Senior Technical Architect

Job Description

• Explain complex technologies in simple terms to clients, peers, and management
• Work in tandem with our engineering team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the company
• Identifying appropriate cloud services to support applications on the cloud
• Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment in cloud and its maintenance
• Provide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to developer teams to build their cloud competencies
• Ensure cloud environments are in accordance with company security guidelines
• Orchestrating and automating cloud-based platforms throughout the company
• Analyze the usage of cloud services and implementing cost-saving strategies
• Analyze cloud hosted application performance, uptime, scalability and  maintaining high standards for code quality and thoughtful design
• Stay current with industry trends, making recommendations as needed to help the organization innovate and excel.
• Working with Cloud Transformation team to build migration strategies for various migration use cases. 

Qualifications

• Expert in Cloud networking. Expertise in connectivity with cloud and On prem data centres.
• Expert in Global routing, DNS and Network Segregation capabilities
• At least 10+ Years’ Experience in IT /Cloud Infrastructure (Architect. /SME /Lead)
• 5+ Years’ Experience in (Cloud Technologies)
• AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate
• Azure Certified

CKA – Good to have

Technical Skills

• Strong experience in working with Azure and AWS cloud services
• Strong experience in working with EKS and AKS
• Strong experience in working with Cloud monitoring, logging, resource management and cost controls 
• Cloud Database experience, including knowledge of SQL and NoSQL, and related data stores such as Postgres.
• Strong awareness of networking concept including best practices for Cloud connectivity, TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP and distributed networks.
• Strong understanding & experience in setting-up highly resilient Application 
• Strong understanding & experience on DR design and setup
• Strong awareness of cloud security concepts and services
• Strong awareness of various cloud Migration phases and 6R migration approaches
• Good analytics skill to Identifying potential bottlenecks in applications’ performance
• Maintaining data integrity by implementing proper access control for cloud services
• Knowledge of web services, API, REST, and RPC

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.