Functional Architect

**Functional Architect (Life Insurance)**:

- Req ID: 54810
- Location: Bangalore, IN

**Sapiens** is on the lookout for a Functional Architect to become a key player in our Bangalore team. If you're a seasoned Architect pro and ready to take your career to new heights with an established, globally successful company, this role could be the perfect fit.

**Location**: Bangalore

Working Model: Our flexible work arrangement combines both remote and in-office work, optimizing flexibility and productivity.

**Description**:
Provide end to end functional architect support to R&D and project initiatives through understanding of current functionality, design of enhancements to the Sapiens Life and Pension policy administration system and ability to create solutions within an ecosystem.

**Responsibilities**:

- Support design of project End to End solutions ensuring all project stream solutions are in line with the overall solution.
- Write end to end solutions for specific policy administration system enhancements.
- Analyze current system functionality to determine when enhancements are required and the best enhancement to meet business requirements.
- Write and / or review Requirements and Design Documents.
- Ensure all Requirements, Design Documents are delivered on time.
- Act as a Consultant in requirement and design workshops internally and externally.
- Engage with Lead BA/PD/PM on project Actions, Assumptions, Risks, Issues, Decisions, Constraints.
- Review the Technical Design Specifications.
- Support Development throughout the build phase of projects.
- Review the Test Scripts and support testing throughout the test phase.
- Help to define acceptance criteria and high-level estimates.
- Work in accordance with Sapiens processes & Sapiens best practices.
- Provide clients with functional analysis and design advice guidance and consultancy in Sapiens solution throughout the project.
- Participate in Peer Review activities, interacting with Business Analysts, to ensure quality and completeness of requirement and design work.
- Configure/Support the configuration of the parameters that determine the functionality specified in the design documentation.
- Ensure Product Material collateral is updated and presentable.
- Support training sessions on the system and its product sets.

**Mandatory Skills & Requirements**:

- 5 years of Experience working as functional architect in life and/or pensions and/or Annuity environment.
- Proven experience as functional architect in projects, including policy administration system and integration integrations with 3rd party systems.
- Able to demonstrate depth of knowledge of life and pension products and processes.
- Demonstrated ability to understand business requirements and create implementable solutions that meet these requirements.
- Experience in database based systems
- Demonstrated ability to work productively on a cross functional and cross geographic team.
- Experience with actuarial concepts and calculations - An advantage
- Fluent English - both writing and verbal, other European languages - An advantage.
- Knowledge of SQL and Excel, experience with other programming languages desirable

**Preferred**:

- Previous experience working with a Life or Pensions policy administration system,, Digital platform and Business intelligence.
- Experience in collaborative and agile working methods.
- Preferred Educational Requirements.
- BE/B.Tech in Computer Science, information systems engineering, or similar.

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