Associate Director- Technology Solution Designer (Customer)

Prudential Health India (PHI) is seeking an Associate Director- Technology Solution Designer (Customer) to join their team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for converting business requirements into detailed and low-level technology requirements, with a focus on building a cloud-native, microservices-oriented, loosely coupled & open technology platform.

Key responsibilities:

• Deeply understand the long-term architectural direction, with emphasis on reusable components, and the interactions between the various applications.
• Evaluate business requirements and convert them into solution designs considering Functionality, Interoperability, Performance, Scalability, Reliability & Availability & other applicable criteria.
• Identify and evaluate alternative design options and trade-offs to handle both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Prepare designs that consider current applications & architecture, operating models as well as end target state architecture.
• Own the preparation of detailed design specifications to form the basis for development & modification of applications.
• Ensure adoption and implementation of defined solutions; Provide technical expertise to enable the application design & iteration; Collaborate with technical teams to develop and agree system integration plans and review progress.
• Support change programs/ project through technical plans & application of design principles that comply with enterprise and solution architecture standards.
• Lead governance forums required to create harmony in application designs.
• Identify & document application/ integration components for recording in a suitable EA tool; Recommend and implement improvements to this processes/ tool(s).
• Ensure that Extensions and additions to the defined designs are undertaken frequently in line with ever evolving business and technology landscape but go through rigorous vetting processes.
• Ensure that the collaborative nature of capabilities such as design and engineering is coupled with tight governance around non-negotiables like security, availability and performance.

Requirements:

• 7-12 years of experience.
• Proven experience as a Technology solution leader.
• Proven ability with UML (Unified Modelling Language).
• Demonstrated ability to understand business strategy & processes & its successful translation into technology low level design.
• Excellent knowledge of modern design patterns like CQRS, SAGA, etc., including micro-services, etc.

Technical Skills:

• Health Insurance product company/GCC/HealthTech experience.
• IT services company with Health Insurance vertical.
• Health Insurance company.
• Health Insurance Ecosystem vendors.
• UML (Unified Modelling Language).
• Modern design patterns like CQRS, SAGA, etc.

Good to Have:

• Deep End-to-End Architecture understanding.
• Experienced in streaming technology or frameworks such as Kafka.
• Deep understanding of Enterprise Integration and Messaging Patterns.
• SOA Governance practices.
• Familiar with one or more Architecture Frameworks (e.g. TOGAF etc.).
• Good understanding of DevOps.

Personal Traits:

• Exceptional builder of great people.
• Highest standards of Collaboration & Teamwork.
• Strong communication skills & ability to engagement senior management.
• Excellent problem analysis skills.
• Innovative and creative in developing solutions.
• Ability and willingness to be hands-on.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Excellent organizational, vendor management, negotiation, and prioritization skills.