At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape digital delivery and drive architectural excellence in a collaborative tech environment.
- Company: Brown & Brown, transforming the insurance industry through technology and cloud innovation.
- Benefits: Negotiable salary, holiday, pension, and funding for professional qualifications.
- Other info: Join a diverse team focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by leading cloud migration and modernisation projects.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in software architecture and cloud environments required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
At Brown & Brown, we’re transforming the insurance industry through technology and cloud innovation. As a Solutions Architect, you’ll shape our digital delivery model, drive architectural excellence, and enable migration and modernization on Azure. You’ll work in a collaborative environment where agile delivery and technical leadership are key to delivering value at pace.
The day to day:
- Define and evolve our tech stack to meet business needs and industry best practice.
- Lead design and delivery of scalable, secure solutions on Azure, collaborating with vendors and IT teams.
- Partner with Enterprise Architect and business leaders to align technical direction with strategy.
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement using emerging technologies.
- Guide engineering teams in modernising systems and adopting cloud-native patterns.
- Champion a Build/Run mindset, supporting a full solution lifecycle.
- Integrate technical planning into product roadmaps and ensure accurate estimation.
- Promote agile and lean principles, balancing agility with governance to enable rapid, predictable delivery.
- Develop technical documentation and resolve risks proactively.
- Identify and resolve technical risks proactively, maintaining a positive, solution-oriented attitude.
- Drive the adoption of cloud applications and establish best practices for their use across the organization.
- Evaluate third-party services and use metrics to inform decisions.
- Use metrics and data to inform architectural decisions and drive continuous improvement.
Automation & DevOps: CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, AI powered delivery Practices: Agile (Scrum/Kanban), TDD, ToGAF, Clean Architecture principles.
About you:
- Extensive experience in software architecture or solution design, with a strong track record in cloud environments.
- Proven experience leading application modernization, migration, and refactoring initiatives from on-premises to cloud.
- Deep understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices.
- Proficiency in designing and implementing scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure automation.
- Strong knowledge of agile methodologies and digital delivery frameworks.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineering and architecture talent.
- Experience in insurance or financial services environments is advantageous.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect) are a plus.
- Commitment to ownership, accountability, and delivering business outcomes.
- Passion for learning new technologies and continuously enhancing existing skills.
- Self-starter who thrives in collaborative team settings and adapts quickly in a fast-changing business environment.
Core Values and Attributes:
- Drives Outcomes: focused on results and delivering value.
- Ownership & Accountability: takes responsibility for work and team progress.
- Continuous Improvement: seeks opportunities to innovate and enhance practices.
- Outwardly Looking: stays current with industry trends and emerging technologies.
- Effective Communicator: tailors messages for different audiences to drive action.
- Collaborative Mindset: works jointly with others to achieve shared goals.
What Sets You Apart:
- You’re curious and always looking to improve.
- You take ownership and follow through.
- You enjoy solving problems and thinking critically.
- You thrive in a team environment and value shared success.
- You stay up to date with industry trends and emerging tech.
The rewards:
- A negotiable basic salary and all the normal benefits you’d expect (Holiday, company pension etc.)
- A collaborative, open and honest environment that is designed to deliver the best outcomes to our clients and staff.
- An environment built around supporting and developing our staff with funding available for relevant professional qualifications.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We take pride in the diversity of our team and seek diversity in our applicants.
Solutions Architect in Borehamwood employer: Brown & Brown UK
At Brown & Brown, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a collaborative and innovative work culture that empowers our Solutions Architects to drive architectural excellence in the insurance industry. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through funding for professional qualifications and a focus on continuous improvement, ensuring that our team members thrive in a supportive environment while working with cutting-edge technologies like Azure. Join us to be part of a diverse team that values ownership, accountability, and shared success.
