Technical Solutioning Engineer

About the role

AIG is seeking a Vice President of Application Engineering to lead our technology transformation. This role is within the Global Insurance Technology organization, focusing on bridging business strategy with technical execution.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the global technology landscape is scalable, simplified, and optimized.
• Act as the strategic technical architect of delivery, translating high-level strategic intent into actionable engineering solutions.
• Partner with Technology and Business leadership to navigate the transformation agenda and optimize global outcomes.
• Develop and maintain an aspirational technical architectural road map for the organization, defining technology strategy and architecture decisions for strategic programs.
• Lead and deliver technical architecture solutions in alignment with GI IT and business objectives.
• Oversee end-to-end technical architecture for a region or 1-2 critical business applications or lead technical architecture for several large or mid-sized business applications.
• Partner with regional stakeholders and governing boards to enforce technical architecture standards.
• Drive IT strategy, current, transitional, and target state technical architectures and roadmaps for a technical domain across lines of business that align to enterprise, technical, and other functional domain standards, including Cloud and hosting, security, data, integration, frameworks, DevOps, automation, productivity services and tools, application lifecycle services.
• Initiate and deliver technology evaluations and recommendations.
• Deploy and maintain the technical architecture repository for technology standards, best practices, and tool sets.
• Ensure compliance to Enterprise and General Insurance technical architectural standards, policies, and practices.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of IT industry best practices, technologies, architectures, and emerging technologies.

Requirements

• 10–15+ years of experience in application engineering and technology management, preferably within large-scale global enterprises or the financial services/insurance sector.
• A strong foundation in modern engineering practices, cloud-native architecture, and the delivery of complex, scalable software systems.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale technology migrations or architectural shifts.
• Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical business partners and other senior leaders.
• A disciplined approach to working under tight deadlines and managing high-pressure delivery cycles without sacrificing quality.
• Strong ability to partner with analysis teams to refine business requirements into technical roadmaps.
• Applying modern engineering standards, cloud-native architectures, and automation to drive performance, reliability, and speed to market.
• Help foster a culture of learning, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Strong understanding of AWS, Azure, Google CLOUD services, and their use in designing secure, scalable application platforms.
• Working knowledge of Generative AI (preferred) from application and security perspective.
• Working knowledge of languages, and application Frameworks.
• Hands on experience in open-source code and frameworks, Micro services Architecture, Angular/ React, Java/ J2EE, Relational DBs, NoSQL DBs such as MongoDB.
• Some development experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• Certifications desired, not mandatory – TOGAF, AWS, Leeds, CISSP, CCC, SAFe for architects etc.

Qualifications

• Ready to make a bigger impact.

Skills

• Technical leadership and strategic vision.
• Cloud-native architecture and modern engineering practices.
• Strategic alignment between business and technical initiatives.
• Collaboration and partnership with business and IT stakeholders.
• Technical writing and documentation skills.
• Project management and delivery expertise.
• Knowledge of Generative AI and its application in technology.
• Experience with various programming languages and frameworks.
• Experience with cloud services and security best practices.

Benefits

• The base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $140,000, with eligibility for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.
• Comprehensive benefits package includes health, wellness, financial security, and professional development benefits.
• Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options.
• Employee resource groups (ERGs) provide support and networking opportunities.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $140,000, with eligibility for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.

Schedule

Primarily in-office, with flexibility as per company policy.