Senior. Net Architect

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Join our innovative team of Architects at the forefront of a major transformation program within the insurance industry. As a Senior Architect, you will play a pivotal role in revolutionising our technology systems. In this exciting role, you will support the execution of architectural and technological strategies that drive the development and implementation of initiatives rooted in Common Delivery, Services-Based Architecture, and Agility. Your leadership will be instrumental in shaping our Technology and API strategies, leveraging increased automation through APIs and event-driven architectures across our technology estate. You will provide visionary technical leadership for complex applications, guiding our team through the intricacies of modern architecture. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company’s discretion. Depending on size of application or scope of project, facilitates and/or executes the governance process (i.e. blueprint and design reviews) for projects. Implements the strategy for stability and performance of solutions (including - project level design, debug and performance analysis) at the applications and technology domains level. Provides input into portfolio or prioritization process as well as how escalation for remediation of application stability and performance will be managed for scope. Working knowledge of architecture technology directions. Working knowledge in enterprise, application, and information architecture. Working knowledge of product and/or project management and Software development Life Cycle (SDLC). General knowledge of technical reference architectures in Java, .NET, SQL and SOA required. Thorough knowledge of experience in multiple technologies and architectures. General knowledge of experience in providing architecture guidance to Development Teams. Thorough knowledge of experience in multiple technologies and architectures including: J2EE. Web Application Development (User & B2B). Service-Oriented Architecture & Web Services (SOAP, XML, REST). Middleware Technologies (Websphere, JBoss, Datapower). Relational Database Design (DB2/400, MS SQL Server). Document, Imaging, and Web Content Management (FileNet). Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, and ETL. Performance Engineering. Sets level of risk taking, and gathers/synthesizes information to all appropriate levels of the organization. Supports all planning and budgeting/estimating done on a project level and is supportive of the business strategic plans. Experience and knowledge in multiple technologies and architectures. Private Medical Insuran ce: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a core contribution of a percentage of salary to your Pension Plan. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health programme provides access to free professional counseling services and other resources that support your daily life needs. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.