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Who are we:
Core Insurance Platforms (CIP) is Zurich’s global capability responsible for building, running, and evolving core insurance technology. We set a unified, scalable operating model—covering governance, standards, architecture, service delivery, and reuse—so our business units can deliver at speed and scale.
CIP is the strategic steward of Zurich’s Guidewire ecosystem, aligning platform roadmaps to business strategy while driving stability, modernization, reduced supplier dependency, and long term cost efficiency.
India delivery center is one of our global delivery and capability hub. We bring together experts in AI, engineering, analysis, quality, and architecture to deliver product & process solutions, application run services, change and transformation initiatives, and centralized platform services across both on prem and Guidewire Cloud environments. Our teams operate from multiple global delivery centers, supporting Zurich’s business units worldwide.

Digital Identity (DI) Architect
Role Purpose:
Zurich is seeking an experienced Digital Identity (DI) Architect with deep expertise in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) to lead the design, architecture, and delivery of enterprise identity and access management (IAM) solutions that support Zurich's global Digital Identity strategy.
The DI Architect will serve as the technical authority across Digital Identity initiatives, bringing together business stakeholders, engineering teams, security teams, vendors, and delivery partners to ensure solutions are architected, implemented, and delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with Zurich's security, governance, and AI-first principles.
This role requires a strong blend of technical architecture expertise, stakeholder management, delivery leadership, and the ability to leverage AI-enabled capabilities to accelerate solution design, implementation, operations, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:
Architecture & Strategy:
Define and maintain the target-state Digital Identity architecture aligned with Zurich's global security, governance, and Zero Trust strategy.
Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective identity governance and workforce access management solutions across workforce, contractor, and partner populations.
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity requirements, compliance frameworks, and business objectives.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative identity capabilities that improve security, user experience, and operational efficiency.
Lead architecture decisions primarily across Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Identity Lifecycle Management, Access Management, Authentication, Authorization, and Identity Analytics, while maintaining awareness of adjacent identity domains.

Solution Delivery & Execution:




Translate business requirements into implementable architecture roadmaps and technical designs.
Collaborate with engineering teams, vendors, project managers, and business stakeholders to deliver solutions according to agreed timelines and budgets.
Identify dependencies, risks, and technical constraints early and drive resolution.
Provide end-to-end technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle from concept through production deployment.
Ensure architecture decisions balance security, user experience, operational supportability, and total cost of ownership.

Stakeholder & Collaboration Leadership:
Act as the primary technical liaison across business units, security teams, platform teams, infrastructure teams, vendors, and project sponsors.
Facilitate alignment across multiple stakeholders and drive consensus on architecture decisions.
Present technical solutions, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior leadership and governance forums.
Coordinate across global and regional teams to ensure successful program execution.

AI-First Responsibilities:
Champion Zurich's AI First strategy by embedding AI capabilities across architecture, engineering, operations, and support functions.
Utilize AI-assisted tools to accelerate solution design, documentation, testing, troubleshooting, reporting, and operational analysis.
Identify opportunities to automate repetitive IAM activities through AI, intelligent workflows, and orchestration platforms.
Define AI-enabled architecture patterns that improve identity governance, access risk analysis, certification campaigns, and operational support.
Promote responsible AI adoption aligned with Zurich governance, security, privacy, and ethical standards.
Drive adoption of AI-enabled engineering and delivery practices that improve productivity, quality, and operational efficiency across the Digital Identity organization.

Operational Excellence:
Drive simplification and standardization through reuse of enterprise platforms and services.
Ensure solutions are resilient, supportable, auditable, and compliant with regulatory requirements.
Support major incident reviews, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Contribute to roadmap planning, platform modernization, and transformation initiatives.

Required Qualifications:
Experience:
10+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management, Cybersecurity, or Enterprise Architecture.




5+ years of experience designing and implementing large-scale IAM solutions.
Demonstrated experience leading global identity transformation programs.
Experience working with senior business stakeholders, security teams, vendors, and technology leadership.
Demonstrated experience delivering Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) programs at enterprise scale.
Experience defining and implementing identity governance, certification, lifecycle management, and access control processes in complex organizations.

Technical Expertise:
Deep expertise in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), including:
SailPoint IdentityIQ and/or SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC)
Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
Access Certifications and Compliance Controls
Identity Lifecycle Management
RBAC, Role Engineering, and Identity Governance Operating Models
API-based integrations and cloud identity architectures

Strong experience with workforce access management technologies, including:
Okta
Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
MFA, SSO, Federation (SAML, OIDC, OAuth)

Broad architectural understanding of:
Active Directory / LDAP
Directory Services and cloud identity platforms
Adjacent identity capabilities such as Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Identity Analytics

AI & Automation Skills:
Experience leveraging Generative AI and AI-assisted engineering tools.
Understanding of AI governance, security, and responsible AI practices.
Experience applying AI to automate operational processes, reporting, testing, support, or engineering activities.
Ability to assess and recommend AI-enabled solutions that deliver measurable business value.

Leadership Competencies:
Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
Exceptional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to influence without direct authority.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Results-oriented with solid execution focus.
Ability to balance innovation, risk, cost, and delivery timelines.
Continuous improvement and AI-first mindset.

Success Measures:
Successful delivery of Digital Identity initiatives within agreed timelines and budgets.
Increased automation and AI adoption across IAM processes.
Reduction in operational effort through AI-assisted capabilities.
Improved security, compliance, and audit outcomes.
Increased reuse of enterprise services and standardized architecture patterns.
Enhanced stakeholder satisfaction and business value delivery.
Successful delivery of IGA modernization initiatives, including lifecycle governance, certification, and access governance capabilities.

Preferred Certifications:
TOGAF
CISSP
SailPoint Architect Certification
Microsoft Security Certifications
Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM) or equivalent IAM certification
Azure Solutions Architect Expert

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