Accenture Life Insurance and Annuity Industry (ALIP) Integration Architect Lead

Accenture • St. Louis, MO

2d • $112,900 - $338,300

About The Position

The Integration Lead Architect ensures that diverse software applications work seamlessly together and aligns integration efforts with business objectives. The role combines technical architecture, strategic planning, team leadership, and stakeholder communication. It focuses on Life Insurance and Annuity industry solutions and may require travel ranging from 0% to 100%, depending on business needs and client requirements.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in enterprise integration architecture, software engineering, and large-scale system integration, including significant experience leading architecture and engineering teams in complex enterprise environments.
• At least 8 years of experience designing and implementing REST APIs, asynchronous or event-based integrations, ETL and data transformation pipelines, and enterprise integration solutions across cloud and on-premises ecosystems.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with enterprise integration technologies and platforms such as MuleSoft, Spring Integration, Kafka, API Gateway, messaging platforms, ESB technologies, and cloud-native integration services.
• At least 5 years of experience with cloud architecture and integration patterns across AWS or Azure, including containerized and Kubernetes-based deployment models.
• At least 5 years of experience defining API standards, integration governance, security architecture, authentication and authorization frameworks (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT), and scalable integration best practices.
• At least 5 years of experience with observability, resiliency, scalability, performance optimization, and operational support for enterprise-grade distributed systems.
• At least 3 years of Life Insurance and Annuities domain experience, including New Business and Underwriting, Policy Administration, Servicing, Billing and Payments, Claims, Illustrations and Quotes, Advisor/Distributor workflows, and Digital Customer Experience.
• At least 3 years of experience delivering technology solutions within Life Insurance and Annuities carrier environments or insurance SaaS platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience of at least 12 years. With an associate's degree, at least 6 years of work experience is required.
• Ability to analyze complex systems, identify integration scenarios, and devise solutions.
• Ability to lead technical teams, guide cross-functional teams, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Conceptual understanding of key insurance functional areas, including New Business, Administration, Customer Service, and Claims.
• Proficiency in designing scalable and efficient integration architectures using varied integration methods, patterns, and technologies across application, data, business process, and enterprise integration.
• Experience with architectural abstractions, design patterns, and object-oriented modeling principles.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills to collaborate across departments and teams.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to Life and Annuity insurance products, particularly Annuity and/or Life products.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end integration architectures, including APIs, middleware, data flows, and service orchestration.
• Develop integration strategies and roadmaps aligned with business objectives and technology initiatives.
• Lead and mentor integration teams, providing guidance on best practices, tools, and frameworks.
• Serve as the primary liaison among business teams, development teams, and external partners.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and align them with product capabilities.
• Engage potential clients, understand their integration needs, and propose tailored solutions.
• Collaborate with architects to ensure integration architectures meet scalability and performance standards.
• Provide development oversight and ensure integration solutions meet client needs and requirements.
• Identify risks related to integration dependencies and data flows.
• Assist with deployments, monitor integration performance, and drive continuous improvement.
• Track integration technology trends and propose enhancements to existing solutions.
• Provide status reports to stakeholders and leadership on integration initiatives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan.
• Bonus opportunities.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior