Platform Architect

Job Title: Platform Architect

Location: Whitehouse Station Jersey City or Philadelphia

Schedule: Hybrid role 3 days onsite

Visa: USC Green Card holders and GCEAD

Contract to hire

Job Description:

The Platform Architect will work with engineering and business partners across the company to define the strategy architecture and ensure best engineering practices of strategic platform efforts for the company. The scope of this work will include:

• Creation of an enterprisewide platform strategy
• Lead the architecture design of core global platforms including underwriting integration API and other business and engineering platforms.
• Develop strategic vision and roadmaps for platforms.
• Understand the needs of the platform client teams and influence platform roadmaps to meet those needs.
• Influence teams across the company to adopt platforms and create patterns to make adoption easier.
• Key contributor to driving the strategy and direction for the modernization of the teams technology portfolio.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree Computer Science or Engineering degrees preferred.
• Handson architect comfortable working at code/detailed design level.
• 15 years of experience in software engineering and architecture.
• Coding experience preferred in Java .Net Python Kafka MQ JavaScript Angular Node.js and Azure.
• Ability to guide and mentor development teams on sound design and coding principles in APIbased Micro Services and Cloud environments.
• Experience in application modularization and modernization including Micro Service Architecture.
• Experience in Integration Architectures from Service Bus to API Mediation and Event Bus models.
• Ability to abstractup to harvest patterns and articulate design decisions with senior audience (CIO level).
• Knowledge of insurance underwriting platform architectures is a plus.
• Experience in Information Security Risk Management and cloud solution design.
• Understanding of platform design and technology considerations for an ecosystem serving producers clients and internal staff.

Key Attributes:

• Ability to think strategically and iteratively.
• Ability to understand technical details and contribute code as necessary.
• Effective communication of complex topics both written and verbally with senior leadership.
• Strong business acumen and quick understanding of business needs.
• Track record of achievement in a teambased resultsoriented culture.
• Proven ability in relationshipbuilding and driving change in a matrixed work environment.
• Passion and ability to leverage technology to meet business needs.
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills with thorough attention to detail.
• Excellent planning documentation and problemsolving skills.