Sr. Solution Architect Manager - Platform Enablement

Established nearly two centuries ago, FM is a leading mutual insurance company whose capital, scientific research capability and engineering expertise are solely dedicated to property risk management and the resilience of its policyholder-owners. These owners, who share the belief that the majority of property loss is preventable, represent many of the world’s largest organizations, including one of every four Fortune 500 companies.

They work with FM to better understand the hazards that can impact their business continuity to make cost-effective risk management decisions, combining property loss prevention with insurance protection.

• Employment Type:
  
  Full-time, exempt (salaried), In Office 3 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.

Relocation assistance is not offered for this position

We are looking fora highly experienced Senior Solution Architect Manager to own the architecture, delivery, and continuous evolution of our hybrid (on premises+ Azure) infrastructure and internal developer platform within the Global Platform Design and Engineering organization.

This is a senior individual-contributor role with a balanced mix of hands-on technical delivery and technical leadership. The successful candidate will design and ship platform capabilities, set architectural direction, and raise the engineering standard across global teams — with deep expertise in Azure, Kubernetes, advanced networking, Terraform, modern CI/CD, API management, identity, security, messaging, data platforms, Fin Ops, and AI-powered developer platforms.

• Design, build, and operate core platform and infrastructure services end-to-end as reliable, secure, cost-efficient, self-service capabilities across hybrid environments.
• Own production outcomes including reliability (SLIs/SLOs), observability, incident response, security, and Fin Ops (cost visibility, optimization, and accountability).
• Lead the evolution of the Internal Developer Platform into an AI-first platform by integrating Microsoft Foundry (Azure AI Foundry), Git Hub Copilot, and Git Hub Enterprise Managed Users.
• Own and evolve the Azure API Management (APIM) platform, including policy design, security, versioning, and developer experience.
• Design and implement identity solutions for client-side applications and Microsoft
  
  EntraID as the identity provider for internal applications.
• Embed security-by-default and Fin Ops principles across identity, networking, secrets management, and the software supply chain.
• Drive modern delivery practices across CI/CD, Git Ops, environment automation, and developer experience.

• Own and continuously evolve the reference architecture, golden paths, and engineering standards for the hybrid on premises+ Azure environment, with strong emphasis on security, identity, and cost efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship through design reviews, code reviews, and direct collaboration with senior engineers across global teams.
• Partner with enterprise architecture, security, product, Fin Ops, and engineering leadership to align platform direction with business, security, and cost priorities.

• The Internal Developer Platform is more self-service, reliable, secure, cost-efficient, and productive for engineering teams.
• Microsoft Foundry, Git Hub Copilot, and Git Hub Enterprise Managed Users are integrated and adopted as core platform capabilities.
• Azure API Management (APIM) is well-architected, secure, and delivers a strong developer experience.
• Identity solutions for client-side applications and Microsoft
  
  EntraID for internal applications are well-designed, secure, and consistently applied.
• Architecture and standards are clear, executable, security-focused, and consistently followed across the hybrid environment.
• Platform services support strong reliability, security, and cost posture with reduced operational toil.
• Senior engineers are elevated through high-quality technical guidance and collaboration.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in software and infrastructure architecture, with a proven record of…