KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Solution Architecture
- Working with Enterprise Architect peers to analyze business strategy and trends and consider other Enterprise Architect viewpoints (such as business, information and solution). Remedy deficiencies in the current-state technologies to derive the future-state.
- Define and present the solution options for new projects. Prepare recommendations with ballpark estimates to business users ensuring the options are aligned with business needs and strategy.
- Identify and assess various solution options from both technical architecture and business architecture perspectives to ensure recommendations are aligned with the business needs and strategy.
- Participate in architecture governance instances (Group and Hong Kong) to steer projects towards the Target Architecture in accordance with Group and Hong Kong architecture blueprints / roadmap.
- Create and maintain architecture documentations, blueprints, RFI/RFP/RFQ criteria, and foundations for Solution Architecture work
Technology Incubation
- Research market trends and identify upcoming solutions, conduct POC testing and report POC results to ensure solutions remain competitive against the market trends.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related fields
- Minimum 8 years relevant experience with 3+ years in solution architecture role, in which 1 year in a leadership role
- Over 3+ years experience in finance / insurance industry is preferred
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g., TOGAF)
- Has sound knowledge in multiple domain and line of business (Life/Health/General Insurance/Insurance Operations)
- Wide exposure in different technologies (web, mobile app, data, cloud, AS/400, RPG, ARCAD, etc.)
- Experienced in core system modernization, particularly for Life insurance business
- Experienced in deigning solution which leverage Azure Cloud platforms and Containerization Platform (OpenShift preferred)
- Experience in cloud first solution architecture and move to cloud
- Proven experience in steering enterprise-wide IT systems and applications implementation.
- Experience in vendor management
- Understanding of finance and resource estimation
- Relevant certifications in cloud technology, enterprise architecture, cyber security or related areas would be an advantage
- Fluent in English
KEY CUSTOMERS:
(External Customers)
- Group Technology Office
- Regional IT Solution Architecture team
- Regional IT Solution Delivery teams
Preferred partners and vendors
This is for our client which is in the insurance sector.
