Solutions Architect

THE OPPORTUNITY THAT AWAITS YOU

New opportunity alert!!! We are looking for an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to join a growing InsurTech organisation and play a key role in designing and delivering technology solutions for complex insurance environments. This is a senior client-facing architecture position for someone who understands both technology and the insurance domain. You will work closely with clients technical teams and business stakeholders to translate complex insurance requirements into scalable practical technology solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience within short-term insurance particularly around personal and/or commercial lines and will be comfortable operating across architecture implementation integration and stakeholder management.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the solution and implementation architecture for complex client projects.
• Work directly with clients and senior stakeholders to understand business and technical requirements.
• Facilitate technical discovery sessions and architecture workshops.
• Translate business requirements into practical scalable solution designs.
• Define architecture standards integration patterns and technical approaches.
• Work across cloud architecture APIs integrations data and platform configuration.
• Produce and communicate solution architecture documentation and diagrams.
• Provide technical direction throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Identify technical risks dependencies and appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Mentor and guide Solutions Architects and technical team members.
• Conduct technical reviews and provide architectural governance.
• Collaborate with Product Development Implementation and Client Delivery teams.
• Support strategic clients and contribute to the evolution of the organisations technology roadmap.

OUR REQUIRED EXPERTISE

• 5 years experience in a Solution Architect Technical Architect Senior Developer or Technical Lead capacity.
• Proven experience delivering architecture for complex software implementations.
• Strong understanding of solution and implementation architecture principles.
• Experience working directly with clients at a senior technical level.
• Strong short-term insurance / general insurance experience.
• Understanding of insurance processes products and systems.
• Experience with Personal Lines and/or Commercial Lines.
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns and APIs.
• Experience with cloud architecture ideally Azure.
• Strong SQL / Microsoft SQL Server experience.
• Experience working within Agile environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Previous experience mentoring or developing technical professionals
• Short-Term Insurance / General Insurance experience in areas such as: Policy administration Underwriting Claims Rating Product configuration Renewals Quote & bind Insurance platforms / InsurTech Broker or MGA systems as well as experience across SA UK or international insurance markets would be advantageous.
• Solution Architecture Implementation Architecture Cloud Architecture Integration Architecture API design Distributed systems
• Technology: Azure / Cloud SQL / Microsoft SQL Server REST APIs Integration technologies Microservices / distributed computing Jira Confluence and Microsoft / Cloud certifications would be advantageous.

YOUR REWARD

• A competitive salary range of RRMax
• An opportunity to work in a hybrid fast-paced and innovative environment in Stellenbosch
• Exposure working with the latest technologies
• The opportunity to play a key advisory role within the business.

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