Vice President, Enterprise Architect

Job Title: Vice President, Enterprise Architect

Location: Allentown, PA (Remote)

Sapiens International Corporation (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS) is a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, with a growing presence in the financial services sector. We offer integrated core software solutions and business services, and a full digital suite for the property and casualty/general insurance; life, pension and annuities; and reinsurance markets. Sapiens also services the workers’ compensation and financial and compliance markets.  Our portfolio includes policy administration, billing and claims; underwriting, illustration and electronic application; reinsurance and decision management software. Sapiens’ digital platform features customer and agent portals, and a business intelligence platform. With a 30-year track record of delivering to more than 400 organizations, Sapiens’ team of over 2,500 operates through our fully-owned subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, EMEA and Asia Pacific. For more information: www.sapiens.com.

 Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Lead technology evaluation and adoption efforts (including proof-of-concept, proof-of-technology, and riskiest assumption tests).
• Directly influence executive leadership with high-quality data and strategic, business-focused interactions.
• Support creation of technology standards and reusable components.
• Via a hands-on skillset, guide and support engineering teams during all phases of the DevOps lifecycle.
• Create Domain-Level Architectures (conceptual, logical, physical) and Enterprise-Level Architectures.
• Lead cross-functional architecture team to translate requirements for complex and dynamic business needs into specific solution designs, with a highly pragmatic and evolutionary mindset.
• Articulate design impacts upon people, process, and technology, and clearly measure, score, and defend solution options.
• Act as the Product Manager’s advocate as an authority on technical capabilities, innovation opportunities, economic or risk trade-offs, technical debt, and architecture strategies.
• Create enterprise architecture roadmaps, promoting solutions that make progress towards a shared vision, leverage common services, and meet Product targets.
• Prescribe appropriate types and levels of architecture review, code review, testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and metrics to ensure the ongoing Digital Health and production support of company platforms.
• Drive creation, adoption and reuse of enterprise technology assets within the Domain’s delivery stream; identify opportunities to create new reusable technology assets and promote them for use.
• Identify performance issues and identify solutions in code as well as SQL queries.
• Completes activities as directed by the Chief Architect and according to timelines
• Ability to write and performance tune SQL queries / Stored Procedures.
• Additional, Non-Essential Functions/Responsibilities

Job Requirements, Skills, Abilities, Education/Certification/License/Training:

• Graduate Degree or 15 years of equivalent practical experience
• 15+ years of experience developing and architecting Policy Administration systems
• Strong background with Oracle and similar databases
• Strong data modelling skills.
• Strong background with meta model designed products and databases.
• Outstanding record of academic achievement or track record of demonstrating professional prowess
• Adaptability to navigate constantly evolving, frequently ambiguous scenarios with confidence and composure
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong listening skills with ability to collaborate successfully with people at all levels in an organization
• Ability to efficiently communicate sophisticated ideas verbally, visually and in writing
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment—often remotely
• Passion for new knowledge and ability to absorb concepts quickly
• High level of energy, personal drive, and positivity 

Qualifications:

• Property and Casualty Insurance Domain experience – 10+ years required
• Experience Configuring solutions using CoreSuite Product Designer
• General business knowledge of P&C Commercial, Personal, and Specialty lines of business.
• Understanding of various rating algorithms with respect to pricing Insurance Policies.

Sapiens is an E-Verified & Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V.

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