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Technical Architect - UK, Lloyd’s & Delegated

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

The Technical Architect role is the lead technologist for UK, Lloyd’s and Delegated, working alongside the Senior Technical Architect(s). The Technical Architect is a hands-on, execution focused role helping translate the strategy, define technical architecture, and deliver the solution. Major focus for this role is to provide technical leadership in  AXA XL application changes and data flow  and  oversee delivery of technical changes.  This role is expected to have a robust hands-on technical leadership in particularly the Delegated domain.

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What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Responsible for the technical design and technical delivery of the Delegated domain.
• Translates the high-level designs into the technical specifications to facilitate efficient and effective development and unit testing
• Producing quality, secure, scalable, high-performing, and resilient designs for new or improved services
• Lead the systems analysts, developers, and testers in sympathetic change to the applications
• Hands on development of key solutions or solution templates
• Lead the development teams to help assist PI planning and prioritisation.
• Monitor change and perform reviews as needed
• Support Product Owners to develop and maintain the Product Roadmap
• Responsible for partnering with engineers, DevOps engineers, Administrators, and other roles responsible for implementing solutions to ensure sound infrastructure solution options are leveraged
• Responsible for supporting DevOps Standards and designing the CI/CD pipelines and the automated deployment and gating mechanisms
• Define and maintain development standards such as technical specification (Low level design) and data design, coding, etc.
• Maintain a capacity plan with historical performance metrics, a future forecast, and a capacity model to ensure services and infrastructure deliver performance and growth targets in a cost effective and proactive manner
• Manage architecture exceptions (waivers, technical debt & security mitigations) for the application, including identifying, documenting, taking through approval process, and remediation where and when possible
• Monitor application services to ensure performance consistently meets non-functional requirements (response time, security, etc.)
• Perform deliverable reviews and manage measurement of deliverable quality within the Delivery Team
• Work collaboratively with vendor resources
• Assist to identify proactive maintenance work
• Work with the Product Delivery Leads in defining, analyzing, planning, measuring and improving product availability and continuity
• Leads the DevOps team and developers in targeted use of DevOps for their application platform assets.
• With the Senior Technical Architect(s), uphold technical integrity of UK, Lloyd’s and Delegated domain at the logical and physical level, ensuring designs and changes done based on a robust architectural foundation.

You will report to Delivery Lead for UK, Lloyd’s and Delegated.

Inclusion

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.   At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity.  AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action:  We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

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