Engineering Lead - Insurance (Data & AI)

The role

You will lead cross-functional engineering teams to design, deliver, and evolve core technology platforms. You will translate complex insurance workflows into modern application architectures and set technical vision.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers, architects, and analysts.
• Define and uphold engineering standards, coding practices, and quality frameworks.
• Own the application roadmap for core insurance platforms.
• Design and govern scalable, event-driven, cloud-native architectures.
• Assess and manage technical debt.
• Evaluate and recommend third-party insurance software.
• Oversee delivery of insurance-specific capabilities like policy lifecycle and claims handling.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Own end-to-end software delivery for product areas.
• Manage relationships with technology vendors and insurance software providers.

Required qualifications

• Significant experience (7+ years) in software engineering.
• Demonstrable insurance domain expertise across Specialty, London Market / Lloyds, or Reinsurance.
• Strong command of modern application development: microservices, API-first design, event-driven architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Proven ability to lead distributed engineering teams delivering in an Agile/SAFe environment.
• Deep understanding of insurance data models, regulatory frameworks (FCA, PRA, Solvency II), and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication skills to engage technical and non-technical audiences, including C-suite stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Consulting experience.
• Background in data engineering or analytics within an insurance context.
• Experience delivering large-scale digital transformation or legacy modernisation programmes in insurance.
• AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent certifications.
• Exposure to AI/ML applications in insurance.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Annual performance bonus.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Income protection.
• Hybrid working model.
• Generous pension scheme with enhanced employer contributions.
• Continuous learning budget.
• Access to industry conferences, certifications, and training programmes.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Option to buy additional leave days.
• Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.

About the company

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha) is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. It is a boutique management consulting firm that offers expertise and industry insight to top industry players.