, strong multi-vendor program experience, and hands-on capability in cloud-native design, security, and governance.