Job Description

Enterprise Solution Architect
City of London (EC1), EC1
Contract
£580 - £1,140 per day + Umbrella Engagement
PCD300020

Senior Solution Architect / Enterprise Solution Architect
Our client operate within the London Market insurance industry, recognised for its innovation, scale, and commitment to digital transformation. The organisation is undertaking a multi-year technology modernisation initiative aimed at enhancing core underwriting, claims, and broking platforms - and this role plays a pivotal part in shaping that future.

The Opportunity
We've had a brilliant brief for a Senior Solution / Enterprise Architect to join a well-known brand within the London Market. You'll work closely with the Head of Architecture and a talented team of Enterprise and Senior Solution Architects to help define and evolve the organisation's strategic technology roadmap.
The organisation is a software and application-focused role, ideal for someone who brings deep London Market insurance domain expertise and a strong understanding of complex enterprise ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities
Conduct and review the organisation's current technology landscape, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
Design and govern solution architectures across core insurance domains (underwriting, policy administration, claims, and broking).
Identify technology gaps and inefficiencies, recommending scalable and secure improvements.
Lead innovation initiatives - explore emerging technologies and assess how they can add value to business operations.
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Business teams to ensure architecture aligns with strategic objectives.
Drive architecture governance, standards, and best practices across platforms and systems.
Contribute to target operating models and technology strategies for digital transformation programmes.
Collaborate with vendors and third-party solution providers to evaluate tools and integration approaches.
Skills & Experience Required
Proven experience as a Senior Solution Architect or Enterprise Architect within the London Insurance Market (Lloyd's, Managing Agents, or Syndicates).
Strong background in software and application architecture, ideally within.NET, Java, or cloud-native environments (public cloud platform).
Deep understanding of insurance systems - such as policy administration, claims, exposure management, data platforms, and integration frameworks.
Experience conducting technology landscape reviews and defining enterprise-level architecture roadmaps.
Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on solution design and technical leadership.
Familiarity with APIs, microservices, integration patterns, and data architecture.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to influence at senior levels.
TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification is advantageous

Reasonable Adjustments:
Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.