If Insurance

Do you want to work with insurance IT in an exciting transformation?

As a Solution Architect, you are a bridge-builder and a change agent. You transform complex business needs into simple, elegant solutions that create real value for people – our customers, colleagues, and partners. You see technology not just as systems and integrations, but as an enabler of better experiences, smarter decisions, and meaningful change. With your curiosity, empathy, and technical expertise, you inspire new ways of thinking and drive transformation that truly makes a difference.

About the role

Over the past years we have transformed our core policy systems into the standard policy management system – Guidewire. The journey continues and now we head into the next exciting phase where we transform from program to our future scaled agile model – The Guidewire DK Tribe.

As a Solution Architect you will in close collaboration with the Tribe Lead Architect lead the tech direction of the Guidewire platform including all the internal and external integrations to and from the platform. Your responsibilities will include:

• Setting and implementing the overall engineering practices of how to implement new functionality on the Guidewire platform – from business need to working code
• Maintaining and implementing non-functional requirements to the system. This also includes defining and implementing technical roadmaps to support the strategic journey of the business and handle technical debt.
• Bridging knowledge and act as a change agent towards the tech community in the Tribe
• Leading a tech team of senior developers (HR responsibility is a possibility if it has interest)
• Dialogue with HR managers on skill and competence development of developers

The tech stack consists of: GOSU (Java based language, back-end), React (front-end), REST API’s, Kubernetes/Docker on AWS, GUnit (test). Besides this we have multiple secondary applications build in Java on our Kubernetes/Docker platform.

We offer

In the same way that we place high demands on you as an employee, we also expect you to place high demands on us as an employer. Here are some of the benefits of working at If:

• An including work environment where everyone is welcome
• Career and development opportunities in the biggest insurance company in the Nordics
• Social activities, as well as highly skilled professional environment
• Possibility of hybrid workplace
• Health promoting workplace with e.g., wellness allowance and various sports activities
• Great insurance benefits

About the team

You will be part of our Tech & Platform team, working alongside highly skilled senior developers and consultants who are passionate about creating robust and future-proof solutions. Our team is part of a tribe of around 150 talented colleagues from both IT and business.

Our tribe’s mission is to service BA Private DK and Agriculture DK. We actively develop and run a modern core system platform, moving beyond legacy limitations to ensure we continuously meet future demands. By building on business needs and IT guidelines, we enable efficient operations, product agility, and excellent customer experiences.

At IF Tech community, we believe in the continuous development of our people through training, knowledge sharing, and tech gatherings such as hackathons, networks, and conferences. We foster strong collaboration across roles and disciplines, and you will experience a professional environment where curiosity, learning, and respect for each other’s expertise are at the core of how we work.

Who are you?

You are constructive by nature and always see solutions rather than problems. As an excellent communicator, you make complex topics easy to understand for everyone around you. You combine your strong technical flair with deep empathy, and you genuinely care about building strong, trusting teams.

You are naturally curious and driven to explore new technologies and ways of working. You excel at balancing high complexity and making the right trade-offs, navigating between different stakeholder needs and technical realities. You are idealistic when setting direction – ensuring we aim high and do what truly matters – and pragmatic when finding solutions that work here and now.

You also have:

• Extensive experience with financial IT – preferable insurance
• Extensive experience with the Java tech stack
• Experience with Guidewire or similar standard platforms (non-insurance is also relevant)
• Experience as a Solution Architect and leading a team of highly skilled developers
• Ability to set the direction via hands-on implementations of various features and PoC’s
• Experience with building and implementing technical roadmaps
• Experience with working in an agile setup
• A relevant academic education within computer science

Additional facts and the recruitment process

Application deadline: Screening and interviewing will start immediately. However, application deadline is 15.august 2025.

To apply for the position: Please attach your CV

Work location: Ballerup, Denmark

Start: 01.10.2025

For more information, please contact Lasse Hauris Hyldal, Tribe Tech Lead, lhy@topdanmark.dk and 30694659.

Final candidates will undergo a background check before employment

We look forward to your application!