Architect / Integration Developer

Lumiere Systems•Chicago, IL

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Architect / Integration Developer to define and implement the target-state integration architecture for Earnix across various business journeys, including quoting, rating, underwriting, billing, and renewal. This role involves selecting and governing architectural patterns, data contracts, and error-handling approaches, as well as leveraging pre-built accelerators and evaluating build-vs-buy options. The developer will design, build, and secure APIs and services, implement integration flows using enterprise iPaaS or integration frameworks, and establish telemetry and SRE practices. Additionally, the role requires partnering with stakeholders to translate business objectives into architectural roadmaps, leading technical workshops, and providing technical leadership and mentorship to development teams. A key aspect of this position is defining integration guardrails to ensure compliance with regulatory and enterprise policy requirements, and maintaining architecture artifacts.

Requirements

Earnix software
Insurance domain knowledge
Experience with synchronous RESTful APIs, message/event streaming, bulk/batch, and file-based integration patterns.
Experience with data contracts and error-handling approaches.
Experience with enterprise iPaaS or integration frameworks (e.g., MuleSoft/Apache Camel).
Experience enabling CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release automation.
Experience establishing telemetry (logging, tracing, metrics) and SRE practices.
Experience with API design, development, security, request/response mapping, orchestration, idempotency, and versioning.
Experience with architecture artifacts (context diagrams, sequence diagrams, interface catalogs, runbooks).
Understanding of US regulatory and enterprise policy requirements related to data handling (PII/PHI) and auditability.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Earnix–Guidewire accelerator.
Experience with Earnix–Sapiens IDITSuite connector.
Experience with Verisk ISO ERC.

Responsibilities

Define target-state integration architecture for Earnix across quoting, rating, underwriting, billing, and renewal journeys, aligning to Hiscox reference architecture and security standards.
Select and govern architectural patterns (synchronous RESTful APIs, message/event streaming, bulk/batch, file-based), data contracts, and error-handling approaches that meet non-functional needs (latency, throughput, resiliency, observability).
Leverage pre-built accelerators/connectors (e.g., Earnix–Guidewire accelerator; Earnix–Sapiens IDITSuite connector) and evaluate build-vs-buy trade-offs for faster time-to-value.
Incorporate industry integrations such as Verisk ISO ERC (commercial lines rating content) to improve speed-to-market and compliance in US lines.
Design, build, and secure APIs and services that exchange data between Earnix and core platforms (e.g., Guidewire PolicyCenter/Billing/Claim, or equivalent), including request/response mapping, orchestration, idempotency, and versioning.
Implement integration flows using enterprise iPaaS or integration frameworks (e.g., MuleSoft/Apache Camel), and enable CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release automation for integration assets.
Establish telemetry (logging, tracing, metrics) and SRE practices for production-grade reliability and performance at scale.
Partner with product owners, enterprise architects, security, and pricing/actuarial leaders to translate business objectives into architectural roadmaps and milestone plans.
Lead technical workshops and solution walkthroughs with delivery partners (e.g., Guidewire/Earnix/SaaS vendors), ensuring designs align to platform standards and best practices.
Provide technical leadership to developers; conduct design/code reviews and mentor teams on integration patterns, domain models, and platform capabilities.
Define integration guardrails (naming standards, API versioning, schema governance, PII/PHI handling, auditability) to meet US regulatory and enterprise policy requirements.
Maintain architecture artifacts (context diagrams, sequence diagrams, interface catalogs, runbooks) and ensure alignment with Hiscox engineering governance and hiring/application processes.