Business Analyst/Solution Architect (Insurance Technology) - London - Insurance - Inside IR35 - 3 month initial contract with likely extensions
We are looking for a Business Analyst/Solution Architect with a technology background to support an insurance technology programme. This is a systems-focused role rather than a pure insurance product or business-knowledge position. You will work with business and technical stakeholders to define requirements and shape solutions across insurance systems.
Responsibilities
- Gather, analyse and document business and functional requirements for insurance systems
- Define and document processes, data flows and system integration points
- Produce solution options and designs, and communicate them to technical and business stakeholders
- Work with business users, vendors and delivery teams to clarify requirements and resolve issues
- Support delivery through build, testing and release
- Identify dependencies, risks and trade-offs, and recommend pragmatic approaches
Essential experience
- Strong background in insurance technology (mandatory)
- Experience as a Business Analyst and/or Solution Architect on technology delivery projects
- Core insurance skills:
- (Re)insurance underwriting
- Claims
- Insurance solutions development
- Policy administration (P&C)
- Good understanding of how insurance systems fit together and integrate
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills at both business and technical level
Desirable
- Specialty, commercial or London market insurance experience
- Experience with Agile delivery and tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
- Data analysis skills (for example SQL and Excel)
- Experience with vendor packages, system implementations or data migration
- Experience producing design documentation and presenting design decisions
Practical details
- UK-based, with on-site presence expected, London preferred (frequency to be confirmed)
- Inside IR35, so engaged via PAYE or umbrella company