Solutions Architect – Insurance

Weplace (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Cape Town is seeking a skilled Solutions Architect to join their dynamic team. This role involves owning the technology strategy and stakeholder engagement within the insurance domain. Candidates should have at least 5 years of relevant experience, strong technical skills in various programming languages, and a deep understanding of system architecture. Experience in banking or insurance will be highly beneficial. A competitive package is offered with opportunities for growth in a challenging environment.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of design and development experience.
• At least 3 years as an Architect in insurance or banking.
• Experience presenting to mid-senior management.
• Knowledge of relational database design concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technology strategy and architecture.
• Design a technology operating model for strategic objectives.
• Produce comprehensive technical specifications.
• Deliver scalable and resilient solutions.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Facilitation skills

Education

Grade 12 National Certificate

Bachelor’s degree in information technology

Tools

SQL

C#

Java

JavaScript

C++

Python

AWS

Azure

Job description

Reference: JHB******-LG-1An industry leading Bank has an exciting opportunity available for a Solutions Architect within the insurance space to join their dynamic team.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose Statement: We are looking for a Solutions Architect to join the Insurance team.

As a Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for the success of a product. You will have full autonomy over your application, acting as the apex technical leader for your product. The scale and growth of the client base means that you get to solve complex problems at scale.

You will bring deep technical knowledge of at least one programming paradigm, preferably object-oriented or functional programming, and be comfortable working on programming assignments using either of: SQL, C#, Java, JavaScript, C++, C or Python. Additionally, you will have experience with both relational and non-relational databases, as well as basic AWS cloud skills. You will intimately understand dataflows, system integration and constructing a highly available architecture.

You will have the opportunity to learn and work with domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, and Kubernetes. You will be a problem solver at heart, with the ability to think critically and creatively to find innovative solutions. You will have the opportunity to explore new skills and technologies, while working with a team of dedicated professionals in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Role Purpose

To own (develop, maintain, and enhance) the technology strategy and the target state solution architecture within Insurance. To design a fit‑for‑purpose technology operating model (including core concepts, features and elements that provide an overarching framework) that will enable the execution of strategic objectives. To produce a comprehensive technical specification that is technically viable and addresses the business requirements.

Experience Minimum

• At least 5 years’ relevant design and development experience.
• At least 3 years’ proven experience as an Architect (pre‑sales advantageous) in the insurance or banking industry.
• Evidence of delivering proof‑of‑concept solutions to third parties.
• At least 4 years’ experience presenting to mid‑senior level management to convey technical concepts in a simplified, understandable language.
• Analysis, design and writing technical specifications.
• Constructing detailed technical design and non‑functional requirements.
• Designing and delivering scalable and resilient solutions.
• Deep understanding of continuous availability and commitment to frequent incremental release philosophy and practice.
• Insurance, banking and finance experience. Understanding of relational database design concepts, 3NF and de‑normalised database solutions.

Qualifications Minimum

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational Bachelor’s degree in information technology.

Qualifications Ideal/Preferred

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology – Computer Science.
• System architecture (technical design, software architecture). Data flow diagrams and high‑level systems diagrams.
• IT systems development processes. Application development / Software development (typed and scripting coding languages).
• Waterfall and Agile systems development processes (Prince II / SAFE). CI/CD standards and agile delivery methods.
• Service‑Oriented Architecture, Banking systems, Insurance systems.
• Knowledge of UML, Cloud architectures, working knowledge of AWS / Azure, solid understanding of best practices for QA.
• AWS/Azure cloud components and cloud vs on‑premise solutions.
• Problem solving skills, attention to detail, analytical skills, facilitation skills, business process modelling skills (IDEF‑0, financial modelling, enterprise architect, BPMN, etc.).

Additional Information

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