Lead Architect Insurance

Salary: £37,000 - 77,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for 6 - 10 years of Enterprise Architecture experience.
• We require strong insurance domain expertise, including commercial, specialty, and captive insurance.
• We require proven experience in application transformation and legacy modernization.
• We require deep knowledge of core insurance platforms, including Claims, Underwriting, and Policy Administration.
• We require a strong understanding of integration patterns, including APIs, microservices, and event-driven architecture.
• We require experience with data platforms, including data lakes, analytics, and data hubs.
• We require cloud architecture knowledge in Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• We require TOGAF certification.
• We require strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence at a senior level.
• We require excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex topics into business language.
• We require an independent, structured, and solution-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities:

• We define and maintain enterprise architecture frameworks, principles, and standards aligned to TOGAF.
• We lead architecture for insurance transformation programs across Claims, Underwriting, and Policy Administration.
• We assess legacy systems and design modernization strategies, target architectures, and transition roadmaps.
• We develop enterprise-wide technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy.
• We drive architecture governance, standards, and decision-making forums.
• We provide architectural oversight across projects to ensure alignment with the target state.
• We define integration strategies, API frameworks, and interface architectures.
• We partner with data teams to shape data platforms, data flows, and information architecture.
• We support vendor selection, technology evaluation, and platform decisions.
• We produce architecture artefacts, including capability models, reference architectures, and solution blueprints.
• We engage and influence senior stakeholders across business and IT.

Technologies:

• API
• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• GCP
• Support
• TOGAF
• microservices
• Architect

More:

We are DHL Group, a global logistics company evolving our insurance capabilities and shaping the future of insurance technology. This is a senior individual contributor role with high visibility, where you will influence strategic decisions, shape multi-year roadmaps, and help modernize our insurance technology landscape. You will be based in London or Milton Keynes, with 2 - 3 days in the office required. We offer a truly global environment where your expertise will directly support strategic transformation initiatives and collaboration with senior leaders to build modern, scalable insurance technology platforms.

last updated 35 week of 2026