Senior Solutions Architect Lead

Senior Solutions Architect Lead

Who we are

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading global insurance organization. AIG member companies provide a wide range of property casualty insurance in approximately 70 countries and jurisdictions. These diverse offerings include products and services that help businesses and individuals protect their assets and manage risks.

We're also committed to making a positive difference for our colleagues and in the communities where we work and live. We encourage colleagues to give back to the causes they care most about, supporting these efforts through our Volunteer Time Off and Matching Grants Programs.

Get to know the business

General Insurance is a leading provider of insurance products and services for commercial and personal insurance customers. It includes one of the world's most far-reaching property casualty networks. General Insurance offers a broad range of products to customers through a diversified, multichannel distribution network.

At AIG, technology is at the heart of everything we do, from underwriting risks to processing claims. The Information Technology team equips our employees with the latest tools to complete their work efficiently and with the highest standards of excellence. The team is responsible for shielding the company's systems from security risks, while designing technology strategies that enable AIG's businesses to achieve their goals. AIG's Information Technology functions include application development and management, enterprise architecture, and technology risk and compliance.

The architect is a technical leader who evaluates both business and technical requirements to create an overall application architecture design for development and implementation. In this role, you will provide overall direction on technical process and products that support the growth strategy of AIG. This will include application design, build and maintaining product customizations, and enhancements and integrations that support the business strategy.

You will be a key stakeholder in determining the future state of our systems, with a strong focus on digital and claims capabilities. This will include the evaluation of current state applications, defining the roadmap in support of business needs, improving the user experience, and reducing complexity.

This is a senior level role with management responsibilities for a team of solution architecture resources that will interact with key business leads on strategic projects. The successful incumbent must have strong leadership and influencing skills and be a strategic thinker.

About the role

What you need to know:

• Working with Digital CIO to develop and maintain an architectural road map for all Digital aspects of General Insurance.
• Support Global Client Technology teams to deliver Digital solutions.
• Support Claims Technology teams to support Claims Digital Portals.
• Build and manage a team of Solutions Architects to support claims and digital domains
• Understanding of the Underwriting and Claims end to end processes.
• Define technology strategy and architecture decisions for strategic Digital programs.
• Partner with senior business stakeholders and governing boards to enforce architecture standards.
• Initiate and deliver technology evaluations and recommendations.
• Gain GI organizational commitment for enterprise level architecture and infrastructure initiatives.
• Ensure compliance to Enterprise and GI architectural standards, policies and practices.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of IT industry best practices, technologies, architectures and emerging technologies.

Key Responsibilities

What we're looking for:

• 15+ years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems. 5+ years of industry experience.
• Strong leadership/influencing and negotiation skills with experience of managing a team.
• Insurance background essential.
• Claims knowledge preferable.
• Able to see big picture/strategic thinker.
• Strong technical knowledge of digital environments including Frontend technologies i.e. Angular/React, APIs, Messaging, Microservice Architecture, Networks and their interactions.
• Understanding of technical architecture and application systems design and integration in a large heterogeneous enterprise environment.
• Experience working with open source code and frameworks.
• Experience creating web architecture designs that incorporate resiliency and performance.
• Experience with Cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, Azure and PaaS platforms such as Cloud Foundry, OpenShift.
• Experience with Cloud Native development and building 12 factor applications.
• Experience and Understanding of DevOps, DevSecOps, Test Automation, Application Modernization.

A look at our Benefits

We're proud to offer a range of employee benefits and resources that help you protect what matters most - your health care, savings, financial protection and wellbeing. We provide a variety of leaves for personal, health, family and military needs. For example, our "Giving Back" program allows you to take up to 16 hours a year to volunteer in your community. Our global mental health and wellness days off provide all colleagues with a paid day off to focus on their mental health and wellbeing.

We also believe in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills to position themselves for the next steps of their careers. We have a tuition reimbursement program for eligible colleagues to enhance their education, skills, and knowledge in areas that relate to their current position or future positions to which they may transfer or progress.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

American International Group, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates are committed to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and its policies and procedures reflect this commitment. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected categories such as sexual orientation. At AIG, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission - creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.

To learn more please visit: https://www.aig.com/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion

AIG is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees with physical or mental disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to complete any part of the application or hiring process, please send an email to [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Functional Area:

IT - Information Technology

Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 50%

Relocation Provided: No

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