Solution Architect (Insurance Domain)

Job Summary

This role will play a key part in modernizing underwriting capabilities and driving the future replacement of the Policy Administration System (PAS). The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, architects, system integrators, and delivery partners to define solution architecture, support strategic technology decisions, and shape the future underwriting technology landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and document high-level and detailed solution architectures, architecture decision records, and technical design artifacts.
• Develop target-state, transition-state, and interim-state architecture models.
• Define migration strategies and transitional architectures to support platform modernization.
• Facilitate architecture workshops and solution design sessions.
• Translate business requirements into scalable and practical technology solutions.
• Contribute to PAS replacement strategy, vendor evaluations, and technology selection activities.
• Support underwriting capability transformation, process improvement, and platform roadmaps.
• Collaborate with system integrators, implementation partners, and third-party vendors.
• Review supplier solution designs and ensure compliance with architecture standards and governance.
• Support proof-of-concept initiatives and strategic technology assessments.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect within London Market Insurance.
• Extensive experience delivering large-scale insurance transformation programs.
• Hands-on experience with PAS implementation, migration, or replacement initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of underwriting processes and operating models.
• Experience defining migration strategies, target-state architectures, and modernization roadmaps.
• Expertise in documenting current-state and future-state technology landscapes.

Technical Skills

• API-led architecture, REST APIs, and event-driven integration.
• Microservices architecture, Docker, and containerization technologies.
• Microsoft Azure and cloud-native solution design.
• Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM).
• Architecture modelling and technical design documentation.
• DevOps and CI/CD practices.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of Reinsurance, Bordereaux management, and reporting.
• Experience with PAS platforms such as Guidewire, Duck Creek, HX, IRIS, or similar London Market solutions.
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Service Bus, API Management, Snowflake, and SQL Server