Enterprise Architect

Job Description

Job Description Enterprise Architect Application Architecture API Gateway Microservices

Position Enterprise Architect

Experience 10 to 15 Years

Location Hybrid Chennai India

Salary Very Competitive Best in Industry

Education Bachelor&aposs or Master&aposs in Computer Science Information Technology or related field

Industry Insurance Financial Services or Enterprise IT

Role Overview

The Enterprise Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable cloud native application architectures with a focus on API first development microservices and security best practices This role requires expertise in cloud platforms AWS Azure GCP API gateway implementations and integration with legacy and SaaS based insurance systems

The ideal candidate will have strong business acumen in insurance broking risk assessment and claims processing to drive digital transformation and ensure compliance with IRDAI SOC 2 and ISO 27001 standards

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture and Application Design

Design scalable cloud native enterprise applications using microservices Kubernetes and API gateways

Define best practices for enterprise architecture frameworks TOGAF Zachman ArchiMate to ensure standardization

Establish design patterns for distributed computing ensuring high availability fault tolerance and performance optimization

Develop API driven architectures for seamless integration with third party services legacy systems and cloud SaaS platforms

API and Microservices Strategy

Design RESTful APIs GraphQL and gRPC services to enhance interoperability and reduce latency

Implement API gateways Apigee Kong AWS API Gateway Azure API Management for traffic management authentication and security

Develop best practices for service discovery circuit breaking and resilience patterns in a microservices ecosystem

Enforce API governance versioning strategies and documentation using OpenAPI Swagger

Cloud and Security Architecture

Lead cloud migration initiatives selecting the right cloud model On Prem AWS Azure GCP for performance and cost optimization

Implement Zero Trust Security IAM Identity and Access Management API security OAuth2 JWT mTLS and DevSecOps best practices

Ensure compliance with IRDAI SOC 2 ISO 27001 and industry standards for data encryption security auditing and policy enforcement

Integration and Digital Transformation

Define strategies for legacy modernization integrating in house insurance platforms SaaS applications and RPA Robotic Process Automation

Lead cloud native transformation for claims processing underwriting and policy management platforms

Drive DevOps and Agile adoption across development teams

Ensure seamless omnichannel experience Web Mobile Chatbots for customer engagement

Stakeholder and Leadership Responsibilities

Collaborate with C suite executives product teams and engineering teams to align technology with business goals

Mentor engineering teams on modern application architectures API design and cloud best practices

Lead cross functional teams ensuring project delivery within deadlines and budgets

Evaluate and recommend new technologies to improve system scalability performance and security

Required Skills and Qualifications

Core Technical Skills

Enterprise Architecture Frameworks TOGAF Zachman ArchiMate

Cloud Platforms AWS Azure GCP On prem to cloud migration expertise

Microservices and API Gateways Kubernetes Docker Istio Envoy Apigee AWS API Gateway Azure API Management

Security and Compliance IAM Zero Trust Security OAuth2 JWT mTLS SOC 2 ISO 27001

Infrastructure as Code IaC Terraform AWS CloudFormation Helm

DevOps and Automation CI CD pipelines Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI Container Security DevSecOps

Monitoring and Observability Prometheus Grafana ELK stack Splunk

Programming and Scripting Python Java Golang Shell Bash

Integration and Legacy Modernization SaaS Integration Enterprise Service Bus ESB Message Queues Kafka RabbitMQ

Business and Domain Expertise

Insurance Industry Knowledge Underwriting Claims Processing Risk Analytics Fraud Detection

Regulatory Compliance IRDAI ISO 27001 SOC 2

Digital Transformation and Automation AI or ML based risk assessment Omnichannel Web Mobile Chatbots

Soft Skills

Leadership and Strategic Thinking Ability to lead architecture teams and align business goals with technology solutions

Problem Solving and Decision Making Strong analytical skills to solve scalability and security challenges

Stakeholder Communication Collaborating with C level executives product managers and engineering teams

Preferred Certifications Not Mandatory but a Plus

TOGAF 9 or TOGAF 10 Certification For Enterprise Architecture expertise

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional For cloud architecture expertise

Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA For microservices and Kubernetes proficiency

CISSP or CISM For security architecture expertise