[Hiring] Technology Consulting Architect - Manager @EY

Role Description

EY is seeking a Manager to join our Business Transformation & Growth (BTG) practice to help clients architect and modernize their business and technology ecosystems. As a Manager, you will lead architecture strategy and solution design activities for large-scale insurance transformation initiatives, helping clients define target-state architectures, evaluate technology platforms, establish scalable integration patterns and oversee implementation execution. Leveraging emerging AI capabilities and modern technologies, you will drive modernization programs that accelerate business value, enhance operational efficiency, and deliver measurable outcomes. You will serve as a trusted advisor to client executives and technology leaders while guiding multidisciplinary teams through complex architecture and technology decisions.

Our Life & Group Insurance Transformation practice supports the largest providers of life insurance, annuities, group benefits, and retirement solutions as they reimagine their operating models, modernize legacy platforms, and create long-term sustainable value.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Architecture Leadership & Strategy
  • Lead architecture strategy, target-state design, and modernization roadmaps for large-scale insurance transformation programs.
  • Advise client executives on technology investments, platform strategies, and transformation decisions.
  • Define scalable, secure, and future-ready business, application, data, integration, and technology architectures.
  • Drive adoption of AI-enabled solutions to improve business outcomes, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
• Solution & Platform Architecture
  • Lead end-to-end solution architecture across insurance core platforms, cloud technologies, integrations, data, analytics, and enterprise applications.
  • Define enterprise AI architecture strategies leveraging Generative AI, machine learning, intelligent automation, and predictive analytics.
  • Establish architecture patterns, standards, and integration frameworks for APIs, cloud-native solutions, AI services, and intelligent agents.
  • Provide oversight for data architecture, migration, reporting, analytics, and master data management initiatives.
• Governance & Technical Oversight
  • Lead architecture governance, review boards, and decision-making processes to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and business objectives.
  • Ensure compliance with security, privacy, regulatory, responsible AI, and risk management requirements.
  • Partner with delivery, engineering, product, and operations teams to address technical challenges and mitigate architectural risks.
  • Promote the use of AI to accelerate solution delivery, improve quality, and enhance engineering productivity.
• Client & Stakeholder Management
  • Build trusted relationships with client executives, architects, business leaders, and program sponsors.
  • Lead architecture workshops, strategy sessions, solution reviews, and executive presentations.
  • Translate business priorities into actionable technology roadmaps and transformation strategies.
• Practice Development & People Leadership
  • Mentor and develop architecture professionals across engagements and initiatives.
  • Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership, solution assets, methodologies, and business development activities.
  • Support recruitment, coaching, and career development while staying current on emerging insurance, cloud, and AI technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of consulting, technology, or architecture experience.
• 5+ years of experience within Life Insurance, Annuities, or Group Benefits.
• Experience serving as Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, Technical Architect, or Lead Architect on large transformation programs.
• Deep understanding of the Life & Annuity value chain, including product development, underwriting, policy administration, servicing, billing, claims, and distribution.
• Experience with one or more policy administration platforms including FAST (Verisk), FINEOS AdminSuite, ALIP, OIPA, DXC wmA/CyberLife, EXL LifePro, or similar PAS solutions.
• Experience designing enterprise integration architectures utilizing APIs, middleware, event-driven solutions, and modern integration patterns.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture principles and platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Experience leading architecture governance, design reviews, and technical decision-making forums.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams across onshore/offshore delivery models.
• Strong executive communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
• Experience developing architecture deliverables, technology roadmaps, and transformation strategies.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent.
• Experience leading policy administration modernization programs for Life & Group carriers.
• Experience with data platforms, analytics modernization, AI-enabled solutions, and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Prior consulting experience within a professional services organization.
• Strong experience working within Agile frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe practices.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to meet client needs, as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package based on performance.
• Base salary range for this job varies by location.
• Medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans.
• Flexible vacation policy allowing you to decide how much vacation time you need.
• Time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence.