Senior Enterprise App Architect - Remote

SeaCoast Underwriters, Inc. is now Risk Placement Services; Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 107,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Career development

Global reach with local impact

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Risk Placement Services in Rolling Meadows, IL is seeking a Principal Application Developer to lead architecture, design, development, and deployment of enterprise applications across brokerage, binding, and underwriting operations. The role partners with business leaders to deliver scalable platforms that support submission processing, carrier connectivity, quoting, and policy administration.

The position drives modernization of legacy systems, enables cloud-based and API-driven capabilities,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IT, engineering, or related field.
• 10 years of software engineering, application development, or systems integration experience.
• Proven experience designing and developing enterprise-scale software solutions.
• Strong expertise in application architecture, system integration, and database design.
• Experience with cloud platforms, APIs, middleware technologies, and distributed systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technology initiatives from concept through production.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, development, and deployment of enterprise applications supporting brokerage, binding authority, and underwriting operations.
• Develop technology solutions that streamline the insurance lifecycle, including submission intake, quote management, carrier integration, policy issuance, and client servicing workflows.
• Drive modernization of legacy and middleware platforms while enabling cloud-based and API-driven capabilities.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate operational requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Establish development standards, technical roadmaps, and operational plans for critical application portfolios.
• Lead system integration efforts across agency management, carrier, underwriting, document management, and data platforms.
• Provide technical leadership for complex projects involving workflow automation, AI-enabled data processing, analytics, and digital marketplace capabilities.
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve high-impact production issues affecting business operations.
• Partner with product management and business leadership to prioritize enhancements and technology investments.
• Mentor development teams and promote engineering best practices, quality standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Communicate technical strategy, project status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Cloud platforms

APIs

Middleware technologies

Distributed systems

Job description

Risk Placement Services in Rolling Meadows, IL is seeking a Principal Application Developer to lead architecture, design, development, and deployment of enterprise applications across brokerage, binding, and underwriting operations. The role partners with business leaders to deliver scalable platforms that support submission processing, carrier connectivity, quoting, and policy administration.

The position drives modernization of legacy systems, enables cloud-based and API-driven capabilities,