Software Engineering Architect

Software Engineering Architect

Location: Boston, MA, USA
Employment Type: Full-time
Verisk Business: Extreme Event Solutions

Company Description

Extreme Event Solutions at Verisk (formerly AIR Worldwide) provides risk modeling solutions that help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to extreme events.

In 1987, Verisk founded the catastrophe modeling industry and today models the risk from natural catastrophes, supply chain disruptions, terrorism, pandemics, casualty catastrophes, and cyber incidents. Insurance, reinsurance, financial, corporate, and government clients rely on Verisk’s advanced science, software, and consulting services for catastrophe risk management, insurance-linked securities, longevity modeling, site-specific engineering analyses, and agricultural risk management.

The Extreme Event Solutions team is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in North America, Europe, and Asia.

At the heart of what we do is helping clients manage risk. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data and insights to customers in insurance, energy, financial services, and specialized markets so they can make faster and more informed decisions.

Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks, while helping organizations navigate complex issues such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical challenges.

Verisk is committed to making the world better, safer, and stronger. We are part of the UN Global Compact sustainability initiative, have committed to balancing 100 percent of our carbon emissions, and run programs such as our “returnship” program for experienced professionals re-entering the workforce.

Verisk has received Great Place to Work Certification for five consecutive years and has been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and Best Employer for Women.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Native AWS Software Architect to lead the design and development of cutting-edge cloud-hosted solutions.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS, microservices architecture, SaaS product development, and modern web frameworks. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can drive architectural decisions, mentor engineering teams, and ensure delivery of secure, scalable, high-performance cloud applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of cloud-hosted web applications for the insurance industry, including network infrastructure, user experience, database schema, data models, workflow automation, and end-to-end integration testing.
• Define and maintain architectural standards, patterns, and best practices for AWS-native SaaS products.
• Collaborate with product management, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Drive domain-driven designs for data models, APIs, and data products.
• Architect and implement microservices using modern frameworks and container orchestration platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, and EKS.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes for rapid, reliable, and secure deployments.
• Design and implement RESTful and GraphQL APIs focused on performance and scalability.
• Develop responsive and accessible front-end interfaces using HTML5, CSS/SCSS, TypeScript, Angular or React, and modern UI component libraries such as Kendo UI or Infragistics.
• Ensure security best practices in application architecture, including IAM policies, encryption, API security, and compliance with standards such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2.
• Champion cloud-native principles and serverless architectures using AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, and other managed services.
• Work with AWS data services including Redshift, RDS, Aurora, and S3 for building scalable data-driven applications.
• Lead proof-of-concept initiatives to evaluate emerging AWS services and architectural approaches.
• Mentor development teams on architecture decisions, code quality, and performance optimization.
• Support UI automation testing and collaborate with QA and DevOps teams on automated testing, monitoring, and application observability using tools such as CloudWatch, X-Ray, and OpenTelemetry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, including at least 2 years in an AWS cloud-native architect role.
• Proven experience designing and implementing AWS-native SaaS products and complex full-stack applications.
• Strong expertise in .NET Core, C#, ASP.NET Core, and modern JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React, and TypeScript.
• Experience with serverless architectures including AWS Lambda, Step Functions, and API Gateway.
• Experience with microservices deployed on ECS or EKS.
• Strong database experience including SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and AWS data services such as Redshift, Aurora, and DynamoDB.
• Experience designing secure multi-tenant SaaS architectures.
• Solid understanding of Agile or Scrum development environments.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or similar tools.
• Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with event-driven architectures using AWS SNS, SQS, or Kafka.
• Understanding of cost optimization strategies in AWS environments.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs and services.
• Knowledge of insurance industry platforms and regulatory compliance considerations.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to shape the future of cloud-native SaaS solutions in the insurance industry.
• Work with cutting-edge AWS services and modern development practices.
• Collaborate with talented engineers and architects in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.

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