FBS Director of Infrastructure Architecture and Platform Modernization

Our Client is one of the United States’ largest insurers, providing a wide range of insurance and financial services products with gross written premium well over US$25 Billion (P&C). They proudly serve more than 10 million U.S. households with more than 19 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 48,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 18,500 employees. Finally, our Client is part of one the largest Insurance Groups in the world.

What to expect on your journey with us:

• A solid and innovative company with a strong market presence

• A dynamic, diverse, and collaborative work environment

• Leaders with deep market knowledge and strategic vision

We count on you for:

We are seeking a visionary and transformational Director of Infrastructure Architecture to lead a large-scale modernization effort and define the strategic direction for our enterprise technology platforms. This executive leadership role is responsible for guiding a team of architects to re-imagine and rebuild our core infrastructure across a multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid landscape, with a focus on cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes. More than a technologist, you will be a business-focused leader who translates complex technology into tangible outcomes, building strong stakeholder engagement to ensure infrastructure is a key driver of business innovation, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage.

Strategic & Architectural Leadership:

• Lead and own the enterprise-wide infrastructure modernization strategy to create a clear roadmap for application migration and platform transformation.
• Serve as a primary technology evangelist, building consensus and articulating the business value of modernization initiatives, including containerization and cloud adoption, to executive leadership and key business partners.
• Champion innovation by supporting emerging technology platforms in areas like AIOps and generative AI, creating compelling business cases for their adoption.
• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture framework, technology portfolio, and good governance, including roadmaps, standards, health assessments, and patterns that enable business agility and velocity.

Executive Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of architects, fostering a culture of growth, ownership, business acumen, and collaborative partnership.
• Build and nurture deep, trust-based relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including C-level executives, business unit leaders, and application development teams, to ensure architectural alignment with enterprise-wide goals.
• Be a strong influencer, effectively communicating complex technical strategies in terms of business value and skillfully navigating organizational dynamics to drive consensus and adoption.
• Act as a strategic partner to business and technology leaders, translating their needs into actionable infrastructure strategies and proactively identifying opportunities for technology to create new business capabilities.

Multi-Cloud & Platform Architecture Oversight:

• Lead a team of architects to ensure deep expertise and architectural integrity across all platforms, ensuring they are designed to meet business-defined service levels and strategic goals.
• Containerization & Cloud-Native Platforms: Drive the strategy and architecture for our enterprise container platform built on Kubernetes, enabling developer self-service, application portability, and operational efficiency across the multi-cloud landscape.
• Automation & AIOps: Champion a strategy of hyper-automation and lead the implementation of AIOps platforms to enhance operational efficiency, predict issues, and improve system resilience.
• AI Infrastructure: Lead the architectural design for AI/ML infrastructure, providing the robust and scalable platforms required to power advanced AI models and deliver business insights.
• Mainframe & Mid-Range Migration: Lead the migration strategy of legacy platforms, applying sound principals and analysis to develop business-centric strategies for modernization and migration to cloud-native services and SaaS.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is required.
• Strong experience in information technology, with a focus on infrastructure engineering and architecture.
• Experience formal architecture role (e.g., Enterprise Architect, Principal Architect).
• Experience in a leadership capacity with a proven track record of managing and mentoring senior technical staff.
• Demonstrable experience leading a large-scale infrastructure modernization program.

Technical Skills:

• Containerization & Orchestration: Deep expertise in container technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms, specifically Kubernetes (e.g., EKS, GKE, AKS), including architecture, security, and ecosystem tooling.
• Multi-Cloud Computing: Expert knowledge of multi-cloud architecture (IaaS, PaaS) on AWS, Azure, and GCP, including migration/modernization frameworks (e.g., 7 R's), security, and cost management (FinOps).
• AI/ML & AIOps: Deep familiarity with AIOps platforms and automation concepts.
• Site Reliability & DevOps: Solid understanding of SRE principles, observability, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Ansible.

Soft Skills & Leadership Qualities:

• Executive Presence & Communication: The ability to command a room, articulate complex ideas with clarity, and present compelling business cases to C-level audiences.
• Influence & Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to build consensus across diverse teams with competing priorities and influence decision-making at all levels of the organization.
• Business Acumen: A strong understanding of business fundamentals and the ability to connect technology investments to tangible business outcomes (ROI, TCO).
• Transformational Leadership: A track record of leading, mentoring, and inspiring technical teams, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and business-focused problem-solving.
• Strategic Vision: The ability to see beyond immediate technical challenges to anticipate future business needs and design long-term, scalable solutions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a relevant technical or business field (e.g., MBA).
• Professional architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF) and expert-level cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
• Experience managing departmental budgets and participating in financial planning.

Benefits

This position comes with competitive compensation and benefits package:

1. Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
2. Comprehensive benefits package
3. Career development and training opportunities
4. Flexible work arrangements (remote and/or office-based)
5. Dynamic and inclusive work culture within a globally renowned group
6. Private Health Insurance
7. Pension Plan
8. Paid Time Off
9. Training & Development

Originally posted on Himalayas