Senior Architect

At Gallagher Bassett, we're there when it matters most because helping people through challenging moments is more than just our job, it’s our purpose. Every day, we help clients navigate complexity, support recovery, and deliver outcomes that make a real difference in people’s lives. It takes empathy, precision, and a strong sense of partnership—and that’s exactly what you’ll find here. We’re a team of fast-paced fixers, empathetic experts, and outcomes drivers — people who care deeply about doing the right thing and doing it well.

Whether you're managing claims, supporting clients, or improving processes, you’ll play a vital role in helping businesses and individuals move forward with confidence. Here, you’ll be supported by a culture that values teamwork, encourages curiosity, and celebrates the impact of your work. Because when you’re here, you’re part of something bigger. You’re part of a team that shows up, stands together, and leads with purpose.

Gallagher Bassett is seeking an innovative and forward-thinking Data Technology Architect to help shape the next generation of enterprise data capabilities supporting claims, risk management, analytics, and artificial intelligence initiatives. This role is ideal for an architect who enjoys solving complex business problems through modern data platforms, cloud technologies, and AI-enabled solutions. You will partner with business stakeholders, application teams, data engineers, AI engineers, and enterprise architects to build scalable, trusted, and reusable data assets that accelerate digital transformation.

Unlike traditional data architecture roles focused primarily on databases and reporting, this position will help design data foundations that power analytics, intelligent automation, machine learning, generative AI, and future business capabilities.

• Design and evolve enterprise data platform architectures supporting operational, analytical, and AI workloads.
• Define architecture standards for Azure-based data solutions, including ingestion, processing, storage, governance, and consumption.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend platform improvements that increase scalability, resilience, and speed of delivery.
• Create reusable reference architectures and implementation patterns for enterprise adoption.

• Design solutions utilizing technologies such as:
• Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft Fabric
• Azure Data Lake
• Databricks
• Snowflake
• Cosmos DB
• Event Hub
• Kafka
• API Management
• Partner with engineering teams to modernize legacy data platforms and data movement solutions.
• Establish architecture patterns for hybrid cloud and cloud-native environments.

• Help establish the technology foundations required for:
• Generative AI
• Agentic AI
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Knowledge discovery
• Intelligent automation
• Collaborate with architecture and AI teams to improve enterprise data accessibility, discoverability, and trustworthiness.
• Define architectural patterns supporting AI-ready data ecosystems.

• Identify opportunities to retire legacy technologies and simplify architecture.
• Develop modernization roadmaps supporting strategic business initiatives.
• Partner with application teams to improve scalability, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to enterprise architecture standards and technology governance processes.

• Participate in architecture reviews and solution design workshops.
• Influence technology decisions across multiple programs and portfolios.
• Mentor engineers and solution teams on modernization approaches and architecture best practices.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor for data and platform-related initiatives.

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Engineering, or Platform Architecture.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale cloud solutions.
• Experience supporting digital transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Strong…