BlitzenX is seeking an accomplished Technical Architect to drive enterprise-grade system integrations and product development from scratch for global insurance clients — with a focus on insurance platforms (Guidewire, Sapiens, DuckCreek), scalable architecture, and next-gen InsurTech product innovation.
This role requires a solutions architect with a product mindset — someone who can design robust, cloud-native architectures, lead integration blueprints, and contribute to building internal IP and reusable product components that accelerate delivery and customer outcomes. The ideal candidate is hands-on, business-aware, and ready to evolve into a Guidewire Solutions Architect through continuous learning and upskilling.
You’ll operate at the intersection of product engineering, solution architecture, and customer success, working closely with cross-border teams to deliver technology that transforms how insurers operate.
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Product Development:
Architect and guide new product builds from concept to production, including design, prototyping, development, deployment, and continuous improvement.
Integration Architecture:
Design and develop enterprise-grade integrations using Guidewire’s Integration Framework, ensuring scalability, performance, and seamless interoperability between internal systems and external platforms.
Customer Collaboration:
Work directly with client stakeholders to translate business objectives into technical architecture, define integration use cases, and produce detailed solution and design documentation.
Technical Leadership:
Lead architecture design sessions, mentor engineering teams, and establish best practices for scalability, security, and maintainability.
Data Management:
Oversee data models and flows between systems, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and compliance with business rules and security requirements.
Proof of Concept (PoC):
Lead PoCs to validate product features or integration strategies, demonstrating architectural soundness and feasibility before full-scale development.
Stakeholder Alignment:
Collaborate with customer infrastructure teams, System Integrators (SIs), and internal product engineering teams to ensure end-to-end solution alignment.
AI-Driven Engineering:
Apply AI tools and data-driven insights to improve architectural decision-making, optimize code efficiency, and automate aspects of testing and performance tuning.
Required Skills & Experience
- 15+ years of combined experience in software development, architecture, and consulting.
- Proven experience in designing and delivering products from scratch — including architecture definition, component design, and production rollout.
- Extensive background in Agile product development and iterative delivery models.
- Strong communication and leadership skills with an ability to collaborate across engineering, business, and customer functions.
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in Object-Oriented Programming (Java, C#, or similar).
- Deep technical knowledge of relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
- Advanced understanding of web applications, API development, and enterprise integration frameworks.
- Proven ability to design, develop, and deploy complex, distributed systems in large-scale environments.
- Experience producing technical specifications, architecture diagrams, and integration design documents.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI, automation, and data analytics to enhance delivery and product performance.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Experience in non-life insurance systems (policy, billing, claims).
- Hands-on exposure to Guidewire suite (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter) — configuration, integration, and testing.
- Strong understanding of API frameworks (REST, SOAP, JSON-RPC), message queues, and microservices architecture.
- Experience building enterprise middleware, DevOps pipelines (Git, TeamCity, Jenkins), and CI/CD frameworks.
- Working knowledge of observability tools (Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus).
- Prior experience as a Systems Analyst, Consultant, or Product Architect in large-scale software environments.
