Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the development of future-state architecture and ensure its effective adoption.
- Provide direction, guidance, and definition for architecture programs that support business strategies.
- Advocate and support enterprise IT strategies, identify and analyse business drivers, and recommend improvement solutions.
- Deep knowledge in specialized architecture areas such as Core Insurance applications, network security, and information systems.
- Lead consulting or architectural engagements with Insurance Clients as a Technical Solutions Consultant.
- Conduct in-depth technical discussions with clients, providing tailored solutions that align with their IT landscape and future roadmap.
- Break down large-scale projects into manageable components, determining suitable IT products through technical analysis and research.
- Produce documentation to monitor project progress and ensure quality.
- Establish in-house best practices and coding standards and conduct research & development on relevant technologies.
- Create quick prototypes/POCs using the latest tools and technology.
- Conduct sizing estimations and cloud architecture design, with a focus on AWS.
- Engage with clients on technical discussions in a business context and provide solutions.
- Understand the clients' IT landscape and advise them on a roadmap to the future.
- Collaborate with other DXC offerings and functional areas to deliver comprehensive solutions.
- Provide strategic consultation to customers on business processes and organizational structures.
- Facilitate agreement on work models to meet business requirements and leverage technology to optimize business processes.
Key Tasks:
- Identifying organizational needs and engaging with clients on technical discussions in a business context.
- Advising stakeholders on IT roadmaps and future-state architecture.
- Designing system frameworks or solutions based on the latest technologies.
- Liaising with various stakeholders to ensure proposed solutions meet customer needs and contribute to successful sales.
- Providing consultation to customer technology and service managers online-of-business (LOB) issues, identifying and resolving potential problems and conflicts.
Required Skills:
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to build strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and operational managers.
- Strong knowledge of technical applications, quality standards, legislation, and best practices.
- Ability to adapt, prioritize, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
- Strategic thinking and anticipation of potential problems, issues, and solutions.
- Knowledge of the insurance technology landscape and business.
Technical Requirements:
- Minimum 8 to 10 years of experience in an architect role.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the Insurance/BFSI industry.
- Technical knowledge of Java/J2EE, SQL, SAP, Oracle, SQL Server, Spring framework, XML, JSON, and Web Services.
- Experience in developing RESTful APIs and designing Open APIs with JSON Schema.
- Proficiency in data modelling and source code management tools such as GITHUB.
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.
- Knowledge of MongoDB, AngularJS, container technologies, and DevOps tooling (e.g., Jenkins, Chef)
