About this role
<p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Title: Solutions Architect</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Location: Remote</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""> </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Company Description</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">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. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">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.<br> For more information: </span></span></span><span style=""><a href="http://www.sapiens.com/"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">www.sapiens.com</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""> </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Position Summary</span></span></span></b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">: The Solutions Architect is responsible for the design and build of relevant architectures, strategies, policies, standards and practices to ensure that existing and planned solution components remain strategically aligned to meet both current and future business needs to drive delivery to market faster for Insurance Carrier systems. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""> </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">The Solution Architect will leverage components of NA Platform and commercial technologies and will collaborate with Technical Analysts and Business Analysts to ensure the design and deployment of quality solutions that meet the business needs. The Solution Architect will leverage the common core set of applications (the Pro Suite). The architect will own the design for Commercial technical solutions that will deliver the desired business outcomes. Solutions will need to be in alignment with enterprise architecture standards. Solutions will need to meet business requirements, technical constraints, and performance requirements. The Solution Architect will oversee the quality of output arising from solution build and be responsible for acceptance of the technical integrity and architectural compliance of the solution. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""> </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">The architect will work with both on premise and cloud-based technologies to design the optimal solution for the customer. Provide our customers a value-added experience of sound architecture for the suite components they have chosen; helping to ensure Sapiens P&C products address both their current and future business needs. Be part of one or more project teams giving architectural guidance and direction to the technical analysts on the team. Provide choices and best practices to client / project staff in solutioning specific behaviors for the client.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""> </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Primary Responsibilities:</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Design and build solutions to be deployed within the Sapiens client organizations – including but not limited to Policy Admin, Customer, Rating, Authority, Claims, Billing, Data Warehouse etc.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Establishes strategy for the selection of solution architecture components, and co-ordinates design activities, promoting discipline to ensure consistency. Oversees the quality of output arising from solution build and is responsible for acceptance of the technical integrity and architectural compliance of the solution.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Evaluates emerging technologies to continuously improve and collaborate with the business to help them support the company growth and strategy</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Works with Product Architecture to help develop roadmap for future releases based upon client demand, emerging technologies or current solution limitations</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Works within a team to influence standards for client system architecture that align with current capabilities and future (roadmap) features</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">As part of project team provides support to triage, prioritize and resolve application issues identified by internal and external clients </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Researches technical defects found during configuration or testing</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Participates in Technical Detailed Design, and Architecture Code reviews for both input into designs and personal awareness (as part of on-going education)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Supports the release development process for solving technical architecture, release build, development environment configuration issues/bugs. (creates a feedback loop from projects back to release management and Product Architects</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Provides a communications channel to the other projects to promote best practices, configuration standards, lessons learned and bright idea exchange.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Proven ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Proven skill and passion to improve processes and their outcomes</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Work closely with senior project management, Product Architecture team; Technical Architects and Business Analysts and clients</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Travel to work at client sites when required</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><br> <span style=""><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style=""><b>Experience & Skills:</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Strong understanding of one or more of the following: Policy Administration, Billing, Claims, Rating in the domain of Property and Casualty insurance for commercial and personal insurance.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Bachelor’s degree required; Computer Science, Mathematics, Management Information, or Engineering is preferred</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">10 + years of experience combining analysis, design, development and implementation of large-scale systems (OO and /or distributed component based)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Good development experience with OO languages such as Java, (J2EE), C#</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Good Knowledge of XML and XSLT</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Strong knowledge of design patterns</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Good understanding of cloud based hosting paradigm and managed services</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Good Understanding of Component Architectures and WWW middle and server side Technologies</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Good research skills; keep up with software architecture trends and be able to implement those into the group when applicable</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Proven ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Excellent written and oral communication skills</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Agile Methodology knowledge, such as Extreme Programming (XP) & SCRUM</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Leadership experience in assessing staff skill levels, assigning work appropriately, directing team in specific project activities, estimation, and facilitating career development</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style=""> <b>Preferred:</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Multiple lines of business in insurance</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">5 + years’ experience with relational databases and database design</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">2 + years’ experience with Web development using HTML/DHTML</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">1 + years’ experience using CSS</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">1 + years’ experience with JavaScript / or other scripting language</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Knowledge of W3C recommendations and accessibility issues and best practices.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Experienced in User Interface design</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Experience implementing web services</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Exposure to Service Oriented Architectures and .NET</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Understanding of UML technologies and Model Driven Architecture</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Travel Profile: Up to 80% depending on client situation</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""> </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Sapiens is an E-Verified & Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p>