Enterprise Architect-Insurance

Role: Product Engineering

Grade: VP

Location: Chennai

Experience: 18+ Years

Mandatory
-Experience in Insurance

Organization: Intellect Design Arena Ltd.

About the Role:

We are seeking an exceptional Product Engineering Head with 18+yrs of experience to lead our engineering organization and drive the technical vision for our SaaS platform. This role requires a

seasoned engineering leader with deep technical expertise, proven experience in solution

architecture, and a track record of successfully delivering complex software products to

production at scale.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership:

● Define and execute the technical roadmap for our SaaS platform

● Lead cross-functional collaboration between engineering, product, and business

teams

● Drive architectural decisions and technology choices that align with business

objectives

● Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and development

methodologies

● Build and scale high-performing engineering teams

Technical Excellence:

● Oversee the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and maintainable

software solutions

● Ensure robust system architecture that can handle growing user demands

● Lead technical reviews and guide complex engineering challenges

● Drive adoption of modern development practices, including CI/CD, automated

testing, and DevOps

Product Development:

● Manage multiple production rollouts and ensure the successful delivery of features

● Collaborate with product management to translate business requirements into

technical solutions

● Oversee the entire software development lifecycle from conception to deployment

● Ensure high-quality deliverables that meet performance, security, and scalability

requirements

Team Management:

● Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering talent

● Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning

● Conduct performance reviews and provide career development guidance

● Promote knowledge sharing and technical excellence across the team

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Solution Architecture Experience:

● Minimum 5+ years of experience as a Solution Architect or similar role

● Proven ability to design end-to-end solutions for complex business problems

● Experience with system integration, data modeling, and enterprise architecture

patterns

● Strong understanding of scalability, performance optimization, and security

considerations

● Deep expertise in Java programming with 8+ years of hands-on development

experience

● Strong proficiency in Python with demonstrated experience in building production

systems

● Extensive knowledge of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and software

architecture principles

● Experience with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems

Certification Requirement:

● AWS Solution Architect certification is MANDATORY (should be within a year)

Leadership &Management:

● 5+ years of engineering management experience

● Proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams

● Experience managing teams of 15+ engineers across multiple projects

● Strong project management and delivery execution skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY

Programming Languages:

● Java (Expert level - 8+ years)

● Python (Advanced level - 5+ years)

● Additional languages (JavaScript, Go, Scala) -

Preferred Frameworks & Technologies:

● Spring Boot, Spring Framework

● Django, Flask, FastAPI

● React, Angular (for full-stack understanding)

● AWS SQS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ

● Redis, Elasticsearch

Databases:

● Relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)

● NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra)

DevOps & Tools:

● CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)

● Version control (Git, GitLab, GitHub)

● Monitoring (CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic)

● Testing frameworks (JUnit, pytest, Selenium)

Cloud Technologies (Mandatory):

● Strong fluency with AWS Managed Services, including but not limited to:

● EC2, ECS, EKS for compute and container orchestration

● RDS, MongoDB for data storage and caching

● Lambda for serverless computing

● API Gateway, CloudFront, and Load Balancers

● S3 for object storage

● CloudWatch, CloudTrail for monitoring and logging

● IAM for security and access management

● VPC, Security Groups for network configuration

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

● Bachelor/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical

field

● Experience in SaaS/PaaS product development

● Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

● Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

● Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)

● Experience with agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

● Previous experience in a startup or high-growth environment

● Additional cloud certifications (AWS DevOps, Azure Solutions Architect, GCP

• Professional Cloud Architect)