Allianz is the world’s largest insurer supporting over 100 million customers across 70 countries.  Allianz Technology is the IT provider across the Allianz Group. We are growing our solution architecture team, and looking for an experienced Solution architect to join our team. The Allianz Technology Solution Architecture team advise internal partners on how best to invest in the right IT solutions to realize Allianz’s Strategic Ambitions.

You will: 

• Produces (or ensures production of) all Architectural deliverables under our development methodology.
• Identify all areas of risk, including Architectural, Technical and Security, and to manage with the cooperation of the appropriate Stakeholders, defining appropriate work to address these or escalation as necessary
• Ensures that the Architecture, any Divergences and Risks are both clearly communicated and agreed by all Stakeholders
• Drives alignment of Allianz Technology landscape with the enterprise target picture, including system retirement.
• Provides Design Assurance for Solution Architecture to ensure they are implemented as designed, and to the correct standards and quality

Your skills: 

• Experience defining, documenting, and architecting solutions across a hybrid and on-premise cloud estate, potentially requiring integration with legacy technologies and products for large projects/programmes
• Experience of providing architectural support and assurance to DevOps team and an application of Agile practices would be advantageous.
• Experience with Technical Selection and RFI/RFP processes and undertaking supplier assurance of third party products.
• Experience leading architectural design authorities for projects and working within Enterprise Architectural Governance and Enterprise Portfolio Management frameworks.
• Stakeholder management and the ability to influence at varying levels (e.g. C-Suite, Developers, Testers, Project Managers, etc)
• Ability to convey Architecture decisions through the use of a variety of communication techniques to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Broad knowledge of IT technologies and architectural styles/patterns (e.g. Event Driven, Serverless, Microservices Architectures as well as SOA, layered).
• Applied Knowledge of the Open Agile Framework (Open.org) would be desirable but not necessary.

Your benefits:

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

 About Allianz Technology

Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 13,000 employees located in 22 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

Join us. Let´s care for tomorrow.

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46250 | Ingeniería informática y tecnológica | Profesional / Senior | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Jornada completa | Indefinido