Solutions Architect

RFI/RFP Response Management

• Analyze RFI, RFP and assessment documents.
• Extract functional, technical, conversion, integration, and operational requirements.
• Identify mandatory requirements, assumptions, dependencies, risks, and scope drivers.
• Draft high-quality responses for platform capabilities, implementation approach, conversion methodology, testing, governance, hosting, and support.
• Develop win themes and solution differentiators
• Support solution architects in creating end-to-end target solution designs.
• Document proposed architecture and implementation approaches.
• Analyze current-state and target-state operating models.
• Define scope boundaries, assumptions, constraints, and exclusions.
• Assist in preparing implementation strategies and deployment models.
• Support SaaS and TPA solution offerings.

Estimation and Pricing Support

• Maintain estimation workbooks and pricing calculators.
• Prepare ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) estimates.
• Support development of fixed-price and T&M proposals.
• Perform benchmarking against prior deals and historical implementation data.
• Assist in documenting estimate assumptions and pricing rationale.

Proposal and Presentation Development

• Create client-facing solution decks.
• Develop executive summaries.
• Prepare implementation roadmaps and phased deployment approaches.
• Support proposal reviews and revisions.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience

• 5–10 years of experience in Life & Annuity insurance.
• Minimum 3 years working with policy administration platforms (preferably LifePRO).
• Strong understanding of Life & Annuity products, functions (New Business, Underwriting, Policy Servicing, Claims, Billing , Commission etc.)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Word, CoPilot.
• Experience supporting:
• RFI/RFP responses
• Solution consulting
• Business analysis
• System modernization initiatives