Frontend Architect

Role Overview

• Understand business goals and translate them into clear digital product architecture and technology roadmaps.
• Define frontend and digital solution architectures that are scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable.
• Support modernization initiatives that reduce technical debt, close architecture gaps, and enable new digital capabilities.
• Work with product and delivery teams to refine backlogs, assess feasibility, and guide implementation decisions.
• Communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Identify delivery and architecture risks, recommend practical mitigations, and support continuous improvement after implementation.
• Stay current with digital, web, mobile, cloud, and AI-enabled technologies, platforms, and tools.
• Apply architecture standards and review practices to support quality, security, and compliance.
• Create and review design artifacts that support engineering, security, service, and delivery needs.
• Mentor and coach team members, encouraging collaboration, technical growth, and consistent design practices.
• Contribute to Aviva’s architecture community by sharing knowledge and improving design practices.
• Use technical expertise to solve complex design and delivery challenges.
• Recommend practical solutions that align with architecture principles, standards, and delivery needs.
• Adapt to changing priorities and influence design decisions as business needs evolve.
• Build strong relationships with product managers, engineers, platform specialists, architects, and delivery partners.
• Engage with suppliers and technology partners to stay informed on relevant trends, capabilities, and market developments.

Requirements

• Strong experience with digital application and web architecture.
• Frontend frameworks such as React and Angular.
• Mobile frameworks such as React Native.
• UX research and design tools such as Figma.
• Web asset management platforms such as Adobe.
• Digital data and analytics platforms, including Google and Adobe solutions.
• Web application security, CDN/edge technologies, and performance optimization.
• Experience integrating AI services into digital products.
• Web application observability and end-user monitoring.
• Insurance industry experience, including Guidewire (would be an asset).
• API and event technologies such as REST, GraphQL, Pub/Sub, and WebSockets.
• Backend frameworks, preferably Java and Node.js.
• Modern application architecture, including domain focused design, microservices, and micro apps.
• Cloud computing and modern software development practices.
• Containerization and orchestration technologies, including Kubernetes.
• Public cloud certification, preferably AWS.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end project delivery, including Agile delivery methods.
• Broad technical knowledge with the ability to apply solutions across different customer and business scenarios.

Tech Stack

• Angular
• AWS
• Cloud
• GraphQL
• Guidewire
• Java
• JavaScript
• Kubernetes
• Microservices
• Node.js
• React
• React Native

Benefits

• Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
• Outstanding Career Development opportunities.
• We’ll support your professional development education.
• Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.
• Employee driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.
• Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health.
• Hybrid flexible work model.