Senior Technical Architect_D-1905

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Data Platform Engineer with strong expertise in Databricks and Azure Synapse Analytics. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in building the Databricks capabilities in the team, contributing to architectural decisions, and mentoring a growing team of data professionals.

You will

• Design and implement scalable data solutions using Databricks and Azure Synapse to support analytics and business intelligence initiatives.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and best practices for data engineering, data warehousing, and data integration.
• Build and lead a high-performing data team, including hiring, mentoring, and establishing development standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data engineers, DevOps engineers, architects, and business analysts, to resolve issues and implement improvements.
• Develop and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform, and load data from various sources.
• Ensure data quality, security, and governance across all data platforms and pipelines.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates on project progress, issue resolution, and system performance.
• Maintain detailed documentation of data platform architecture, ETL processes, operational procedures, and issue resolutions.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve our data platform capabilities.

Your skills

• 6+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow) and Azure Synapse Analytics.
• Proven experience in building and scaling data teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Solid understanding of data architecture, data modeling, and cloud-native data solutions.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, and Spark.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (e.g., Git), and DevOps practices in a data environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• It’s a huge plus if you have a relevant Microsoft or Databricks certification.

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.

You. IT

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.