Director, Platform Architecture

We are seeking a hands-on Platform Architectto drive the design and build-out of a modern insurance platform leveraging InsureMO Unqork and cloud-native APIs and front ends. This role is central to enabling Fortegras specialty program business modelsspanning underwriting program launches policy administration billing financials and claims administration.

Unlike a traditional enterprise architect this position requires deep technical engagement: designing domain services building reference implementations orchestrating event-driven integrations and collaborating directly with engineering teams. The ideal candidate understands how to define communicate and guide architectural vision at the executive and individual engineer level.

Key Responsibilities:

Platform Architecture & Design

• Lead the decomposition of disparate siloed applications into a modular composable architecturethat enables reuse accelerates delivery and supports rapid program evolution.
• Define architectural vision and roadmapto reach the target-state composable architecture and guide module design decisions.
• Dive deep into the architecture and best practices for InsureMOs middle-office platform and Unqorks no-code platform. Partner with vendor solution architects to align to target-state design.
• Develop architectural patterns blueprints and templates for Azure cloud-native front-ends and microservices.
• Partner with delivery teamsto ensure API contracts data models event schemas and integration patterns align with long-term platform strategy.
• Establish guidelines for using AI-driven architectural decisioning code generation and design toolingto accelerate and standardize solution delivery.

Hands-On Technical Leadership

• Build prototypes reference solutions and foundational libraries used across teams.
• Partner closely with development teams implementing services Unqork modules and cloud-native front ends.
• Evaluate and optimize InsureMO configurations including product definitions BO APIs event consumption and orchestration.
• Guide decomposition of legacy workflows into modular API-first processes.
• Provide architectural direction for cloud configuration CI/CD automation scalability observability and performance tuning.
• Champion the use of AI coding tools (e.g. Replit Cursor or GitHub Copilot) to improve development efficiency consistency and quality.

Insurance Domain & Program Business Enablement

• Translate specialty program business requirements underwriting rules client self-service bordereaux processing financials compliance reinsurance structuresinto scalable technical architecture.
• Enable rapid deployment of new program products via InsureMO product configurationand Unqorks no-code capabilities.
• Ensure seamless data exchange and workflow execution between partners such as MGAs TPAs reinsurers and distribution channels.
• Architect solutions that support multi-tenant or multi-programuse cases with strong governance and data segregation.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work with underwriting product operations and actuarial partners to ensure platform capabilities meet business objectives.
• Partner with Data Engineering Data Science Security DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure teams to ensure security resiliency compliance and observability.
• Communicate architectural decisions and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and business audiences.
• Educate and mentor teams on best practices and the overarching architectural vision

The above cited duties and responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to the job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that an incumbent may be expected or asked to perform.

Required Qualifications:

• 8 years of hands-on software engineering/architecture experience.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work hands-on with engineering teams.
• Strong experience with event-driven architectures microservices and distributed systems.
• Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms
• Proficiency with modern development languages (.NET Core Python).
• Understanding of insurance or financial systemspreferably specialty program or commercial lines.
• Experience designing APIs event models and scalable domain services.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating or architecting solutions around InsureMO(or similar middle-office platforms).
• Experience building workflows or applications using Unqorkor comparable no/low-code frameworks.
• Familiarity with event sourcing CQRS DDD and real-time event streaming.
• Understanding of specialty program operational flowssubmissions endorsements premium reporting bordereaux TPA integration etc.
• Experience modernizing legacy insurance systems or migrating to cloud-native SaaS or microservice ecosystems.

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The anticipated salary for this position is$160000 - $190000per year based on qualifications and experience.

Required Experience:

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