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.Net Architect in Peoria, IL for Long Term Contract
TalentBridge
🇺🇸 United States
Hybrid
Staff / Principal
4 weeks ago
$55 – $60 / hour
- .NET
- Azure
- Microservices
- AI
- AS400
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Azure Cloud
- REST API
- Snowflake
- ETL
- ELT
- AI/ML
- RAG
- ServiceNow
- DevSecOps
- Pension
4 weeks ago
Duration: Peoria, IL
Start Date: ASAP
Type: Peoria, IL
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior .NET Architect to lead architecture and design initiatives for a strategic P&C Insurance engagement.
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Enterprise Solution Architecture, .NET/Azure, Microservices, Modernization, and Integration Architecture, along with deep P&C Insurance domain experience.
This is a senior, client-facing architecture role requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with Directors, AVPs, and CIO-level stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end solution architecture across multiple programs, including Forms Modernization, Data Platforms, and AI initiatives.
- Define target-state architecture, integration patterns, system interactions, and technical roadmaps.
- Lead architecture reviews, design governance, and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
- Drive modernization initiatives involving:
- Document generation/CCM platforms such as GhostDraft or similar tools
- Rules engines such as Coherent or equivalent
- Legacy AS400 / VB-based system modernization
- Define scalable API-led and event-driven architecture patterns.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor to senior client stakeholders.
- Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and architecture roadmaps.
- Participate in architecture walkthroughs, steering discussions, and executive presentations.
- Provide hands-on architectural guidance across:
- .NET / Microservices
- Azure / Cloud-Native Architecture
- REST APIs and Integration
- Messaging and Event-Driven Architecture
- Mentor engineering teams and promote architecture and development best practices.
- Support architecture for data platforms, including Snowflake and ETL/ELT pipelines.
- Support AI/ML solutions, including RAG, document intelligence, and automation.
- Collaborate with AI teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and enterprise-ready.
- Partner with Delivery Managers to ensure solutions are feasible, scalable, and aligned with project timelines and budgets.
- Identify architecture risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies early.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture.
- Strong P&C Insurance domain experience – MUST HAVE, particularly across:
- Policy
- Billing
- Claims
- Strong expertise in Enterprise Architecture and Distributed Systems.
- Extensive experience with .NET and Cloud-Native Architecture; Azure preferred.
- Strong API design and integration experience.
- Experience modernizing and transforming legacy systems.
- Strong understanding of data platforms and AI-driven solutions.
- Excellent executive-level communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience influencing technical decisions across distributed/onshore-offshore teams.
Nice to Have
- Experience with GhostDraft, Coherent, or similar platforms.
- Exposure to Duck Creek or other P&C Insurance platforms.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow/CMDB.
- Knowledge of DevSecOps practices.
- Experience working in onshore-offshore delivery models.
- Previous experience as a client-facing Architect within consulting or IT services organizations.
Ideal Candidate
The strongest candidates will be Senior/Enterprise Architects with 15+ years of experience, deep P&C Insurance expertise, and a strong .NET/Azure architecture background. Candidates should be comfortable working directly with senior business and technology leadership and leading large-scale modernization initiatives.
Important: P&C Insurance domain experience is a must-have for this position.
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