Senior Manager - Solution Architect, Speciality Insurance Technology, Technology, FS

Senior Manager - Solution Architect, Specialty Insurance Technology

Location: London

Date: 13 Mar 2025

Requisition ID: 1580141

Our UK Insurance Technology practice empowers some of the biggest Insurance clients to solve their most complex business problems and transform their organisations through embedding the latest technology.

You'll have the amazing opportunity to collaborate alongside a vibrant, experienced team of Analysts, Developers, UX Designers, and Architects in the Insurance business. Alongside your career development, you will gain exposure to some leading global insurers and find out why our clients value our insights and experience.

The opportunity

As part of the EY Consulting Insurance Technology practice, you will have the opportunity to work across a portfolio of engagements that will challenge you in areas such as Insurance Core Platform implementations, leveraging emerging technology within the insurance domain, and technology-enabled business transformations.

Your key responsibilities

1. Work collaboratively with clients, establishing a business-driven vision for the future of their IT systems, processes, and infrastructure through the application of leading practices and improving their capabilities.
2. Create IT strategies and architecture roadmaps, including well-articulated views of transition stages toward the final goal.
3. Understand the full architecture stack, including network, data, application, system, security & integration architectures.
4. Create artefacts at appropriate levels of detail to communicate effectively with both business and technical audiences.
5. Define and document key design decisions based on objectives of the engagement.
6. Develop and maintain detailed coordination and liaison activities with business and technical teams during the solution design and delivery phases.
7. Provide technical expertise for the evaluation and selection of software products, standards, and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations.
8. Lead EY practice and people development activities.
9. Build and lead high performing teams.
10. Support architecture governance against industry good practice, IT standards, and client technical policy.

Skills and attributes for success

1. 8 years minimum experience as an Architect.
2. 10+ years in Financial Services Technology.
3. Good knowledge of ERD/UML/process diagram notations.
4. Ability to articulate technical solutions to stakeholders and build strong business relationships.
5. Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget.
6. Thorough knowledge in Insurance (General, Specialty, and Life).
7. Strong technical background with technology package implementation (i.e. Guidewire, Fadata, Duckcreek, Pega etc.) experience.
8. Technology architecture experience, including but not limited to enterprise, solution, infrastructure, security, and data architecture.
9. Large scale programme delivery (e.g. agile and waterfall) skills.
10. Experience around cloud solutions, AI, microservices, and emerging technologies.
11. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
12. Ability to manage requirements between technical and business stakeholders.

To qualify for the role, you must have

1. Experience in Insurance gained through a top tier consultancy, a specialist financial services consultancy and/or a top tier insurer.
2. Experience working as an architect role – being responsible for alignment with business strategy, delivering solution design documents, providing solution options and explaining their pros and cons.
3. Strong Insurance industry knowledge.
4. Proven skills to communicate efficiently with both senior stakeholders and team members.
5. Track record of successful end-to-end delivery on large technology implementations and transformation programmes.
6. Practical knowledge of SDLC and Agile methodologies.

What we look for

Strong interest and commitment to developing and delivering leading edge solutions. We look for individuals who show the potential to develop strong client relationships.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development.

Please note: Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy.