Director, Platform Architecture

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• Lead the decomposition of disparate, siloed applications into a modular, composable architecture that enables reuse, accelerates delivery, and supports rapid program evolution.
• Define architectural vision and roadmap to reach the target-state composable architecture and guide module design decisions.
• Dive deep into the architecture and best practices for Insure
  
  MO’s middle-office platform and Unqork's no-code platform. Partner with vendor solution architects to align to target-state design.
• Develop architectural patterns, blueprints, and templates for Azure cloud-native front-ends and microservices.
• Partner with delivery teams to ensure API contracts, data models, event schemas, and integration patterns align with long-term platform strategy.
• Establish guidelines for using AI-driven architectural decisioning, code generation, and design tooling to accelerate and standardize solution delivery.

• Build prototypes, reference solutions, and foundational libraries used across teams.
• Partner closely with development teams implementing services, Unqork modules, and cloud-native front ends.
• Evaluate and optimize Insure
  
  MO configurations, including product definitions, BO APIs, event consumption, and orchestration.
• Guide decomposition of legacy workflows into modular, API-first processes.
• Provide architectural direction for cloud configuration, CI/CD automation, scalability, observability, and performance tuning.
• Champion the use of AI coding tools (e.g., Replit, Cursor, or Git Hub Copilot) to improve development efficiency, consistency, and quality.

• Translate specialty program business requirements—underwriting rules, client self-service, bordereaux processing, financials, compliance, reinsurance structures—into scalable technical architecture.
• Enable rapid deployment of new program products via Insure
  
  MO product configuration and Unqork’s no-code capabilities.
• Ensure seamless data exchange and workflow execution between partners such as MGAs, TPAs, reinsurers, and distribution channels.
• Architect solutions that support multi-tenant or multi-program use cases with strong governance and data segregation.

• Work with underwriting, product, operations, and actuarial partners to ensure platform capabilities meet business objectives.
• Partner with Data Engineering, Data Science, Security, Dev Ops, and Cloud Infrastructure teams to ensure security, resiliency, compliance, and observability.
• Communicate architectural decisions and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and business audiences.
• Educate and mentor teams on best practices and the overarching architectural vision.

The above cited duties and responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to the job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that an incumbent may be expected or asked to perform.

The anticipated salary for this position is $160,000 - $190,000 per year, based on qualifications and experience.

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering/architecture experience.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work hands-on with engineering teams.
• Strong experience with event-driven architectures, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms.
• Proficiency with modern development languages (.NET Core, Node.js, Python).
• Understanding of insurance or financial systems—preferably specialty, program, or commercial lines.
• Experience designing APIs, event models, and scalable domain services.

• Experience integrating or architecting solutions around Insure
  
  MO (or similar middle-office platforms).
• Experience building workflows or applications using Unqork or comparable no/low-code frameworks.
• Familiarity with event sourcing, CQRS, DDD, and real-time event streaming.
• Understanding of specialty program operational flows—submissions, endorsements, premium reporting, bordereaux, TPA integration, etc.
• Experience modernizing legacy insurance systems or migrating to cloud-native SaaS or microservice ecosystems.

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