Solution/Enterprise Architect with P&C Insurance

Extend Information Systems Inc.; Purchase (NY); On-site; USD 114,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Extend Information Systems Inc. seeks a highly experienced Solution/Enterprise Architect with P&C Insurance domain expertise to lead architecture across Global Commercial, Specialty Insurance, and Reinsurance spaces.

You will bridge business strategy and technology, delivering well-defined solution architectures, roadmaps, dependencies, and implementation approaches for delivery teams. The ideal candidate combines deep insurance domain knowledge with broad EA experience and familiarity with

Qualifications

• P&C Insurance domain knowledge across the value chain is required.
• Experience in Solution/Enterprise Architecture in P&C insurance.
• Ability to translate business needs into architecture and roadmaps.
• Strong build vs. buy advisory with insurance platforms knowledge.
• Familiarity with AI and productivity tooling to improve operations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to understand problems, objectives, and technology needs.
• Translate ideas into architectures and technology options.
• Define current, transition, and target state architectures including data, cloud, security, and integration.
• Assess build vs. buy vs. extend vs. integrate options with value, cost, risk, and scalability in mind.
• Develop architecture roadmaps and multi-year transformation plans.
• Create inception packages for projects to mobilize delivery teams.

Skills

P&C insurance domain expertise

Solution/enterprise architecture

Solution building from inception

Build vs. buy advisory

AI & automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering or related field

Tools

Guidewire Platform

SAP Insurance / Finance

VIPR

Azure / AWS cloud

Job description

Title: Solution/Enterprise Architect with P&C Insurance domain

Alternate Locations : Alpharetta, GA; Chicago, IL; Conshohocken, PA; Denver, CO; Fargo, ND; Garden City, NY; Houston, TX; Lubbock, TX; Mt Juliet, TN; New York, NY; Topeka, KS

Pay rate: $100/hr inclusive all (or) $200k/Annum + Benefits

Client: SOMPO International

Any tech stack is fine like (.net or Java or Guidewire, SAP etc.)

Top 5 Skills / Requirements

• P&C Insurance Domain Expertise across the insurance value chain.
• Solution / Enterprise Architecture experience in P&C insurance.
• Solution Building Experience, from initial solutioning through architecture.
• Build vs. Buy Advisory, with strong knowledge of insurance products and platforms.
• AI & Automation, focused on improving operational efficiency and business value.

Compensation

• Contract Pay Rate: $100/hour

Role Summary:

• Client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Technology & Solution Architect to support strategic technology initiatives across Global Commercial Insurance, Specialty Insurance, and Reinsurance businesses operating in the US, UK, Europe, Singapore, and Australia.
• The role will operate across Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, and Technology Planning, serving as the bridge between business strategy and technology delivery. The successful candidate will take a business problem, opportunity, or transformation idea from inception, translate it into a well-defined solution architecture, and develop the associated technology roadmap, dependencies, workstreams, and implementation approach required to initiate a project.
• A key expectation is the ability to transform ambiguous business needs into an architecturally sound and executable initiative that can be transitioned to a Project/Program Manager and delivery teams for implementation.
• The ideal candidate will combine strong Commercial and Specialty Insurance/Reinsurance domain knowledge with broad enterprise architecture experience and familiarity with platforms such as Guidewire, SAP Insurance/Reinsurance/Finance, VIPR, integration technologies, data platforms, and cloud solutions. Well verse with AI and other productivity tools.

Role Responsibilities:

Business Problem to Solution Architecture:

• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to understand business problems, strategic objectives, transformation opportunities, and technology needs.
• Translate business ideas and requirements into solution architectures and technology options.
• Define current-state, transition-state, and target-state architectures, considering applications, integration, data, cloud/infrastructure, security, and operational requirements.
• Conduct technology option assessments, including build vs. buy vs. extend vs. integrate, and provide recommendations based on business value, cost, risk, scalability, and strategic alignment.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, technology standards, security requirements, and longer-term business strategy.
• Take initiatives from problem statement or early-stage concept through project inception and delivery readiness.
• Define business and technology scope, major solution components, workstreams, assumptions, constraints, risks, and dependencies.
• Translate architecture into actionable project components, milestones, phases, and implementation sequences.
• Identify dependencies across applications, APIs/integration, data, infrastructure/cloud, security, vendors, and business teams.
• Develop high-level resource, skill, effort, and technology considerations to support business case and project planning.
• Produce an architecture/project inception package with sufficient definition for a Project or Program Manager to mobilize and execute the initiative.

Enterprise Architecture & Technology Planning:

• Contribute to enterprise architecture strategy, standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.
• Assess existing application and technology landscapes to identify capability gaps, technical debt, modernization opportunities, application rationalization, and platform consolidation opportunities.
• Develop multi-phase technology roadmaps balancing strategic target-state architecture with practical near-term delivery.
• Provide architecture governance and design oversight throughout project implementation.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Engineering Leaders, Product Owners, PMO, delivery teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Present architecture recommendations and technology strategies effectively to both senior business executives and technical stakeholders.

Technical Qualifications:

Insurance Domain & Platforms

• Strong knowledge of Global Commercial, Specialty Insurance, and Reinsurance business and technology landscapes.
• Understanding of key insurance capabilities including:
• Submission, Quote, Bind and Policy Issuance
• Underwriting and Risk Assessment
• Policy Administration
• Billing and Premium Processing
• Claims Management
• Ceded and Assumed Reinsurance
• Treaty and Facultative Reinsurance
• Reinsurance Accounting, Recoveries and Settlements
• Insurance Finance and Accounting
• Broker, Delegated Authority and Bordereaux processes
• Experience with global insurance markets, preferably including US, UK/London Market, Europe, Singapore, and/or Australia.
• Experience with insurance technology platforms such as:
• Guidewire PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter and BillingCenter
• SAP Insurance / Reinsurance / Finance solutions
• VIPR and/or Specialty/London Market platforms
• Underwriting, Reinsurance, Finance and Claims platforms
• Strong experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture and/or Technology Architecture.
• Ability to develop:
• Business and technology capability maps
• Current and target-state architectures
• Solution and integration architectures
• Technology option assessments
• Dependency and system interaction models
• Multi-year technology and transformation roadmaps
• Good understanding of API-led integration, enterprise integration, messaging/event-driven architecture, and distributed enterprise systems.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, including cloud-native and SaaS architectures.
• Understanding of enterprise data architecture, analytics, security, IAM, DevSecOps, CI/CD, resilience, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting legacy modernization, application rationalization, platform transformation, cloud migration, and large-scale integration programs and AI.

General Qualifications:

• Typically 12+ years of enterprise IT experience, including significant experience in insurance technology environments.
• 7+ years of experience performing Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Technology Architecture, or equivalent responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to move between business strategy, architecture, technology planning, and delivery execution.
• Proven ability to take an ambiguous problem or idea, structure it, develop solution options, and transform it into a delivery-ready technology initiative.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance business value, cost, technology strategy, delivery risk, and speed-to-market.
• Experience working within complex global organizations involving multiple business units, systems, vendors, and geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with CIO/CTO leadership, business executives, architects, engineers, Product Owners, and Program/Project Managers.
• Ability to influence architecture and technology decisions without necessarily having direct organizational authority.
• Strong documentation and presentation skills with the ability to simplify complex technology topics for business audiences.
• Experience facilitating architecture workshops, discovery sessions, solution reviews, and technology planning discussions.

Education Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or Business Administration.
• Relevant architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Azure/AWS Architecture, or equivalent enterprise/solution architecture certifications.
• Insurance industry certifications or demonstrated deep experience within Commercial, Specialty, London Market, and Reinsurance environments.