FSO - Insurance - Life & Group Transformation - Technology Consulting Architect- Manager
Ernst and Young3 days ago
Base Salary
$139k - $290k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture strategy, target-state design, and modernization roadmaps for large-scale insurance transformation programs.
- Advise executives and technology leaders on technology investments, platform strategies, and transformation decisions.
- Define business, application, data, integration, and technology architectures.
- Lead end-to-end solution architecture across insurance platforms, cloud technologies, integrations, data, analytics, and enterprise applications.
- Define enterprise AI architecture strategies using Generative AI, machine learning, intelligent automation, and predictive analytics.
- Establish architecture standards and integration frameworks for APIs, cloud-native solutions, AI services, and intelligent agents.
- Oversee data architecture, migration, reporting, analytics, and master data management initiatives.
- Lead architecture governance, design reviews, review boards, and technical decision-making forums.
- Ensure alignment with security, privacy, regulatory, responsible AI, and risk management requirements.
- Partner with delivery, engineering, product, and operations teams to resolve technical challenges and mitigate architectural risks.
- Build relationships with executives, architects, business leaders, and program sponsors, and lead workshops, strategy sessions, solution reviews, and executive presentations.
- Mentor architecture professionals and contribute to practice growth, thought leadership, solution assets, business development, recruitment, coaching, and career development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- 8+ years of consulting, technology, or architecture experience.
- 5+ years of experience within Life Insurance, Annuities, or Group Benefits.
- Experience serving as a Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, Technical Architect, or Lead Architect on large transformation programs.
- Deep understanding of the Life and Annuity value chain, including product development, underwriting, policy administration, servicing, billing, claims, and distribution.
- Experience with one or more policy administration platforms, including FAST, FINEOS AdminSuite, ALIP, OIPA, DXC wmA/CyberLife, EXL LifePro, or similar solutions.
- Experience designing enterprise integration architectures using APIs, middleware, event-driven solutions, and modern integration patterns.
- Knowledge of cloud architecture principles and Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
- Experience leading architecture governance, design reviews, and technical decision-making forums.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across onshore and offshore delivery models.
- Strong executive communication, presentation, stakeholder management, consulting, architecture documentation, roadmap, and transformation strategy skills.
- Preferred: advanced degree, architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect, or AWS Solutions Architect, policy administration modernization experience, data and analytics modernization, AI-enabled solutions, cloud transformation, professional services consulting, and experience with Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.
Benefits
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits package including medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and paid time off.
- Flexible vacation policy plus EY Paid Holidays, winter and summer breaks, personal and family care leave, and other leaves of absence.
- Anywhere-in-country work location with willingness to travel up to 50% as needed to meet client needs.
About Ernst and Young
Ernst & Young (EY) provides audit/assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transactions services to enterprises, financial institutions, and public‑sector clients. Structured as a global network of partner‑owned member firms, it sells professional services on a fee basis, including a dedicated Financial Services Organization for banking, insurance, and capital markets. Headquartered in London, EY was formed in 1989 from the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young, and operates in 150+ countries.