Enterprise Architect

A leading Lloyd's insurance business undergoing a significant period of growth have an urgent requirement for an Enterprise Architect with broad expertise in insurance technology, process and systems analysis to develop and maintain solution architecture blueprints, support major transformation initiatives, and ensure solutions align with strategic goals across underwriting, claims, reinsurance and finance business domains.

The ideal candidate will bring a proven track record of success in insurance technology and demonstrate their ability to understand business objectives, operational workflows and translate these into architectural blueprints that remove ambiguity and can be understood by business and technology teams alike.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to identify challenges and opportunities.
  • Develop and maintain Enterprise Architecture blueprints across business, application, data and technology domains.
  • Architect functional solutions addressing the needs of Underwriting, Claims, Policy Administration, Accounts Receivable / Payable, Reinsurance and Finance processes.
  • Participate in major transformation initiatives such as Finance, Underwriting, Reinsurance and Claims modernisations.
  • Assess impacts and dependencies across systems and processes, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with strategic goals.
• Governance & Standards
  • Build and maintain libraries of architecture templates, reference models and standards.
• RFP and Vendor Evaluation
  • Provide architectural input to the RFP process for major technology investments, defining architectural evaluation criteria in collaboration with business and technology stakeholders.
  • Participate in vendor short-listing, scoring and due diligence ensuring solutions align with architecture standards.
• Delivery Support
  • Partner business leaders, solution architects, and delivery teams to shape solutions that are strategically aligned and cost effective.
  • Develop transition architectures ensuring smooth migration from incumbent systems / processes

Essential Experience

• 10+ years in the London Market Insurance technology, with exposure to P&C and Specialty Lines.
• 8+ years of business process and systems analysis experience, with progressive responsibilities.
• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect within the London Insurance Market.
• Demonstrable experience designing solutions across core insurance systems and data platforms.
• Solid experience in insurance domain processes (Underwriting, Claims, Policy Admin, Reinsurance, Accounts Payable / Receivable and Finance) and different distribution / placement methods.
• Experience with architecture frameworks, e.g. TOGAF, and modelling techniques, e.g. BPMN, UML.
• Experience in SDLC methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and delivering high-quality artefacts to cross-functional teams.