Job Description

Are you ready to shape a better tomorrow?

AIA Digital+ is a Technology, Digital and Analytics innovation hub dedicated to powering AIA to be more efficient, connected and innovative as it fulfils its Purpose to help millions of people across Asia-Pacific live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

If you are hungry and driven to play an active role in shaping a better tomorrow, we want to hear from you. Because the work we do at AIA Digital+ makes a difference in the lives of millions of people, every day. We will equip you with the critical skills, tools and technology, and endless opportunities to learn, contribute and thrive in a dynamic and exciting environment.

If you want to shape a brighter future at AIA Digital+, please read on.

About the Role As Solution Architect (SA), you will be responsible and accountable for bridging the gap between business problems and technology solutions. Finding the best tech solution among all possible to solve the existing business problems. Describing the structure, characteristics, behaviour, and other aspects of software to project stakeholders. Defining features, phases, and solution requirements. Providing specifications according to which the solution is defined, managed, and delivered.

You will be involved and provide the detail and end-to-end solution design for Business case, Project, Change Request (CR), Operation fixes and Strategic Fixes to ensure solution designs are addressing and aligned with business or technical user requirements. In providing architecture assurance that is aligned with the target blueprint architecture, roadmap and standards. What you produce will be used as a reference for development and operational team.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Translates business requirement into technical requirement to ensure accuracy and quality of solution are covered on all aspects of the business and technical requirements.
• Owning the Architecture Review Board (ARB) process and leading the team to produce the required architectural and solution design diagrams to address business case approval and end-to-end development requirement which align to high level design requirement in related Technical Built Permit (TBP) and ADR section for development and testing reference.
• Provide high level solution design (HLD) to address end-to-end technical requirement which align to business requirement with high level information in the related TBP section for further development of low-level design (LLD) reference by development team.
• Present TBP at ARB Forum for architecture approval to ensure alignment with IT strategy, roadmap, standards and investment.
• Prepare and present the Architecture Design Review (ADR) at ARB Forum for change request to ensure that existing services and products will not be interrupted by new solution.
• Identify, present and demonstrate innovation and emerging information technology systems and applications to Technology Council and Community.
• Plan solution design readiness based on business stream and urgency of the requirement towards business prioritization and delivery timeline.
• Review, Analyze and Endorse technical document i.e. Impact Analysis, Functional Design and Interface Agreement to ensure that all stakeholder agree and proceed with configuration and development.
• Review, interpret, analyse and respond to detailed business requirements specifications (BRS) to ensure alignment between business user expectations and current technology environment
• Provide input to the strategic direction of technology investments to assist in the development of the enterprise architecture and maximise the return on technology investment.
• Within the agreed enterprise architecture, define and design technology solutions to assist the business in meeting their business objectives.
• Work collaboratively to contribute to achieving multiple team\xe2\x80\x99s business outcomes.
• Participate in meetings to obtain the work group perspective and share information. Resolve and provide solutions to issues and develop the necessary technical designs and artefacts.
• Stakeholder management

• Manage and optimize business demand in relation to business value and priorities
• Manage IT teams, vendor and Group IT relationships to provide delivery flexibility in architecture and solution development.
• Responsible to coordinate and schedule discussions with application development team and business users to confirm solution meets the business requirement.
• Collaborate with technical team to resolve any challenges as they arise.

Key Challenges

• Provide adequate and accurate solution in very short period with minimal resource and limited knowledge of the impacted IT eco systems.
• Maintain accuracy and quality of the solution with multiple of change requests at a time
• Provide and prepare solution design for many various projects at one time
• Produce technical solution to support business case and business requirements in a timely manner with zero defect
• Keeping pace with new technology and recommending the optimal solutions among various competitive technologies
• Must be a team player and able collaborate with IT teams particular in the area of Architecture and Solution delivery advise and guidance.

Requirements

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree, preferably in engineering, computer science, or other related degree.

5 years\xe2\x80\x99 professional experience within web, app or technical product management. * Well versed with the latest innovation in digital and able to transition a vision or an idea into reality within current limitations. Must be able to work hands-on.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of the product management lifecycle and of web/application best practices.
• Able to organize, prioritise and manage multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Understanding of a variety of methodologies from Agile to Waterfall, and of common software development practices.
• Experience in interacting peripheral system from an end to end perspective. Middle office system (eg. Cheque writter, imaging solution, insurance new business/POS/claims transaction processing system, policy admin processing system etc)
• Good communication skills, must be able to multi-task within a complex environment with strong interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to communicate well at all levels within the organisation, group office, affiliates and vendors; in particular with IT and business users.
• Possess good Leadership and Teamwork character as successful projects are realized through appropriate management of people/team.
• Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills.
• A good and convincing presenter.
• Must be able to interact will all level from team to stakeholder level.
• Manager/Senior Manager

5 years working experience in web and/or app development areas; preferable in insurance, design, user experience, digital, IOT, middle/back office systems and computing fields. * Experience in Cloud setup & design in Infrastructure (IAAS, PAAS, SAAS), with associate cloud component like Cloud VM, Kubernetes, API Gateway etc.

• Involved in Big Data setup such as Datalake, and its associate Governance solution, data modelling etc.

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