Our UK Insurance Technology practice empowers some of the biggest Insurance clients to solve their most complex business problems and transform their organisations through embedding the latest technology.
You'll have the amazing opportunity to collaborate alongside a vibrant, experienced team of Analysts, Developers, UX Designers and Architects in the Insurance business. Alongside your career development, you will gain exposure to some leading global insurers and find out why our clients value our insights and experience.
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
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
Create IT strategies and architecture roadmaps, including well-articulated views of transition stages toward the final goal
Understand the full architecture stack, including network, data, application, system, security & integration architectures
Create artefacts at appropriate levels of detail to be able to communicate effectively with both business and technical audiences
Define and document key design decisions based on objectives of the engagement
Develop and maintain detailed coordination and liaison activities with business and technical teams during the solution design and delivery phases
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
Leading EY practise and people development activities
Building and leading high performing teams
Taking a leading role in development of EY solutions and supporting tools and methods
Support architecture governance against industry good practice, IT standards, and client technical policy
Skills and attributes for success
8 years minimum experience as an Architect
10+ years in Financial Services Technology
Good knowledge of ERD/UML/process diagram notations
Good working knowledge of enterprise integration patterns
Ability to articulate technical solutions to stakeholders and build strong business relationships
Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
Thorough knowledge in Insurance (General, Specialty, and Life)
Ability to articulate the key design considerations around governance, support and organisation of Technology
Strong technical background with technology package implementation (i.e. Guidewire, Fadata, Duckcreek, Pega etc.) experience
Technology architecture experience, including but not limited to enterprise, solution, infrastructure, security and data architecture
Large scale programme delivery (e.g. agile and waterfall) skills
Experience around cloud solutions, AI, microservices and emerging technologies
Ability to develop and deliver high quality output against stated project objectives and meet tight deadlines
High level of drive, commitment to achieving solutions, and ability to work under pressure
Exhibit strong technical communication skills with demonstrable experience of working in rapidly changing and challenging client environments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to manage requirements between technical and business stakeholders.
Ability to comfortably work with a wide range of stakeholders across all levels of the organization including senior management at the C level
Ambition to build/develop a career in EY and our Insurance Technology practice
Ability to successfully deliver multiple engagements, exceed client expectations, and manage quality and risk
Maximise team performance - accountability for ensuring a collaborative and committed way for teams to work effectively together, providing coaching and leadership, and sharing knowledge
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
Ability to demonstrate your skills for structured thinking and communication
Experience in Insurance gained through a top tier consultancy, a specialist financial services consultancy and/or a top tier insurer
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
Business and technical analysis and requirements development experience
Strong Insurance industry knowledge
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
Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills including conveying complex messages to a senior audience
Track record of successful end to end delivery on large technology implementations and transformation programmes
Practical knowledge of SDLC and Agile methodologies
Experience with managing cross- functional teams
Exposure to development teams, wider technology operating model and ongoing solution support using frameworks such as ITIL and COBIT
Ideally, you’ll also have
Familiarity/working knowledge with key components of Amazon / Azure cloud stack
Understanding of main principles / experience of applying TDD / BDD practices in development
Experience with cloud solutions, AI, blockchain, microservices and emerging technologies
Good appreciation of current market trends and how these are likely to impact key industry players
Business development, sales experience, and client management
Ideally TOGAF 9.1 and/or Zachman Certified
What we look for
Strong interest and commitment to developing and delivering leading edge solutions
We look for individuals who show the potential to develop strong client relationships
Ability to demonstrate intellectual strength / flexibility to rapidly understand complex problems and rationalise these into a workable solution which can then be delivered
Team players and leaders who openly support, encourage and share knowledge with colleagues
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:
Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
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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