Data and Integration Architect

Northwest Partners is looking for a Data and Integration Architect who's passionate about designing scalable enterprise data and integration solutions that enable business growth. In this role, you will lead the architecture of modern data and integration platforms, partnering with business and technology teams to deliver secure, high-performing, and scalable solutions across a complex enterprise environment within the insurance industry. What YOU will do• Define and maintain enterprise data and integration architecture standards across applications and platforms• Design scalable, secure, and high-performing integration solutions that enable seamless communication between enterprise systems• Establish and govern data integrity standards to ensure the accuracy, consistency, security, and availability of enterprise data• Partner with business, product, architecture, and engineering teams to define functional and non-functional solution requirements• Design and maintain enterprise API strategies, event-driven architectures, and system integration frameworks• Develop architecture standards for APIs, messaging, data exchange, governance, and integration best practices• Design enterprise data models and support data warehousing initiatives that enable analytics and business intelligence• Provide architectural leadership for cloud-based integration platforms and enterprise data solutions• Guide the implementation of modern integration technologies, including web services, microservices, messaging platforms, and business process automation• Lead architecture reviews and provide technical direction throughout the software development lifecycle• Support DevOps practices by promoting Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) standards and automation• Participate in production support, incident management, architecture governance, and technology roadmap planning• Collaborate with internal teams, third-party vendors, and offshore development partners to deliver integrated enterprise solutions• Mentor technical teams and provide architectural guidance to ensure scalable, maintainable, and supportable solutions What YOU will bring us• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and professional experience• 10+ years of experience designing enterprise data and integration solutions• Strong Property & Casualty insurance experience, including personal lines insurance• Extensive experience with enterprise database technologies including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DB2, or similar platforms• Deep understanding of database design principles, data modeling, data architecture, and data warehousing• Experience designing enterprise API strategies and event-driven architectures• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration technologies including REST APIs, SOAP, JSON, messaging platforms, API gateways, and microservices• Experience with cloud-based integration platforms and enterprise cloud architectures• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks• Knowledge of business intelligence platforms, reporting, dashboards, data visualization, and Power BI• Experience developing enterprise architecture standards, governance frameworks, and integration best practices• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for business and executive stakeholders• Experience collaborating with third-party solution providers and offshore development teams• Excellent analytical, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, evolving enterprise technology environments• Strong collaboration, leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skillsDisclaimer: All candidates will be asked to briefly show a government-issued ID on video during the first interview. This step protects the integrity of the hiring process, given the rise in applicant impersonation and employment fraud. Benefits Include:Comprehensive benefits available to full time employees About Northwest PartnersNorthwest Partners is an equal opportunity employer. At Northwest Partners we are dedicated to moving at the speed of innovation. We work with clients across the globe to provide exceptional knowledge, talent, and resources. As a trusted partner, we merge the client's vision with our expertise to deliver powerful results. Northwest Partners is known for building and managing elite teams in technology across diverse industries. Our mission is to empower every talent and every client to achieve more.