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SelectQuote Insurance Services · 22 hours ago

Enterprise Software Architect

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

SelectQuote Insurance Services is dedicated to helping customers protect their loved ones through innovative insurance solutions. As an Enterprise Software Architect, you will lead the architectural vision and strategy, transforming monolithic applications into a modern service-oriented architecture while collaborating with engineering teams to ensure technical governance and standards are met.

Insurance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Establish and own the enterprise software architectural vision standards and long-term technology strategy for the organization

Lead the immediate technical transformation from current monolithic systems to a modern service-oriented architecture then continue evolving the platform as business needs grow

Define and document comprehensive API strategies including REST API standards OpenAPI specifications and integration patterns

Collaborate with the Platform engineering team to establish technical priorities design decisions and implementation strategies

Influence and guide engineering teams across the organization to adopt new architectural patterns migrate from legacy systems and foster engineering culture around API standards and code quality practices

Create and maintain detailed technical documentation architecture diagrams and migration plans that serve diverse technical audiences

Establish and enforce software architectural governance including API contracts quality gates version control standards and change management processes

Partner with IT and business leaders security teams and infrastructure teams to align technical vision with business objectives ensure alignment across application data and infrastructure layers and secure organizational buy-in

Evaluate and recommend modern technologies tools and frameworks that support scalable maintainable performant secure and resilient software architecture while considering operational costs and licensing efficiency

Create data strategies that support both operational and analytical use cases

Lead application-level technical design sessions and software architectural reviews to ensure consistent implementation across teams

Identify and mitigate technical risks associated with large-scale system transformation and organizational change

Establish metrics and success criteria for architectural initiatives platform adoption and ongoing system health and evolution

Stay current with industry best practices in enterprise architecture microservices API design and data platform modernization

Qualification

Enterprise architectureService-oriented architectureAPI design principlesCloud-native architecturesData integration strategiesREST APIsDatabase designCI/CD toolsChange leadershipAgile methodologiesDevOps practicesCommunication skills

Required

Proven track record of successfully leading enterprise-wide software architectural transformations in complex multi-business-line engineering organizations

Expert-level understanding of service-oriented architecture microservices patterns and API design principles

Strong experience with modern data architecture patterns database design and data integration strategies that support unified platforms and analytics

Exceptional communication and presentation skills with ability to influence stakeholders at all technical levels from individual contributors to executive leadership

Proven ability to drive adoption of new technologies and practices through change leadership and organizational influence without direct authority

Experience establishing software architectural governance API standards and cross-team development practices

Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and modern development practices

Ability to balance technical excellence with business pragmatism delivery timelines and cost optimization considerations

10+ years of relevant software engineering and architecture experience with at least 5 years in enterprise architecture roles

Extensive experience designing and implementing REST APIs service-oriented architectures and API documentation standards including OpenAPI/Swagger specifications

Proven experience leading technical transformations involving multiple engineering teams including migrating legacy monolithic applications to modern distributed architectures

Strong background in database design data modeling and data integration patterns across relational and NoSQL systems

Demonstrated expertise in cloud platforms (AWS preferred) CI/CD tools and modern development tooling

Experience with enterprise integration patterns including message queues event-driven architectures and data pipeline design

Strong understanding of software development lifecycle including agile methodologies and DevOps practices

Experience with software architectural documentation tools and techniques including C4 model UML or similar frameworks

Knowledge of security frameworks for authentication authorization and API security best practices

Company

SelectQuote Insurance Services

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We help you keep your promises by shopping many highly rated insurance companies to find you the right coverage at the right price.

Founded in 1985

Overland Park, Kansas, US

1001-5000 employees

http://www.selectquote.com

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