Insurance Technical Architect

Role summary

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The Insurance Technical Architect designs and delivers technology solutions for insurance clients, translating business and regulatory needs into secure, scalable architectures. The role typically requires strong experience with insurance processes, enterprise integration, SAP BTP or related cloud platforms, APIs, data models, and architecture governance. Candidates should be comfortable producing technical designs, guiding development teams, evaluating products, and working with senior client stakeholders. Experience in solution architecture, cloud technologies, security, DevOps, and complex transformation programmes is expected. Strong communication, consulting, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills are essential, together with the ability to work across multicultural teams and occasional travel to client sites.

About the employer

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation consultancy headquartered in France, with operations across more than 50 countries. The company helps organizations modernize their technology, improve customer experiences, manage data, adopt cloud platforms, and redesign business operations. Its services span strategy and consulting, applications, engineering, cloud, cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence, and business process services. Capgemini works with clients in industries including insurance, banking, manufacturing, telecommunications, retail, healthcare, and the public sector. In Malaysia, it supports regional and international clients through consulting, delivery, technology implementation, and managed services teams. The company generally offers opportunities to work on large-scale transformation programmes, collaborate with distributed international teams, and develop specialist skills through structured learning and certification programmes.

Working in Malaysia

Malaysia offers technology opportunities mainly in Kuala Lumpur, Cyberjaya, Penang, and Johor, with growing delivery and shared-service work in cloud, ERP, cybersecurity, data, and consulting. Penang is known for its technology and semiconductor ecosystem, while Langkawi, Sabah, and Sarawak provide attractive island or Borneo lifestyles. Malaysian culture is multicultural, combining Malay, Chinese, Indian, and Indigenous traditions, with English widely used in professional settings. Living costs are moderate compared with Singapore or major Western cities, and food, public transport, healthcare, and outdoor activities are widely accessible. International professionals normally need an Employment Pass sponsored by their employer; dependants may require separate passes. Employers usually manage the application process, so confirm eligibility before relocating. Research taxation, healthcare coverage, housing, schooling, and contract terms, and consider humidity, monsoon seasons, traffic, and travel distances when choosing where to live.