Solutions Architect, Financial Systems

PURE Insurance; Kentucky; On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

PURE Insurance is seeking a technology leader to set the architecture and technical direction for its Finance technology portfolio, including Billing, Payments, and Accounting. You will partner with Finance and technology leaders to modernize platforms, elevate engineering excellence, and define how AI transforms software delivery and operations.

The role demands a decade of leadership, strong enterprise architecture skills, and experience with cloud-native platforms such as AWS.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, architecture, or technology leadership.
• Experience with Duck Creek billing platform, payment platforms, accounting systems, or other financial applications.
• Proven success leading architecture for large-scale, business-critical enterprise platforms.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing technical teams.
• Strong executive communication skills and the ability to influence across organizational boundaries.
• Insurance industry experience—Personal Lines P&C preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the multi-year technology vision and architecture roadmap for Finance.
• Establish and evolve architecture principles, standards, governance, and reusable design patterns.
• Lead a small, high-impact team of engineers and foster a culture of ownership and learning.
• Partner with Finance, Infrastructure, Security, and EA leaders to deliver integrated solutions.
• Lead the responsible adoption of AI across software architecture, development, testing, and operations.

Skills

Technology leadership

Enterprise architecture

Cloud-native platforms (AWS)

APIs & integration

Executive communication

Strategic technology planning

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About the Role

At PURE Insurance, technology is more than an enabler—it is a strategic differentiator. We believe great technology, paired with exceptional people, creates better experiences for our members and stronger outcomes for our business. We are seeking an experienced technology leader to lead the architecture and technical direction of PURE's Finance technology portfolio. Reporting to the Finance Divisional Information Officer (DIO), you will lead the architecture, technical strategy, and engineering direction for a portfolio that includes Billing, Payments, Accounting, Reinsurance, and enterprise financial integrations. This is a highly visible leadership role that combines technology strategy, enterprise architecture, people leadership, and business partnership. You'll work alongside Finance and technology leaders to modernize critical platforms, elevate engineering excellence, and help define how artificial intelligence transforms the way we build, deliver, and operate software. If you're passionate about building great teams, simplifying complex systems, and creating technology that enables business growth, we'd love to talk.

What You'll Do

• Technology Strategy Define and execute the multi-year technology vision and architecture roadmap for Finance. Partner with Finance leadership to align technology investments with business strategy. Guide strategic technology investment decisions by evaluating business value, architectural fit, security, operational risk, total cost of ownership, and long-term sustainability.
• Architecture Leadership Establish and evolve architecture principles, standards, governance, and reusable design patterns that enable scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions. Lead solution design for strategic initiatives, guiding complex technical decisions and ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and long-term technology strategy. Provide technical leadership across the Finance technology portfolio by fostering architectural consistency, managing technology risk, and driving engineering best practices.
• Engineering Leadership Lead a small, high-impact team of engineers and foster a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, innovation, and continuous learning. Drive engineering excellence through modern delivery practices, quality metrics, and operational discipline.
• Business Partnership Partner with Finance, Infrastructure, Security, and Enterprise Architecture leaders to deliver integrated solutions. Evaluate emerging technologies and strategic vendor partnerships. Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive and business audiences.
• AI & Modern Engineering Lead the responsible adoption of AI across software architecture, development, testing, documentation, and operations. Advance cloud-native architecture, API-first design, CI/CD, DevSecOps, observability, and automation. Define measurable outcomes for AI-enabled engineering that improve productivity, quality, and developer experience.

What Success Looks Like

• A clear multi-year architecture roadmap guides Finance technology investments.
• A trusted architecture practice accelerates delivery while improving quality and consistency.
• Engineering teams leverage AI and modern practices to deliver software faster, higher quality, reduced operating cost, more effectively without increasing risk.
• Finance and Technology leaders view you as a strategic partner in business transformation.
• A high-performing engineering organization is known for technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What we're looking for

• 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, architecture, or technology leadership.
• Experience with Duck Creek billing platform, payment platforms, accounting systems, or other financial applications is required.
• Proven success leading architecture for large-scale, business-critical enterprise platforms.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing technical teams.
• Strong executive communication skills and the ability to influence across organizational boundaries.
• Deep expertise in enterprise architecture, cloud-native platforms (AWS preferred), APIs, event-driven and distributed architectures, modern integration patterns, and engineering platforms.
• Experience governing modern cloud and engineering ecosystems, including infrastructure as code, DevSecOps, CI/CD, observability, security, automation, and developer productivity platforms.
• Experience leading modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience leading the adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices and modern software delivery approaches across engineering teams.
• Ability to think strategically while remaining hands‑on enough to guide critical technical decisions.
• Insurance industry experience—particularly Personal Lines P&C is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required.

The base salary for this role can range from $150,000 to $175,000 based on a full‑time work schedule. An individual’s ultimate compensation will vary depending on job‑related skills and experience, geographic location, alignment with market data, and equity among other team members with comparable experience.

What We Do

We’re a member‑owned property and casualty insurer designed exclusively for financially successful families and driven by a purpose of doing what is right for our members. We provide exceptional service, hospitality and care, we partner with our members to help prevent losses and we create smart insurance solutions at fair prices. We aim for our members to love their insurance. It is our mission is to create a membership experience so compelling that our members never want to leave.

Who We Are

We want to be transparent about what we expect from each other. From PURE, you can expect:

• Opportunities to stretch and grow: your professional and personal development matters to us. We’re committed to providing experiences through on‑the‑job learning and professional development that increase your impact and rewards.
• Clarity and kindness: you can rely on us to be open, honest and supportive, offering clarity on what success looks like.
• Support in good times and bad: we believe in showing up for each other consistently, not only when it’s easy. You can expect a thoughtful partner, even when we disagree.
• A community that cares: we are committed to sustaining a community in which each person feels cared for as an individual. We lift each other up, celebrate wins together and support one another through challenges in work and life.

Who You Are

All of the strongest relationships are a partnership‑ a two‑way street. So here’s what we ask of you:

• Aim to bring your best every day: you’re here because you want to be part of a team that makes a real impact and aims high.
• Be a student and a teacher: share your knowledge and talents and be willing to listen and learn from those around you.
• Get comfortable being uncomfortable: we face tough moments and obstacles with a “courage over comfort” approach and a positive, solutions‑oriented mindset.
• Be a culture builder: building a positive culture is everyone's responsibility, based on care, respect and openness to diverse perspectives.

We Value Diversity

We are a member‑owned property and casualty insurer designed exclusively for financially successful families and driven by a purpose of doing what is right for them. We provide exceptional service, hospitality and care, we partner with our members to help prevent losses, and we create smart insurance solutions at fair prices. We aim for our members to love their insurance. It is our mission to create a membership experience so compelling that our members never want to leave.

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