Software Architect (.NET / Azure)

Optomi; Connecticut; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Enterprise-wide influence

Influence product and delivery teams

Job summary

Optomi, in partnership with a leading Insurance Provider, seeks a Software Architect to guide technology strategy and align projects with business goals, enterprise architecture, and modern development practices.

The role emphasizes scalable design, mentorship, and collaboration with Enterprise Architecture and delivery teams to balance speed with reliability, while enabling cloud migration and native cloud services adoption.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience with Microsoft stack (.NET/Azure).
• 3+ years of application architecture experience.
• Insurance industry experience strongly preferred, specifically Property & Casualty.

Responsibilities

• Designs application solutions focusing on reuse, scalability, performance, availability, and security.
• Understands the enterprise applications architecture design and development best practices.
• Mentors staff in application architectures and standards.
• Acts as a strategic thinker, thought leader, internal consultant, advocate, mentor, and change agent for application architecture within development teams.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture on design methodologies, reviews, best practices, and conventions; receives mentoring from EA on future-state planning.
• Collaborates with delivery managers to balance rapid delivery with sound technical solutions.
• Provides architectural guidance on cloud migration and adoption of native cloud services where practical.
• Evaluates and recommends cloud services that best fit the organization’s needs.
• Advises delivery team leadership on technical solutions and team competencies.

Skills

Software development experience

Microsoft stack (.NET/Azure)

Application architecture experience

Insurance industry exposure (P&C)

Job description

Optomi, in partnership, with an leading Insurance Provider, is seeking a Software Architect to support business objectives and technology advancement within key organizational verticals. They will provide technical oversight to ensure that individual software projects adhere to the organization's business strategy, enterprise architecture, and application development methodologies.

What the right professional will enjoy:

• Hybrid work environment
• Opportunity and ability to lead and influence across the enterprise
• Work as an individual contributor who influences product and delivery teams

• 8+ years of software development experience, specializing in the Microsoft stack (.NET, Azure)
• 3+ years of application architecture experience
• Insurance industry experience is strongly preferred, specifically within Property & Casualty.

Responsibilities

• Designs application solutions and identifies design patterns with emphasis on reuse, scalability, performance, availability, and security.
• Understands the enterprise applications architecture design and development best practices.
• Mentors staff in application architectures and standards.
• Acts as a strategic thinker, thought leader, internal consultant, advocate, mentor, and change agent for application architecture within development teams.
• Works closely with the Enterprise Architecture area on design methodologies, design reviews, defining best practices, and contributes to conventions and strategies. Receives technical mentoring from the enterprise architecture area on how to apply strategic thinking and plan for the future state.
• Works with delivery managers to balance rapid delivery of business solutions with sound technical solutions.
• Provides architectural guidance on cloud migration of existing applications and adoption of native cloud services where practical, to enhance system scalability, resilience, and performance.
• Evaluates and recommends cloud services that best suit the organization's needs.
• Advises delivery team leadership on technical solutions and on development team member competencies, skills, and overall productivity.