Software Architect (Hybrid)

Selective Insurance Company of America•Hartford, CT

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you ready to make an impact and lead the charge in transforming technology within a dynamic $5 billion property and casualty insurer? Selective Insurance is looking for a passionate and forward-thinking Solution Architect who thrives on creating cutting-edge solutions, driving modernization, and shaping the future of enterprise technology. This is your opportunity to play a vital role in advancing our key organizational verticals while working with the latest in Cloud, DevOps, and architectural design methodologies. As a Solution Architect at Selective, you’ll provide technical oversight to ensure software projects align with Selective’s business strategy, enterprise architecture, and development methodologies. From driving Cloud adoption to mentoring teams on best practices, you’ll serve as a thought leader and catalyst for change.

Requirements

Deep understanding of multi-tier application design methodologies, modern architectural patterns, and software development best practices.
Experience with modern Cloud technologies, including platform migrations and leveraging native services.
Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor developers, and influence other technical leaders.
7+ years in application development with 3+ years of architecture experience, including high-volume transactional environments.
Familiarity with Microsoft technologies (.NET, .NET Core), web application platforms, and major relational databases like SQL Server, Oracle, or DB2.
Experience collaborating with organizational leaders to build multi-year technical roadmaps.
Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal abilities to engage with technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the property and casualty insurance industry.

Responsibilities

Design application solutions that prioritize scalability, performance, security, and reusability.
Publish graphical design diagrams and architecture artifacts to guide teams.
Evangelize enterprise architecture best practices and mentor development teams to embrace them.
Partner with Enterprise Architecture to refine design methodologies, define best practices, and shape the future state of our systems.
Lead the migration of applications to the Cloud and evaluate native Cloud services to enhance scalability, resilience, and performance.
Provide guidance to IT leadership on technical solutions and assess the technical competencies of development teams.
Lead technical reviews of custom and packaged business solutions, offering insights and identifying gaps in alignment with architecture principles.
Identify modernization opportunities and optimize application lifecycle management processes.
Act as an architecture leader supporting Agile teams using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).