Technical Architect

Summary: A leading global insurance organization is looking for an experienced Technical Architect with expertise in IBM i/AS400 to join their Application Solutions team. This role is crucial for migrating business-critical IBM i applications between data centers as part of a high-profile program. The successful candidate will lead technical architecture, define migration strategies, and collaborate with various teams to ensure successful delivery. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills are essential for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical architecture and design of IBM i/AS400 application migration initiatives.
• Define migration and transition strategies for business-critical applications moving between data centres.
• Assess application dependencies, integrations, interfaces, and infrastructure requirements.
• Produce solution designs, architecture documentation, and migration roadmaps.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and project teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the migration life cycle.
• Support wider application modernisation and transformation initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and architecture governance across the programme.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience as a Technical Architect, Solution Architect, or Application Architect.
• Strong background within AS400/iSeries environments.
• Experience delivering data centre, hosting, or large-scale application migration programmes.
• Strong understanding of complex application landscapes and business-critical systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience within the insurance sector (desirable)
• Knowledge of the Genius insurance platform (desirable)

Salary (Rate): £700/day

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

A leading global insurance organisation, is seeking an experienced Technical Architect with strong IBM i/AS400 (iSeries) expertise to join their Application Solutions team.This role will play a key part in a high-profile programme to migrate a large estate of business-critical IBM i applications between data centres.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture and design of IBM i/AS400 application migration initiatives.
• Define migration and transition strategies for business-critical applications moving between data centres.
• Assess application dependencies, integrations, interfaces, and infrastructure requirements.
• Produce solution designs, architecture documentation, and migration roadmaps.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and project teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the migration life cycle.
• Support wider application modernisation and transformation initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and architecture governance across the programme.

Experience Required

• Proven experience as a Technical Architect, Solution Architect, or Application Architect.
• Strong background within AS400/iSeries environments.
• Experience delivering data centre, hosting, or large-scale application migration programmes.
• Strong understanding of complex application landscapes and business-critical systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience within the insurance sector (desirable)
• Knowledge of the Genius insurance platform (desirable)

Details

• Location: London
• Hybrid: 3 days/week
• Duration: Initial 3 months
• Rate: Inside IR35

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