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Associate Enterprise Architect (Associate EA)

This role is intended for an experienced IT Architect who is transitioning into an Enterprise Architecture role. The Associate EA applies architecture principles, standards, and documentation practices to reduce complexity and risk, and to ensure consistent, compliant, and future-oriented IT solutions in line with Allianz Group IT Strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Support business and IT stakeholders in analysing and documenting current-state architectures in accordance with Architecture guidelines and standards.
• Maintain and enhance a comprehensive, end-to-end view of the IT ecosystem, covering business, applications, data, infrastructure, and related dependencies.
• Define, implement, and maintain mandatory architecture documentation throughout the lifecycle of IT services and solutions, ensuring compliance with Allianz standards.
• Coordinate and support architecture governance and review processes, including preparation of architecture assessments and identification of deviations or risks.
• Perform gap analysis between current and target architectures and recommend improvements to bridge identified gaps.
• Translate Allianz Group IT Strategy and architectural principles into practical guidelines, patterns, and best practices for implementation teams.
• Actively collaborate with the Allianz Technology Architecture Community, contributing to knowledge sharing and adoption of reusable architectural solutions.
• Monitor and assess emerging technologies, architecture standards, and industry trends to ensure relevance and alignment with the enterprise architecture landscape.

Professional Experience

• 12+ years of overall IT experience, with at least 2+ years in an architecture-related role (e.g. Solution, Application, Infrastructure, Data, or Security Architecture).
• Experience working in large-scale or enterprise IT environments is preferred.
• Familiarity with basic AI tools is considered an advantage.

Architecture & Technical Skills

• Solid understanding of Enterprise Architecture domains, including: Business Architecture, Application Architecture, Data Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Security Architecture
• Experience with architecture modeling and documentation tools, such as ADoIT, ArchiMate, or comparable tools.
• Understanding of architecture governance, standards, and risk management practices.

       Personal Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with complex and incomplete information.
• Excellent communication, moderation, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and deliver results in a structured and reliable manner.
• High awareness of rapidly evolving technologies and architecture standards, with a proactive learning mindset

Education

• University degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a comparable field, or equivalent professional experience

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.  

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust. 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. 

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow. 

Note: Having different strengths, experiences, perspectives and approaches is an integral part of Allianz‘ company culture. One means to achieve this is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.