AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services) · 11 hours ago
Solutions Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expAAIS (American Association of Insurance Services) is seeking a Solutions Architect to shape and deliver secure, scalable, and cost-effective technology solutions. The role involves leading end-to-end solution design, providing technical leadership, and ensuring solutions align with business needs and organizational strategy.
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Responsibilities
Lead discovery, current state analysis, and target architectures for cloud, SaaS, and platform initiatives
Produce high quality architecture artifacts: context/sequence/component diagrams, ADRs, non functional requirements (NFRs), and integration contracts
Drive solution options analysis (build/buy/partner), TCO/ROI, and risk trade offs; make clear recommendations backed by data
Provide hands on technical leadership to delivery teams; unblock design and implementation questions in JavaScript and Low Code
Maintain systems written in Java/Spring and .NET/ASP.NET Core
Define and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform (preferred) and/or CloudFormation/CDK; create reusable modules, environment strategies, and Git based pipelines for app and infra provisioning
Architect resilient, cost efficient services using Low Code mixed with AWS Services such as: ALB/NLB, Route 53, CloudFront, S3, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, OpenSearch, SQS/SNS, Kinesis, Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, ECR, ECS/Fargate, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway
Establish disaster recovery, backup/restore, and multi AZ/region strategies aligned to business RTO/RPO targets
Standardize CI/CD with artifact/versioning, deployment strategies (blue/green, canary), and automated rollbacks
Embed security early: SAST/DAST/secret scanning, SBOMs, image signing, and policy as code. Implement Privileged Access Management and least privilege IAM
Champion observability—structured logging, metrics, traces, and SLO/SLA patterns using CloudWatch, CloudWatch Logs Insights, X Ray, and others
Provide hands-on help to systems and operations team when selecting and configuring cloud resources
Provide hands-on guidance in testing of solutions across all areas
Contribute to audits such as SOC2 and Security
Architect APIs and event driven integrations (REST/gRPC, messaging, pub/sub, streaming) using API Gateway/App Mesh/native AWS integrations where appropriate
Guide service decomposition, domain boundaries, and data contracts across Low Code, Java and .NET services
Utilize AWS and/or Low Code target architectures for new products, platform capabilities, and modernization initiatives
Provide hands-on help with data modeling
Provide hands-on help to software engineers in Low Code and Full Stack Applications
Contribute to architecture review and standards; ensure solutions align to enterprise patterns, AWS Well Architected pillars, security, and compliance
Translate technical strategy into business outcomes; communicate clearly with executives, product managers, engineers, and vendors
Mentor engineers and champion engineering excellence across application, data, content and sysops teams
Partner with data and content solution teams to select and implement fit-for-purpose technologies, including relational and NoSQL data stores (Aurora, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, DynamoDB), S3-based data lakes, caching strategies, and document management systems
Provide hands-on support for data modeling, configuration of ETL/ELT pipelines using AWS Glue and Informatica, and implementation of document management tools and workflows
Offer practical guidance on the effective use of SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 solutions to optimize content management and collaboration
Perform additional duties as assigned or requested
Qualification
Required
Deep hands-on engineering experience with Java (Java 17+/Spring Boot), C#/.NET 6/7+, and low code platforms
Strong architecture skills across AWS services, including VPC design, IAM, container platforms (EKS/ECS/Fargate), serverless (Lambda), API Gateway, S3, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, and event-driven services (SQS/SNS/Kinesis)
Expertise with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation/CDK, Git-based workflows, and pipeline automation
Proven ability to design secure, observable, and cost-efficient systems, including authentication/authorization, secrets management, encryption, monitoring/alerting, and establishing SLOs
Strong understanding of integration patterns (REST, events, queues/streams), OLTP and analytics data design, and performance/scalability tuning
Excellent communication skills, including architecture documentation, stakeholder facilitation, and cross-functional collaboration
Knowledge of API Gateway patterns, service mesh, and policy-as-code approaches
Familiarity with FinOps practices, AWS cost optimization, and AWS Well-Architected reviews
Knowledge of identity/CIAM solutions (e.g., Okta), data streaming platforms (MSK/Kinesis), and ETL/ELT tooling (Glue, DBT on AWS)
Understanding of Microsoft 365 tools and solutions (SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams)
Representative technology stack knowledge across: Cloud (AWS): Organizations/Control Tower, VPC/Lattice, IAM, KMS, WAF, Route 53, CloudFront, S3, ECR, ECS/Fargate/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, OpenSearch, SQS/SNS, Kinesis, Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, CloudWatch, X-Ray Languages/Frameworks: Java 17+, Spring Boot; C#/.NET 6/7+, ASP.NET Core, low-code platforms (e.g., Mendix) IaC & Pipelines: Terraform, CloudFormation/CDK; GitHub Actions (or AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild) Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Helm Data & Integration: Aurora/PostgreSQL/SQL Server, DynamoDB, Redis/ElastiCache, Kafka/MSK or Kinesis, S3 data lakes, REST/gRPC Observability & Security: OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch, X-Ray, Prometheus/Grafana (optional), Vault/Secrets Manager, OPA/Conftest
Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment
Ability to communicate effectively across multiple channels and asynchronously in a remote-first working environment
8+ years of experience in software engineering, with 4+ years in solution or technical architecture delivering production systems
BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Hands-on AWS architecture and delivery experience, including network design, identity and access management, compute platforms, data stores, and event-driven services
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and modern DevSecOps practices
Demonstrated ability to design secure, scalable, observable, and cost-efficient systems and integrations
Strong capability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholders
Minimum travel is required for annual all-company gatherings or team design sessions (up to 5% of the time)
Preferred
MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience (preferred)
Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional (strongly preferred), AWS Security Specialty, DevOps Engineer – Professional, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, or CKA/CKAD
Experience with API Gateway patterns, service mesh architectures, and policy as code implementations
Knowledge of FinOps, AWS cost optimization strategies, and conducting AWS Well-Architected Reviews
Background working with CIAM platforms, event streaming, and ETL/ELT workflows (e.g., Okta, MSK/Kinesis, Glue, DBT)
Experience in highly regulated industries (e.g., insurance, financial services) and vendor/partner solutioning
Company
AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services)
Since 1936, the American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) has served the property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry as the only national not-for-profit advisory organization governed by its Member insurance carriers.
51-200 employees
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