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Howden · 15 hours ago

Health & Benefits - Technology Architect

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$225K/yr - $275K/yr

15+ years exp

Howden is a global insurance group that emphasizes employee ownership and collaboration. The H&B Technology Architect will be responsible for designing a next-generation brokerage platform, focusing on creating a cohesive and scalable tech ecosystem that enhances both colleague and client experiences.

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Responsibilities

Architecture Vision & Roadmap: Develop and own the enterprise architecture roadmap spanning data, analytics, productivity & collaboration, RFP/AMS platforms, and client/employee-facing tools

Colleague Enablement: Implement tools and workflows that reduce administrative burden, enable collaboration, and create space for consultants to focus on client strategy and delivering business value

Client Enablement: Architect a digital experience that makes benefits strategy actionable, transparent, and is future-oriented for clients

Vendor Ecosystem Leadership: Lead evaluation, selection, and integration of best-of-breed vendors (Snowflake, Certilytics, Avante, Cascade AI, Glean, Salesforce, Zywave, etc.) to create a seamless ecosystem

Scalability: Ensure systems are designed for growth (mid-market and large clients)

Security: Lead compliance posture with adherence to SOC2/ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and modern security standards (AES-256, TLS 1.2/1.3, HL7/FHIR)

Integration & Data Strategy: Create a unified data fabric (warehouse + lakehouse) to enable advanced analytics, insights, and automation across the firm

Innovation & Governance: Promote a culture of agility and manage iterative cycles with clear governance guardrails — balancing speed of innovation with operational discipline

Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with consulting, analytics, finance, and operations leaders to ensure the tech stack enhances all three stakeholder experiences: colleague, client, and company

Qualification

Enterprise architectureCloud-native architecturesData security complianceVendor evaluationIntegration APIsIntegration HL7/FHIRData strategyCommunicatorEntrepreneurial mindset

Required

15+ years in enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, or technology leadership, with experience in benefits, insurance, HR tech, or health tech preferred

Proven experience designing cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Redshift, etc)

Deep knowledge of integrations (APIs, HL7/FHIR, JSON, RPA) and data security/compliance frameworks

Track record of vendor evaluation and ecosystem building (buy/build decisions, integration of SaaS platforms)

Strong communicator, able to translate complex technical decisions into business value for leadership, consultants, and clients

Entrepreneurial mindset: thrives in greenfield environments, balances speed with long-term scalability