Lead Architect (1856)

Overview
About us
IQUW is a speciality (re)insurer at Lloyd’s (Syndicate 1856) underwriting a diverse range of Property, Commercial and Speciality (re)insurance products from Cargo and Marine to Political Violence, Terror and War. We combine data, intelligent automation and human expertise to make smart decisions, fast.
ERS is the UK's largest specialist motor insurer with an A+ rating. We recognise that for some, motor insurance is more than just a must-have; it's a way of taking care of what stands at the heart of their passion or livelihood. For those people, standard insurance isn't enough. That's why we work exclusively with motor insurance brokers to help get under the skin of the most difficult insurance risks, helping build products to meet their customer’s needs.
The role
Our Lead Architect Steers & Manages solution design across a portfolio of Enterprise IT & Business owned services that are used across IQUW Group, with a specialization in at least two IT Architecture domains.
The location for this role is our London office, and the classification is Hybrid. This involves two days collaborating with colleagues in the office and three days working from home per week.
Key responsibilities
Support the Chief Architect in designing Target Architecture and Transition State Roadmaps that help achieve strategic priorities for the Group.
Act as the first point of contact for Architectural impact assessment during project initiation and any architecturally significant change within defined porfolio of business functions & IT applications.
Produce Architecture Standards, Patterns and Guardrails to guide Product & Project teams.
Maintain working partnership with Data & Analytics, Information Security Office, IT Operations, Platform & Product Engineering teams.
Direct the development of new methods or techniques and own the design of key platform services – not just an advisor but act with a sense of ownership.
Steer 3rd party vendor assessments using Well Architected Frameworks, Architecture Standards & NFRs.
Qualifications, skills and experience
Prior experience working for commercial insurance organisation or other financial services B2B business.
Prior experience with Enterprise IT architectures that operate through SaaS (Software as a Service).
Prior experience in an engineering capacity building cloud service, preferably on Azure, and can demonstrate application of 12-Factor application development principles.
Prior experience in architectural governance roles in both functional and technical capacity.
Can communicating effectively current processes & solutions in place that benefit the Business and promote new technologies & ways of working to the business.
Deep specialization in at least two of the following IT Architecture domains:
Network & Security Infrastructure
Platforms & Infrastructure
Integration and Middleware Systems Architectures
Web Application Architecture
Workplace Technologies (Microsoft Suite) Services
Data, Insight & Artificial Intelligence
Benefits
Competitive Benchmarked Salary
25 days holiday
Discretionary bonus scheme
Employee assistance programme
Annual holiday buy (up to 3 extra days)
Salary sacrifice benefits
Annual benefits reviews
The option for professional qualifications and study support
Additional Information
Please see the full Job Description here.
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