Enterprise Architect

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Location: Conshohocken, PA;
Morristown, NJ;
Purchase, NY;
Charlotte, NC. The position may be based in any of these offices.

• Define and maintain enterprise technology architecture, standards, roadmaps, and reference models across the organization.
• Lead architecture review boards and govern adherence to architectural principles, cloud best practices, and cybersecurity standards.
• Align architectural decisions with enterprise strategy, operational efficiency goals, and regulatory/compliance requirements (e.g., SOX, GDPR, data residency for insurance).

• Design and oversee hybrid cloud and multi‑cloud architectures leveraging Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Architect solutions using cloud-native services such as:
  • Azure:
    Functions, Logic Apps, APIM, Event Grid, Service Bus, Azure SQL, AKS, Synapse, ADF
  • AWS:
    Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SQS/SNS, Event Bridge, RDS, EKS, Step Functions
• Drive cloud modernization initiatives, including legacy application re‑platforming, containerization, serverless patterns, and infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC).

• Develop enterprise integration strategies using modern interfaces including REST, Graph
  
  QL, event‑driven architecture, and microservices.
• Lead the design and governance of enterprise integration platforms (e.g., Azure API Management, Camel, Snap Logic, Boomi, or similar).
• Establish standards for API design, versioning, security, reusable services, and data movement across core insurance systems.
• Architect real‑time and asynchronous integration patterns supporting global operations and high‑volume transactional systems.

• Provide guidance on modern UI frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Blazor) and set enterprise standards for front‑end development.
• Partner with design teams to ensure consistent, intuitive, responsive interfaces across underwriting, claims, actuarial, and customer‑facing portals.
• Promote modular front‑end architecture, micro‑frontends, and reusable UI components.

• Architect enterprise workflow solutions using platforms such as n8n, Power Automate, Appian, or similar tools.
• Define workflow orchestration patterns, business rule engines, case management models, and automation frameworks.
• Lead initiatives to digitize manual processes, streamline underwriting/claims operations, and deliver straight‑through processing.

• Influence and collaborate on data architecture, including data lakes, reporting pipelines, MDM, and data governance.
• Promote data accessibility through well‑architected APIs, event streams, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.

• Act as a trusted advisor to CIO, division managers, and business domain leaders.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide guidance on architectural decisions, tooling, Dev Ops, and best practices.
• Lead technical assessments, RFP selections, cloud/security reviews, and POC evaluations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering or architecture, with at least 5 years as an Enterprise Architect or senior solution architect.
• Deep expertise in Azure and AWS cloud platforms.
• Strong experience with enterprise integration, API design, and event‑driven systems.
• Hands‑on knowledge of modern UI development frameworks.
• Expertise in workflow automation/orchestration platforms.
• Proven experience architecting solutions in regulated, global enterprises—preferably in commercial insurance, financial services, or similar industries.
• Strong understanding of security architecture, identity and access management (IAM), data protection, and cloud governance.

• Experience with underwriting, claims, policy administration, billing or rating platforms.
• Certifications:
  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
  • TOGAF, SAFe Architect, or similar frameworks.
• Knowledge of Dev Ops pipelines, Git…