What are the responsibilities and job description for the Enterprise Integration Architect -Earnix, Guidewire- Chicago, IL (Hybrid) position at Smart Caliber Technology?
Role Name: Architect Integration Developer
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months
Job ID: CGEMJP00334579
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Architect – Integration Developer will lead the solution architecture and systems integration for the Hiscox Earnix Program in the US, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure connectivity between Earnix and Hiscox core platforms (e.g., policy administration, billing, claims, data platforms, external rating content, and partner ecosystems).
The role blends enterprise solution architecture with hands-on integration development, covering APIs, eventing, accelerators, connectors, CI/CD, and non-functional architecture (performance, resilience, and observability).
Earnix provides enterprise-grade pricing and rating with prebuilt accelerators (e.g., the Price-It for Guidewire accelerator) and an ecosystem of integrations that enable real-time quotes and rate deployment. Your job is to design and operationalize these patterns within Hiscox’s landscape.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture Design
- Define target-state integration architecture for Earnix across quoting, rating, underwriting, billing, and renewal journeys, aligning to Hiscox reference architecture and security standards.
- Select and govern architectural patterns (synchronous RESTful APIs, message/event streaming, bulk/batch, file-based data contracts, and error-handling approaches) that meet non-functional needs such as latency, throughput, resiliency, and observability.
- Leverage prebuilt accelerators/connectors (e.g., Earnix–Guidewire accelerator, Earnix–Sapiens IDIT Suite connector) and evaluate build-vs-buy trade-offs for faster time-to-value.
- Incorporate industry integrations such as Verisk ISO ERC commercial lines rating content to improve speed-to-market and compliance in US lines.
Integration Development
- Design, build, and secure APIs and services that exchange data between Earnix and core platforms (e.g., Guidewire PolicyCenter, Billing, Claim, or equivalent), including request/response mapping, orchestration, idempotency, and versioning.
- Implement integration flows using enterprise iPaaS or integration frameworks (e.g., MuleSoft, Apache Camel) and enable CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release automation for integration assets.
- Establish telemetry, logging, tracing, metrics, and SRE practices for production-grade reliability and performance at scale.
Program & Stakeholder Leadership
- Partner with product owners, enterprise architects, security, and pricing/actuarial leaders to translate business objectives into architectural roadmaps and milestone plans.
- Lead technical workshops and solution walkthroughs with delivery partners (e.g., Guidewire, Earnix SaaS vendors), ensuring designs align with platform standards and best practices.
- Provide technical leadership to developers, conduct design/code reviews, and mentor teams on integration patterns, domain models, and platform capabilities.
Governance & Compliance
- Define integration guardrails, naming standards, API versioning, schema governance, PII/PHI handling, and auditability to meet US regulatory and enterprise policy requirements.
- Maintain architecture artifacts (context diagrams, sequence diagrams, interface catalogs, runbooks) and ensure alignment with Hiscox engineering governance and hiring/application processes.
Best Regards,
Chetna
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