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Sophia Nepia

@sophianepia

I shape cloud architectures, integrations, and digital transformation across insurance, telecommunications, and education.

New Zealand

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead cloud-based digital transformation, shaping architecture, integration strategy, and delivery decisions alongside product, engineering, and senior leadership teams.

I've led digital transformation at Southern Cross Health Insurance, Southern Cross Pet Insurance, and Vodafone New Zealand, turning business outcomes into pragmatic architecture and delivery decisions.

At Southern Cross, I shaped a composable customer data platform using Snowflake, dbt, Hightouch, and Braze, and architected a customer self-service application with Azure AD B2C and microservices. I also led the transformation of a pet insurance pricing engine into a rules-based model supported by microservices, event-driven architecture, and Apache Kafka.

I partner closely with senior leaders, Product Owners, and engineering teams to establish architectural guardrails, navigate trade-offs, and deliver secure, scalable digital products.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Solution Architect

Current

Southern Cross Health Insurance

Jan 2021 - Present (5 years 7 months)

Advised senior leadership as acting Enterprise Architect for a strategic rewards and loyalty initiative, establishing decision frameworks and integration strategies. Led the implementation of a composable Customer Data Platform (Snowflake, dbt, Hightouch) integrated with Braze, and architected a customer self-service application using Azure AD B2C and microservices.