Platform Architect
4 days ago
Sydney CBD
- Experience in Guidewire Platform as an architect (Highly Preferred)
- Min 8 years of architecture experience, ideally within the Insurance
- Perm Role |Hybrid work | salary $210k plus super (Negotiable based on skills)
About the Role
The successful candidate will perform the leadership, facilitation, analysis, and design tasks required to develop the technical architecture of insurance systems, associated platforms and technologies. This role also defines the roadmap for platforms supporting icare's nominal insurance, Lifetime care and insurance for NSW lines of business. The successful candidate will oversee the design and delivery of solutions to ensure alignment with the approved platform strategies and reference architectures. Platforms in scope for this role are the Core Insurance systems Guidewire and Fineos.
Benefits
- A corporate wellbeing program with subsidised gym membership, free flu vaccinations and health check programs
- Comprehensive learning and development supportaligned to icare's Core Capabilities.
- Our People Awards - On-the-spot Recognition, Quarterly Values Awards & Our People Annual Awards
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program
Duties
It's an exciting time at icare where no two days are the same; as a
Platform Architect - Insurance
you will:
- Maintain and develop the platform architecture artefacts, including current state, future state, roadmap, patterns, blueprints, and health of the domain landscape ensuring alignment with enterprise architectures and principles.
- Undertake high level research, horizon scanning and analysis to identify future trends, related strategies, policy priorities and issues to support future requirements for the enterprise, its customers and business partners.
- Proactively and regularly engage the frontline users of the in-scope platform/domain technologies to understand and uplift the user experience.
- Collaboratively work with and support the icare technology practice for the platform or domain fostering knowledge sharing, driving excellence, supporting solutions/designs, and ensuring the broader enterprise architecture strategy is being realised at a platform/domain level.
- Where a solution primarily impacts this platform/domain then lead and/or carry out the development of architecture heatmaps, conceptual designs and solution designs including engaging other architects (enterprise, platform, solution) as required.
- As the key knowledge expert, provide platform/domain input into heatmaps and designs developed by other platform and solution architects.
- Provide architectural direction to development teams, participate in project implementations, and monitor and review progress on program and strategies against reference enterprise and platform architecture and strategies.
- Work proactively with internal and external providers to research, evaluate, select, test, and implement hardware and software systems.
- Ensure alignment of solutions delivered by providers, and internal architects with published reference architectures and IT strategies.
- Participate in internal architectural governance forums ensuring appropriate design decisions are made.
- Lead the introduction of new technologies into the organization by clearly understanding the enterprise requirements and running the appropriate technology selection process.
- Provide expert advice and guidance regarding the design and implementation of strategic platforms.
- Identify and analyze IT organizational and sector strategic issues/options and align technology vision with business strategy to guide the development, implementation, and governance of IT strategies.
- Review, analyze and provide input for continuous improvement into IT strategies and systems to provide recommendations on the alignment, risk, financial value, and contribution to organizational priorities
Skills & Experience
- Experience in Guidewire Platform as an architect (Highly Preferred).
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in IT sector
- Minimum 8 years of architecture experience, ideally within the Insurance, Financial Services, and/or Government sector.
- Strong technical knowledge and understanding of platform/domain concepts.
- A broad range of experience with developing IT reference architectures and strategic roadmaps.
- Experience developing strategic roadmaps and technology reference architectures.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and communicating technical standards, policies, and guidelines.
- Broad experience in a wide range of information system technologies and technical architectures.
Culture
We know our strength comes from the diversity of our people and would encourage people with different experiences and backgrounds to apply. We are committed to our people's development so the people of NSW can thrive.
About the Company
Our purpose is to care for the people of New South Wales, building confidence and trust so our communities can thrive. As NSW's agency of insurance and care, in the past year we insured 338,000 businesses, covering four million workers and supporting 92,000 workers with injuries. We cared for over 1,800 people severely injured on our roads and supported more than 5,450 impacted by a dust disease. We helped 775 homeowners, insuring $20.9 billion in residential projects, and continue to protect $436 billion in NSW Government assets including iconic landmarks the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. icare continues to refine and transform how we deliver services to improve experiences for those we serve.
- For more information about icare visit our website
- icare operates a direct sourcing model so no agency introductions will be accepted
- We are a CircleBack Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant
- A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process.
If you are an employee of icare please apply via Hugo to submit your application. We want to support you with the next step in your career.
Please note that you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia, New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport or have unrestricted working rights to apply for this role.
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