Solution Architect, Private Wealth Technology

• Lead the design and governance of enterprise solutions across wealth management and insurance platforms, including policy administration, CRM, document management, underwriting, digital servicing, and intermediary platforms.
• Define end-to-end solution architecture, target-state roadmaps, integration strategies, and technology blueprints aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Produce architecture deliverables including high-level designs, solution specifications, integration patterns, architecture decision records, and technology standards.
• Establish and enforce architecture principles covering scalability, performance, resilience, availability, security, observability, and maintainability.
• Drive API and integration architecture standards across enterprise applications, data platforms, cloud services, and third-party systems.
• Lead architecture reviews and governance activities, ensuring technology solutions comply with enterprise architecture standards, risk controls, security requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Partner with business leaders, project teams, and engineers to translate business priorities into practical and sustainable technology solutions.
• Act as the senior technical advisor for strategic vendors, technology partners, and system integrators, reviewing solution designs and providing architectural guidance throughout delivery lifecycles.
• Support technology evaluations, platform selection exercises, RFP processes, and technology due diligence initiatives.
• Lead architecture initiatives supporting platform modernization, cloud adoption, legacy transformation, and enterprise technology simplification programmes.
• Define migration strategies covering system transition, data conversion, reconciliation, cutover planning, and deployment approaches.
• Develop enterprise data architecture strategies encompassing data governance, master data management, data quality, lineage, retention, and lifecycle management.
• Design secure and governed AI-enabled solutions, including Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), intelligent document processing, retrieval-based architectures, and agentic workflows.
• Establish responsible AI controls and governance frameworks covering privacy, auditability, explainability, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and architecture trends, recommending innovative solutions that enhance business capabilities and operational efficiency.
• Provide architecture leadership and mentorship to project teams while promoting best practices, technical excellence, and architectural consistency across the organization.

Candidate Profile:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of technology experience with at least 5 years in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or Technology Architecture roles.
• Proven experience within Life Insurance, Wealth Management, Private Banking, Asset Management, or broader Financial Services environments.
• Strong expertise across application architecture, integration architecture, cloud architecture, data architecture, and enterprise platform design.
• Experience delivering large-scale technology transformation, modernization, and integration programmes.
• Strong understanding of architecture governance frameworks, solution assurance processes, and architectural best practices.
• Experience working with cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of enterprise integration technologies, APIs, microservices, middleware platforms, and distributed systems.
• Understanding of Generative AI, LLM architecture patterns, intelligent automation, intelligent document processing, and AI governance principles.
• Strong knowledge of security, privacy, risk management, and regulatory requirements within financial services environments.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior business stakeholders, technology leaders, and external partners.
• TOGAF, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect Expert, or equivalent certifications would be advantageous.

About the Organization:

A leading global insurance and wealth management organization serving clients across multiple international markets. The company continues to invest significantly in digital transformation, cloud modernization, enterprise architecture capabilities, and emerging technologies to support future growth and enhance customer experience.

The organization offers a highly collaborative environment with exposure to strategic regional initiatives, complex technology landscapes, and opportunities to shape the future-state architecture of a growing Private Wealth business. The successful candidate will work closely with regional and global technology leaders while contributing to some of the organization's most important transformation programmes.

Keywords:

Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, Wealth Technology, Private Wealth, Wealth Management, Life Insurance, Financial Services, Enterprise Architecture, Application Architecture, Integration Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Data Architecture, API Architecture, Microservices, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Digital Transformation, Technology Modernization, Platform Migration, Architecture Governance, TOGAF, AI Architecture, Generative AI, Large Language Models, LLM, Intelligent Document Processing, Data Governance, Enterprise Integration, Vendor Management, Technology Strategy, Financial Services Technology.