Solutions Architect

**About the Role** **Working: Remote** **Shift - Regular IST** **What You Will Do** - Engage with clients to understand their requirements and advise on appropriate solution architectures - Architect and design scalable solutions for **PAS insurance systems**. - Lead **data strategy and API architecture**, ensuring seamless integrations. - Utilize **TOGAF or Zachman frameworks**to define enterprise architecture. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives. - Provide guidance on best practices for **Java/React-based system development**. - Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. - Collaborate with Product Managers to ensure alignment between client needs and solution design - Work closely with Delivery Managers to oversee the architecture approach during solution deployment - Explore a range of possibilities and creative alternatives to identify the most effective solutions - Ensure that designed solutions are implemented in accordance with client expectations and company standards - Assist in identifying, specifying, and selecting off-the-shelf components to meet client needs - Provide ongoing support and guidance to clients throughout the implementation process - Maintain awareness of industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve solutions **Required Skills and Knowledge** - At least 6 years of professional experience in solution architecture design and delivery roles in the insurance vertical with exposure to multiple lines of business - Extensive experience in **PAS insurance systems**. - Strong expertise in **data architecture and API design**. - Proficiency in **TOGAF or Zachman frameworks**.- Need with insurance experience for sure and also highlight all experience of the profiles in - payment gateway integrations - Third-party system integrations such as external claim management systems etc - Experienced in delivering cloud-based technology product solutions in an enterprise environment - Ability to assist in defining and socialising a product/enterprise roadmap - Ability to translate client requirements into actionable steps and solution architectures - Understand business architecture models & patterns - Has designed and implemented innovative and creative solutions to business problems - Can think "outside the box", but also be able to understand the business constraints that lead to “in the box” approaches - Experienced in designing solutions in a Relational DB and noSQL environment - Experienced in designing for API & Micro-services centric environments - Demonstrated capability to self-learn new technology trends and approaches - Ideally has experience or understanding of the benefits of low-code platforms - While the Solution Architect is not expected to build the solutions experience of multiple development languages & various DB engines will be advantageous - Exposure to authentication and authorisation concepts (SSO, SAML integration, identity federation etc) - Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal **Required Competencies** - Must be equally comfortable discussing the solution strategies and enterprise roadmap with people at all levels of our organisation and CxO to project-level teams in our clients - Strong analytical skills & ability to understand and collect business requirements from corporate clients. - Strong ability to build the value proposition and solution documents, and in some cases, the business case for a corporate client. - Relationship management experience with corporate clients. - Excellent organisational, interpersonal & communication skills and an ability to engage audiences - Excellent decision-making and judgment skills - Understanding of insurance business processes across all areas and at least two lines of business - Maintains direction and focus through proactive planning and organized approaches to work - Certification in one architecture discipline (TOGAF, Zachman, etc.) is a distinct advantage - Certification in one cloud environment is a distinct advantage with a broad knowledge and experience of the cloud platform’s capabilities - A high proficiency in working in English as your primary language