Architect, Policy Admin Software

$118,800 - $196,000/Yr

Travelers - Cockeysville, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Cockeysville, MD

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

As an Architect at Travelers, you will lead the effort to create the technology target state for the Business Insurance Unit. This role involves interfacing with senior technology leaders to transform business and technology capabilities, focusing on building high-quality enterprise solutions. You will work within a community of architecture leaders to establish a unified architecture vision and drive modernization initiatives, including cloud-native solutions and API strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide architecture support and technical guidance for the Product & Platform Modernization effort in Business Insurance.
• Collaborate with other architects on policy modernization efforts, including Guidewire PolicyCenter.
• Participate in cross-LOB forums for Guidewire and Policy Modernization, documenting and socializing architecture decisions.
• Lead technology proof of concepts to ensure feasibility of architecture solutions.
• Engage in hands-on prototyping of new technology solutions.
• Partner with Software Engineering to execute proof of technologies and provide architecture direction.
• Drive continuous technology transformation to minimize technical debt and improve efficiency.
• Define target state technology architecture and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with IT initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of technology engineering experience.
• Previous experience with Guidewire Cloud Platform and PolicyCenter or other Policy Administration systems.
• Strong proven software engineering experience and organizational experience in an agile operating model.
• Current experience with AWS, APIs, accelerators, and DevSecOps.
• Cloud Architecture Certification (AWS, GCP, or Azure) or strong architecture experience on Cloud.

Nice-to-haves

• Insurance technology experience.
• Experience modernizing data technology and information architecture on cloud.
• Exposure to advanced analytics techniques using ML and AI.

Benefits

• Health Insurance coverage from the first day of employment for employees and eligible family members.
• 401(k) matching contributions dollar-for-dollar up to the first 5% of eligible pay.
• Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company holidays.
• Access to a wellness program with tools, discounts, and resources for wellness goals.
• Volunteer encouragement with a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program.