Associate Director, Solutions Architect

Salary: £95,000 - 130,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven solution architecture experience with deep technology knowledge and experience designing and implementing end-to-end solution architectures.
• Experience delivering innovative solutions as part of digital transformation programmes, including cross-platform integration of emerging technology solutions with existing or new core platforms.
• Experience working within an architectural design or technology delivery function in a leading firm within the insurance industry, consulting, InsurTech, or a leading firm outside Financial Services.
• Experience or deep understanding in at least one insurance sector: Commercial Lines and/or Personal Lines, and the underlying insurance business processes across the value chain.
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end insurance lifecycle and working knowledge of a typical end-to-end IT architecture, key systems, and key challenges for at least one insurance sector.
• Demonstrated technology delivery experience, including understanding of all stages of the delivery lifecycle.
• Knowledge or in-depth understanding of multiple key architectural domains, including data, integration, business, application, and operational architecture.
• Proven knowledge of typical vendors in retail and/or commercial insurance, including emerging low-code/no-code platforms.
• Understanding of the wider vendor landscape and experience of vendor assessment and selection as part of an RFI/RFP process.
• Experience working with insurance vendors, third-party service providers, and managing vendor relationships.
• Experience leading assessment of IT landscapes, business drivers, and the impact of emerging technologies to define target and transition state architectures.
• Experience defining technology strategy as part of architecture delivery engagements.
• Experience providing technical design governance, solution quality assurance, and design reviews.
• Experience leading teams or workstreams within a wider complex digital transformation programme.
• Understanding and experience delivering through waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Experience owning or developing architectural artefacts such as high-level design documents, reference architectures, functional or technical design specifications, and integration designs.
• Understanding of cloud capability and solutions, including application, business case, and benefits.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and proven ability to engage and manage a range of client and internal stakeholders, including senior client stakeholders.
• Ability to analyse and define solution options and broker buy-in, gather consensus, and drive decision making from business and IT stakeholders.
• Aptitude and ambition to be a successful member of our consulting team working in digital transformation, application design and implementation, or process design and implementation.
• Independent thinking, teamwork, excellent communication and presentation skills, and enthusiasm for driving change and impact in the insurance industry.
• Technical mindset with the ability to analyse complex problems and deliver technical solutions.
• Ability to work in new insurance fields and contribute to market-facing propositions, client engagements, and internal initiatives.
• Desirable: familiarity with modern software delivery tooling such as Jira, Confluence, QA, and CI/CD tools.
• Desirable: adaptability and ability to shift focus across different projects and subject matters.
• Desirable: appreciation of emerging technology and trends in the insurance industry, such as cloud solutions, GenAI, underwriting workbenches, or emerging London Market platforms.
• Desirable: certification or demonstrated knowledge of a major cloud service provider such as GCP, AWS, or Microsoft Azure.
• Desirable: certification or demonstrated knowledge and delivery experience with core insurance applications such as Guidewire or Duck Creek.
• Desirable: experience leveraging emerging technology within the insurance domain.
• Desirable: background in software engineering or hands-on technology development and delivery.
• Desirable: industry certifications such as BCS, Agile/Scrum, or SAFe.
• Desirable: enterprise or solution architecture certification such as TOGAF or Zachman.

Responsibilities:

• Lead delivery programmes by creating modern solution architectures and technical designs.
• Collaborate with multi-capability teams, senior business stakeholders, and IT stakeholders.
• Manage senior stakeholders and take accountability for the quality and timely delivery of team deliverables.
• Support clients in creating or shaping technology strategies, roadmaps, and delivery programmes.
• Ensure investment is made in the right technology and delivered in the right order.
• Build effective client relationships with senior and peer-level stakeholders across business and technical domains.
• Perform a tech lead role, guiding the client throughout the project or programme lifecycle.
• Lead technology architecture engagements and oversee multiple technology workstreams.
• Provide technical design governance, solution quality assurance, and design reviews.
• Lead thought leadership and continuous capability development of the Solution Architecture practice.
• Coach junior team members and lead the definition and implementation of Deloitte accelerators.
• Lead and contribute to business development work, including pre-sales, bid preparation, and client presentations.
• Lead definition for bids and proposals, including independent technology architecture engagements and large-scale technology transformations.
• Help drive the growth of the Insurance practice and support a more diverse and inclusive culture.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Confluence
• GCP
• Support
• JIRA
• TOGAF
• AI
• Architect
• Security
• Web

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We are Deloitte, a Technology and Transformation business based in London with hybrid working. We work with insurance clients to solve complex business problems and help shape technology strategies in response to new competition and evolving digital and InsurTech landscapes. Our Insurance Operations & Domain Solutions team works across the full delivery lifecycle, from strategy and proposition definition through to detailed operations and technology design, engineering, and implementation. We offer access to industry specialists, collaboration with experienced practitioners, and a range of internal and industry-certified learning courses and qualifications. We are committed to inclusion, collaboration, and measurable impact, and we support flexible working, wellbeing, and ongoing professional development.

last updated 35 week of 2026