About the role

Solution Architect shaping technology and product capabilities for Proactive & Global Security Services. Collaborating across delivery teams to ensure high-quality solution designs and governance standards.

Responsibilities

Lead Solution Design
Own solution architecture for initiatives and major features across multiple delivery teams
Collaborate with Product Owners and Engineering Leads to shape high-quality solution options
Translate complex business requirements into clear, scalable and secure technical designs
Produce architectural artefacts including solution diagrams, decision records and integration designs
Validate design feasibility through proof of concept where required
Enable Delivery at Pace
Participate in discovery, planning and refinement to provide architectural direction
Reduce ambiguity and technical risk early in the delivery lifecycle
Identify and mitigate architectural debt before it materialises
Support teams in implementing agreed solution designs
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Embed Standards & Governance
Ensure alignment with enterprise standards across cloud, security, integration and data
Champion secure-by-design and data governance principles
Contribute to reusable patterns, reference architectures and best practices
Support architectural governance processes through design review and oversight
Support Platform & Capability Evolution
Contribute to cloud platform maturity and modern architectural practices
Improve integration consistency and reusability across systems
Support data platform evolution to strengthen pricing and risk intelligence capabilities

Strong end‑to‑end solution design experience in complex, distributed environments
Deep understanding of modern architectural patterns, including API‑first, event‑driven and cloud‑native approaches
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills across both technical and non‑technical audiences
Ability to balance pragmatic delivery with long‑term scalability and architectural quality
Confident decision‑maker, able to clearly articulate options and trade‑offs
Hands‑on mindset with the ability to validate architectural assumptions in practice
Proven experience as a Solution Architect or senior technical leader
Strong experience with cloud platforms, ideally Microsoft Azure
Track record of designing secure, resilient and scalable systems
Familiarity with data modelling, integration architecture and governance controls
Experience working in regulated or compliance‑driven environments (desirable)
Experience supporting multiple delivery teams concurrently

**Love what you do:****We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.******Challenge everything:****We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.******Have fun, be good:****Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.