Senior Solutions Architect

Jobtailor; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Worcester, MA seeks an accomplished Solution Architect to define end-to-end architecture for large-scale P&C insurance platforms. You will partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable technology solutions.

The role emphasizes creating architecture roadmaps, leading reviews, and guiding cloud-native implementations on Azure, Kubernetes, and microservices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field.
• 10+ years IT experience, including 3+ years in Solution Architecture roles.
• Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance industry experience required.
• Eligible to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Experience working with distributed Agile teams.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java-based full stack development.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Extensive experience with workflow and BPM platforms such as Pega.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud, Azure Kubernetes Service, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with API-led architecture, enterprise integration patterns, event-driven architecture, and messaging platforms such as Kafka or Azure Service Bus.
• Experience architecting/delivering iOS/Android apps, customer self-service portals, agent/broker portals, and digital claims/policy servicing.
• Experience implementing Generative AI solutions using LLMs, RAG, AI chatbots, and intelligent document processing.
• Experience with P&C platforms such as Guidewire, Duck Creek, Majesco, or similar.
• Experience with domain-driven design (DDD).
• Azure certifications and cloud architecture certifications.
• Experience with data/analytics platforms supporting insurance operations.
• Strong understanding of insurance security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Strategic thinking, architecture leadership, stakeholder management, communication, mentoring, and technical leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern end-to-end solution architecture for large-scale P&C insurance platforms and digital initiatives.
• Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering to translate requirements into scalable technology solutions.
• Develop architecture roadmaps aligned with enterprise standards and business objectives.
• Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and technical governance processes.
• Provide technology leadership throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Design solutions for policy administration, underwriting, claims, billing, portals, self-service, and regulatory compliance.
• Modernize legacy applications and integrate third-party insurance platforms.
• Architect customer-facing web and mobile applications and omnichannel experiences.
• Ensure availability, security, performance, and scalability of customer-facing solutions.
• Lead adoption of Microsoft Azure cloud-native architectures.
• Define Kubernetes containerization and deployment strategies.
• Evaluate and implement Generative AI use cases including customer service, claims automation, knowledge assistants, underwriting support, and document processing.
• Drive API, microservices, and event-driven integration strategies.

Skills

Solution Architecture

P&C Insurance

Azure Cloud

Java Full Stack

Microservices

Kubernetes

DevOps

Generative AI

DDD

Stakeholder Management

Security & Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AKS

Docker

Kafka

Azure Service Bus

Pega

Job description

• Define and govern end-to-end solution architecture for large-scale P&C insurance platforms and digital initiatives


• Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions


• Develop architecture roadmaps aligned with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives


• Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and technical governance processes


• Provide technology leadership throughout the software development lifecycle


• Design solutions for policy administration, underwriting, claims, billing, agency/broker portals, customer self-service, rating and pricing, and regulatory compliance


• Modernize legacy insurance applications and integrate third-party insurance platforms


• Architect customer-facing web and mobile applications and omnichannel experiences


• Ensure availability, security, performance, and scalability of customer-facing solutions


• Lead adoption of Microsoft Azure cloud-native architectures


• Define Kubernetes containerization and deployment strategies


• Evaluate and implement Generative AI use cases including customer service, claims automation, knowledge assistants, underwriting support, and document processing


• Drive API, microservices, and event-driven integration strategies

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field


• 10+ years of IT experience, including 3+ years in Solution Architecture roles


• Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance industry experience required


• Must be eligible to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future, as a Lawful Permanent Resident or US Citizen


• Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives


• Experience working with distributed Agile teams


• Strong hands-on experience in Java-based full stack development


• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, and React, Angular, or modern JavaScript frameworks


• Extensive experience with workflow and BPM platforms such as Pega


• Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud, Azure Kubernetes Service, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices


• Experience with API-led architecture, enterprise integration patterns, event-driven architecture, and messaging platforms such as Kafka or Azure Service Bus


• Experience architecting and delivering iOS/Android mobile applications, customer self-service portals, agent/broker portals, and digital claims and policy servicing platforms


• Experience implementing Generative AI solutions using LLM-based applications, RAG, AI-powered chatbots and assistants, and intelligent document processing


• Experience with P&C insurance platforms such as Guidewire, Duck Creek, Majesco, or similar


• Experience with domain-driven design (DDD)


• Azure certifications and cloud architecture certifications


• Experience with data and analytics platforms supporting insurance operations


• Strong understanding of insurance security, compliance, and regulatory requirements


• Strategic thinking, architecture leadership, stakeholder management, communication, presentation, analytical, mentoring, and technical leadership abilities

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in defining and governing solution architecture for large-scale P&C insurance platforms, with a strong focus on modernizing legacy applications and integrating cloud-native technologies. Proven ability to lead enterprise transformation initiatives and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable technology solutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Solution Architecture


• P&C Insurance Experience


• Microsoft Azure Cloud


• Java-Based Full Stack Development


• Generative AI Implementation

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Java


• Spring Boot


• Microservices Architecture


• React


• Angular


• Kubernetes


• Docker


• API-Led Architecture


• Domain-Driven Design


• Data Analytics

Soft Skills

• Strategic Thinking


• Stakeholder Management


• Communication


• Analytical


• Mentoring

Certifications & Qualifications

• Azure Certifications


• Cloud Architecture Certifications

Industry Keywords

• Property & Casualty Insurance


• Regulatory Compliance


• Digital Claims


• Policy Administration


• Customer Self-Service

Tools & Technologies

• Azure Kubernetes Service


• CI/CD Pipelines


• Pega


• Kafka


• Azure Service Bus