The opportunity
As part of the EY Consulting Insurance Technology practice, you will have the opportunity to work across a portfolio of engagements that will challenge you in areas such as Insurance Core Platform implementations, leveraging emerging technology within the insurance domain, technology enabled business transformations. Our EMEIA focus means that our team has a footprint that spans several geographies in Europe and continued investment in our practice has grown the team circa 30% year-on-year.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with an agile mindset, problem solving skills, industry knowledge of Insurance and/or Technology Consulting practices to supplement our strong capabilities and fuel our continued growth.
Location(s): London, Bristol, Edinburgh Manchester
Responsibilities, Qualifications, Certifications - External
Your key responsibilities
1. Work collaboratively with clients, establishing a business-driven vision for the future of their IT systems, processes and infrastructure through the application of leading practices and improving their capabilities
2. Create IT strategies and architecture roadmaps, including well-articulated views of transition stages toward the final goal
3. Understand the full architecture stack, including network, data, application, system, security & integration architectures
4. Create artefacts at appropriate levels of detail to be able to communicate effectively with both business and technical audiences
5. Define and document key design decisions based on objectives of the engagement
6. Develop and maintain detailed coordination and liaison activities with business and technical teams during the solution design and delivery phases
7. Provide technical expertise for the evaluation and selection of software products, standards and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations
8. Leading EY practise and people development activities
9. Building and leading high performing teams
10. Taking a leading role in development of EY solutions and supporting tools and methods
11. Support architecture governance against industry good practice, IT standards, and client technical policy
Skills and attributes for success
12. 8 years minimum experience as an Architect
13. 10+ years in Financial Services Technology
14. Good knowledge of ERD/UML/process diagram notations
15. Good working knowledge of enterprise integration patterns
16. Ability to articulate technical solutions to stakeholders and build strong business relationships
17. Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
18. Thorough knowledge in Insurance (General, Specialty, and Life)
19. Ability to articulate the key design considerations around governance, support and organisation of Technology
20. Strong technical background with technology package implementation ( Guidewire, Fadata, Duckcreek, Pega etc.) experience
21. Technology architecture experience, including but not limited to enterprise, solution, infrastructure, security and data architecture
22. Large scale programme delivery ( agile and waterfall) skills
23. Experience around cloud solutions, AI, microservices and emerging technologies
24. Ability to develop and deliver high quality output against stated project objectives and meet tight deadlines
25. High level of drive, commitment to achieving solutions, and ability to work under pressure
26. Exhibit strong technical communication skills with demonstrable experience of working in rapidly changing and challenging client environments
27. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
28. Ability to manage requirements between technical and business stakeholders.
29. Ability to comfortably work with a wide range of stakeholders across all levels of the organization including senior management at the C level
30. Ambition to build/develop a career in EY and our Insurance Technology practice
31. Ability to successfully deliver multiple engagements, exceed client expectations, and manage quality and risk
32. Maximise team performance - accountability for ensuring a collaborative and committed way for teams to work effectively together, providing coaching and leadership, and sharing knowledge
33. Acting as a career counsellor to a small team and being involved in the recruitment process as required
To qualify for the role, you must have
34. Ability to demonstrate your skills for structured thinking and communication
35. Experience in Insurance gained through a top tier consultancy, a specialist financial services consultancy and/or a top tier insurer
36. Experience working as an architect role – being responsible for alignment with business strategy, delivering solution design documents, providing solution options and explaining their pros and cons
37. Business and technical analysis and requirements development experience
38. Strong Insurance industry knowledge
39. Proven skills to communicate efficiently with both senior stakeholders to get solution buy-in and team members to explain and constructively discuss the rationale and merits of various solution options
40. Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills including conveying complex messages to a senior audience
41. Track record of successful end to end delivery on large technology implementations and transformation programmes
42. Practical knowledge of SDLC and Agile methodologies
43. Experience with managing cross- functional teams
44. Exposure to development teams, wider technology operating model and ongoing solution support using frameworks such as ITIL and COBIT
Ideally, you’ll also have
45. Familiarity/working knowledge with key components of Amazon / Azure cloud stack
46. Understanding of main principles / experience of applying TDD / BDD practices in development
47. Experience with cloud solutions, AI, blockchain, microservices and emerging technologies
48. Good appreciation of current market trends and how these are likely to impact key industry players
49. Business development, sales experience, and client management
50. Ideally TOGAF and/or Zachman Certified
What we look for
51. Strong interest and commitment to developing and delivering leading edge solutions
52. We look for individuals who show the potential to develop strong client relationships
53. Ability to demonstrate intellectual strength / flexibility to rapidly understand complex problems and rationalise these into a workable solution which can then be delivered
54. Team players and leaders who openly support, encourage and share knowledge with colleagues
55. Trusted advisors who can build strong client relationships
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:
56. Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
57. Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
58. The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
Please note: Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. We ask because it matters!
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