małopolskie / Kraków

Market Interfaces Solution Architect

2024-12-18

Kraków

Nr ref.: 2553521/700364

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Specifically, within Commercial Risk Solutions we offer risk advisory, risk transfer and structured solutions that help organisations and individuals identify, quantify, and manage their risk exposure through insurance.

What the day will look like

This role will provide the candidate an opportunity to drive our Market Integration architecture strategy for our new Commercial Risk Solutions ecosystem. Overarching responsibilities include helping to define the integration architecture and interfaces for delivering global and country-specific integration requirements and overseeing delivery as part of a global strategic multi-workstream programme.

On a day-to-day level this will require the candidate to:

Develop, optimize, and manage comprehensive integration solutions to enable efficient data sharing and workflow automation across diverse systems, platforms, and applications.
Build and oversee scalable APIs and microservices architectures, ensuring secure and efficient connectivity between internal systems, external partners, and third-party applications
Drive architectural strategy for real-time and batch-based data exchange using a modern iPaaS stack, SFTP and other approaches. Oversee modernization and tool consolidation.
Collaborate with insurers, brokers, product directors, to understand market-specific integration requirements, regulatory needs, and operational expectations.
Utilize standardized integration approaches, including REST APIs, SOAP protocols, messaging queues, and enterprise service buses (ESB), to ensure seamless system-to-system communication
Define governance frameworks and technical standards for data exchange, including APIs, EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), and message protocols like ACCORD.
Embed security protocols into integration solutions to protect sensitive data and ensure adherence to compliance standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, or other industry regulations.
Create detailed integration documentation, including system designs and interface specifications, while updating stakeholders on progress and challenges.
Work with Business/Technical Analysts on creating the required user stories and ensuring they are clearly defined, well understood, and properly estimated.
Support a cross-functional Agile team consisting of Delivery Managers, Business Analysts, Scrum Master etc. to deliver with quality.
Act as a key contributor and collaborator on Aon’s common architecture standards to support the exchange of data within and across Aon solution lines and geographies.
Ensure successful data integration with regional and global warehouses, internal financial systems, and external fiduciary/regulatory bodies.
Collaborate with other architects within the ecosystem to ensure collective delivery of the programme.

How this opportunity is different

Aon is investing in its ecosystem of products and capabilities like never before. This role will give the chosen candidate a unique opportunity to lead the architecture and integration of systems that streamline market interactions and enable seamless data exchange.

Skills and experience that will lead to success.

8-10 years of professional experience in integration architecture, system design, or software architecture, with a strong emphasis on enterprise system integration.
Advanced experience in designing, deploying, and managing APIs with industry standard API management platforms, to secure and streamline external integrations.
Previous experience in building integrations in both low-code iPaaS/ETL and pro-code environments.
Proficient in advanced security practices, including OAuth, OpenID Connect, JWT, and encryption techniques, as well as compliance with industry security standards.
Comprehensive understanding of integration patterns, including publish/subscribe, message queuing, event-driven systems, and orchestration/choreography models.
Experience in integration platform-as-a-service offerings (iPaaS), ideally Workato, but alternatively Talend, Azure Data Factory, StreamSets or similar ETL tools to transform and exchange data.
Experience with Azure cloud services – IaaS, DBaaS and PaaS offerings. Expertise is serverless architecture to optimize cost and efficiency in handling interface processes.
Familiarity with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), SSL/TLS, and HMAC for securing communications and integration across systems.
Strong understanding of Master Data Management (MDM) to ensure accurate data across multiple systems.
Solid knowledge of data formats and standards (e.g., XML, JSON, EDIFACT) and expertise in data mapping analysis and data job design.
Experience in insurance policy management, or in financial systems a plus.
Agile knowledge – Scrum, Kanban, TDD and other practices.
College degree in IT-related discipline.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.
We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard.