Zurich North America is looking to align technology with business goals and drive strategic technology initiatives through a Business Technology Architect role.
Requirements
- Proficiency in enterprise integration patterns, API management, and data architecture.
- Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native architectures.
- Prior experience leading enterprise digital transformations.
- Certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, or SAFe Architect.
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture assessment frameworks for cloud platforms, such as AWS Well-Architected Framework and Azure Architecture Center.
- Experience aligning EA tools with business capability modeling, road mapping, and strategic planning.
- Robust technical expertise in integration patterns, API management, and other core architectural capabilities
Responsibilities
- Translate complex business problems into technical solutions by engaging with senior leadership, business stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams.
- Drive informed decision-making and risk mitigation through cost-benefit analysis, business case development, and trade-off discussions aligned with corporate objectives.
- Design comprehensive, end-to-end solutions for core insurance platforms (policy administration, claims, underwriting, billing), integrating digital, data, and AI/ML capabilities.
- Lead architecture reviews, technology assessments, proof-of-concept initiatives, and COTS software evaluations.
- Ensure architectural governance, security, compliance, and performance across all enterprise platforms, incorporating best practices from security and data architecture.
- Define fit-for-purpose solution architectures across systems, domains, and applications, aligned to diverse business goals, from system modernization to full platform transformation.
- Guide solution implementation and review approaches and artifacts across the SDLC, leading enterprise architecture from both functional and technical perspectives.
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Information Technology area OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Information Technology area
- Over 8 years of progressive experience in IT architecture roles, with a proven track record in designing and implementing enterprise-level solutions across complex environments.
- 5+ years of experience as an IT Business Architect or Solutions Architect, preferably with hands-on involvement in large-scale business process transformation or organizational change initiatives.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, coupled with a strong executive presence & the ability to influence & persuade stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to work in a hybrid schedule from the Schaumburg Headquarters
