Solution Architect

The Solution Architect will be responsible for the design and governance of solution delivery for Insurance (London Market) and Reinsurance business functions within our Lloyd's syndicate. You will provide technical and architecture leadership and full range of advisory and delivery services across multiple projects.
This is a wide ranging role. The Solution Architect may be involved in many areas of the business and will be required to collaborate with multiple stakeholders within different areas of the company.
MS Amlin is part of a global top-10 insurance group, MS&AD. We're made up of four distinct businesses covering Global Reinsurance, Lloyds Franchise, Local Specialty Insurer, and Business Services
MS Amlin Business Services (MS ABS) supports the organisation through legal, HR, facilities management, IT, risk management, compliance, and finance. Our vision is to be a trusted partner and solution provider of choice.
While this role sits within ABS it will be focused on providing architecture services to our Lloyd's Syndicate (MS AUL/Syndicate 2001) which writes a wide range of business within the Lloyd's market.
What You'll Spend Your Time Doing

• Work closely with stakeholders including software engineering teams, operations, product teams a, business analysts, business stakeholders and architecture colleagues to define a technical approach to problems and initiatives.


• Recommend and present suitable, high-performance solutions targeting Azure but including SaaS and desktop


• Define and document system architectures ensuring all solutions are taken through corporate governance and ensuring security and data integrity is integrated into all cloud architecture solutions


• Oversee technical implementations undertaken by multiple scrum teams, being hands-on and close to the code as required


• Carry out quick POCs on the latest technology and to present the findings to different audiences


• Liaise with development teams to ensure the smooth delivery of solutions


• Review existing applications and ensure coherent and secure interoperability
  
  Like working over a wide range of projects/initiatives with various stakeholders in a collaborative manner


• Have the ability to explain complex issues in easy to digest terms


• Have the desire and confidence to express your own ideas and a willingness to engage in discussions


• Are curious to challenge the status quo with a view of increasing excellence


• Are eager to explore new tools and improvement ideas


What We Need From You

• Expertise in application and solution design using Azure cloud and Microsoft technologies


• Experience developing high-performance, scalable, data-driven, and extensible solutions


• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly document architecture decisions


• Clear understanding of Lloyds Insurance Systems, London Market knowledge, Re-insurance, Policy Underwriting and Claims Process including EBOT, ECOT, ECF and Xchanging systems knowledge


• Good knowledge of Security best practices


• Ability to evolve existing solutions towards next-generation technologies and architectures


• Good understanding of strategic IT planning and Enterprise Architecture methodologies/frameworks is desirable


• Substantial relevant solution architecture experience


• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform is beneficial


• Preferably Microsoft Azure Certified.


• Ability to present Solution Designs to Architecture Review Boards
  
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What Can You Expect From Us?

• Competitive Base Salary


• Performance Related Discretionary Bonus


• Holiday: 28 days core annual leave, and you can buy or sell up to 5 days


• Pension: A minimum 2% employee contribution plus 7% MS Amlin contribution (9%) up to a maximum of 5% employee contribution plus 13% MS Amlin contribution (18%)


• Private Medical: cover for yourself. Family members/dependants can be added


• Flex Fund: £1,000 (pro-rated based on start date) to spend on flexible benefits


• Life Assurance: 10 x annualised base salary


Each one of us is unique because of our backgrounds, what we have learned so far and how we express that. Establishing an inclusive attitude helps us, organisationally, to 'think outside the box' because it calls on that diverse range of ideas, perspectives and lived experiences.

We commit to continuing our work towards a more diverse and inclusive future by recognising that our business, our teams and every colleague has a part to play in driving the positive change we all want to see.

Our values demonstrate our commitment to providing an environment in which each and every colleague is respected for who they are and what they can contribute to the business, regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, religion/faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, socio-economic background, sex or age.
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