Technical Architect

Brief Description

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the architectural leader within the India technology team, collaborating closely with lead developers, engineering managers, and business stakeholders.
• Define technical architecture and integration patterns for Zywave’s ecosystem, including Salesforce, external applications, and custom boundary apps.
• Serve as the bridgepoint for integration across systems — ensuring scalability, reliability, and compliance.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentor developers on best practices, coding standards, and architectural frameworks.
• Partner with global stakeholders (Product, Business, and RevTech teams) to align architecture with business needs.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, tools, and frameworks to support evolving product and integration requirements.
• Translate business requirements into robust technical designs and blueprints, balancing short-term delivery with long-term scalability.
• Drive architecture governance, ensuring documentation, security, and compliance are embedded in all technical solutions.
• Support stakeholder discussions, presentations, and solution walkthroughs to articulate technical approaches clearly.
  

Qualifications & Skills

• 10+ years of progressive experience in software development, with at least 3+ years in an architect role.
• Strong background in application integration, enterprise architecture, and API-first design.
• Experience working with Salesforce (Sales/Service/Marketing Cloud) and integrating it with external boundary systems.
• Proficiency in designing solutions that involve cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), microservices, and enterprise integrations.
• Strong knowledge of modern integration technologies (REST APIs, GraphQL, ESB, middleware, event-driven architectures, etc.).
• Hands-on expertise in at least one modern backend language (Java, C#, Python, Node.js).
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions across teams and build consensus among stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to work across technical and business teams.
  

Why Join Zywave?

• Be part of a global RevTech leader, shaping the future of InsurTech.
• Work on cutting-edge technologies with high visibility across leadership.
• Opportunity to influence global architecture and integration strategy.
• Collaborative, innovative culture that values ownership and impact.