Cloud Infrastructure Solution Architect (Insurance | Contract)

Location Singapore
Discipline Information & Communications Technology
Job Reference BBBH100310_1629081495
Salary S$15000 - S$18000 per annum
Consultant Name Cabria Jireli Gem Mejia
Consultant Email gem.cabria@manpower.com.sg
Consultant Contact No. 62328815
EA License No. 02C3423
Consultant Registration No. R1434374


Principal responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the development and implementation of relevant architecture strategy
  • Leading the definition of solution architecture for programmes and creating target state roadmaps
  • Defining, maintaining and owning the technical architecture solution relating to distribution platforms within the supporting CIO function.
  • Provide service governance of both existing and new technical non-functional service definitions maintained within an Infrastructure Service Catalogue
  • Author and review Infrastructure Architecture Designs, approved by the Solutions Architecture Board (SAB)
  • Develop trusted relationships across the organisation, not just in architecture, in order to ensure that the solutions proposed meet the business needs whilst aligning to the organisational technology vision;
  • Accountable design authority for distribution technology decisions and architecture leadership within the appropriate governance bodies.
  • Ensure that the target state for architecture is implemented consistently across the CIO function and respective of DevOps teams.
  • Act as the recognised technical expert associated with the respective domain.
  • Provide a consultancy role to IT and business teams where appropriate.
  • Stay abreast of technology trends and advise CIO / Chief Architect and the business about potential benefits/impacts.
  • Drive operational excellence on the full architectural life cycle and guidance to development teams and ensure quality technical deliverables



Requirements
Have a system engineering background and the ability to compare and contrast different solutions to meet a business requirement. Provide technical thought leadership in evaluation of new technologies to meet business requirements and influence key stakeholders leading to adoption. Have in-depth conceptual functional and non-functional knowledge of:

  • Cloud technologies: (Google GCP, APIs)
  • Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (Jenkins, GitHub, Nexus)
  • Automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform)
  • Middleware (Websphere, Tomcat, Java, Messaging, Application Server, Web server)
  • Networking (Cisco, TCP/UDP, Broadcast/Multicast, LAN/WAN, SDN)
  • Server Operating systems internals, benchmarking and performance tuning (Linux, Windows, Solaris), Server Virtulization (VMware, Xen, Hyper-V, KVM)
  • Storage (EMC SAN - FC, FCoE, iSCSI, SRDF; NetApp NAS - CIFS, NFS; Object storage)
  • Databases (Oracle RAC, Sybase, Apache Hadoop & Hbase, MongoDB)
  • Collaboration tools (Confluence, Jira)



Ways of Working Experiences sought:

  • Experience of Agile principles and processes and leading teams in agile at-scale methods using DevOps tools and process.
  • Understanding and practical experience working with DevOps toolset and frameworks.
  • A track record of delivering significant change which improves business effectiveness in sustainable ways
  • Passion for technology & understanding how things work



Specific Industry Experience Sought:

  • Experience with General and Life Insurance products preferably with a large global insurer or fintech
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the lifecycle of insurance product development from manufacturing through distribution channels, and the role Digital plays in the future of insurance distribution
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge of available Insurance industry platforms
  • An understanding of the similarities and differences between global insurance and country markets from a manufacturing and distribution perspective.

Jireli Gem Mejia Cabria EA License No. 02C3423 Personnel Registration No. R1434374

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