Enterprise Solution, Business Architect

Pekin Insurance

. Facilitate discovery sessions with Life and P&C business and IT stakeholders to capture business capabilities, processes, pain points, data needs, system dependencies, and technical constraints .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timePekin • Illinois • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $108,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Facilitate discovery sessions with Life and P&C business and IT stakeholders to capture business capabilities, processes, pain points, data needs, system dependencies, and technical constraints
Document current-state business and technology architecture, including process flows, capability maps, application interactions, integrations, and key gaps
Define future-state business and solution architecture aligned to strategic priorities, customer and agent needs, operational efficiency, scalability, security, and maintainability
Develop future-state concepts, architecture options, diagrams, roadmaps, and design recommendations for investment and sequencing decisions
Translate business outcomes and requirements into solution direction for delivery teams, vendors, and technology partners
Evaluate solution alternatives and communicate tradeoffs, dependencies, risks, assumptions, and impacts across Life, P&C, and shared enterprise capabilities
Partner with project managers, business analysts, product owners, engineering teams, vendors, security, data, and infrastructure teams from discovery through delivery
Establish and maintain reusable architecture documentation, standards, decision records, and traceability between business needs and solution designs
Present recommendations to technical and nontechnical audiences and help build consensus around target-state decisions
Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in the insurance industry, including work across Life and Property & Casualty (P&C)
Demonstrated experience in solution architecture and business architecture
Experience partnering with business and IT stakeholders to document current state, define future-state requirements, and develop practical architecture designs
Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, business, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
Equivalent consideration may be given to candidates with at least 10 years of relevant insurance, solution architecture, business architecture, or enterprise transformation experience
Experience with insurance policy, billing, claims, distribution, or customer platforms
Experience supporting enterprise transformation, modernization, or capability roadmaps
Familiarity with architecture frameworks, capability modeling, process modeling, and integration patterns
Knowledge of solution architecture and business architecture
Life and P&C insurance domain knowledge
Current-state and future-state analysis
Requirements discovery and stakeholder facilitation
Technical documentation and architecture diagramming
Strategic thinking and roadmap development
Business capability, process, data, application, and integration analysis
Executive communication, influence, and decision support
Ability to work across business, IT, delivery teams, and vendors
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future
Preferred: Master's degree or relevant architecture/business analysis certification
Preferred, not required: TOGAF, Certified Business Architect (CBA), AWS architecture certification, IASA

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
Generous 401(k) with company match
Paid Time Off (PTO) with Paid Holidays
Flexible/Hybrid Work Schedule
Paid Volunteer Program