Team Lead of Security Assurance & Architecture (m/f/d)

About the Job 

Corporate Information Security (CIS) is the core department and central driver for Information Security Governance in Allianz Technology SE. The division is tasked to continue evolving a strong security organization, establishing global security solutions and countermeasures, and overseeing the effectiveness and guiding the implementation of security controls. The CIS function at Allianz Technology helps to protect the organization's digital assets, maintain customer trust, and support business continuity.

As Team Leadof Security Architecture, you will play a crucial role in implementing Security Capabilities that ensure a robust security posture and compliance with regulatory requirements. This includes overseeing security technologies, applications, tools, solutions, and processes to ensure security by design, effective control implementation, and continuous improvement

What you do

• Lead a team of security architects, embedding security by design throughout the organization. Guide solution and tribe architects within the organization in documenting security concepts.
• Set the mission, vision, and strategy for security architecture in line with Allianz's business and IT strategy.
• Develop and implement KPIs to assess the effectiveness and coverage of security capabilities, identifying areas for improvement.
• Initiate projects to implement new security capabilities or enhance existing ones.
• Design and implement security processes and ensure that IT processes relevant to security are designed and implemented with security considerations.
• Oversee projects relevant to security architecture, ensuring that the minimum documentation, including high-level architecture, is reviewed and required improvements/adjustments are adopted by the project.
• Provide information security consulting and liaison with all relevant stakeholders.
• Lead the Security Champions Community, fostering knowledge exchange, best practices and embedding security gateways in service teams.

What you bring

• University degree in computer science or natural sciences, or equivalent professional experience with 8+ years in Information and IT Security fields
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire diverse, international teams, driving strategic objectives and fostering collaboration in complex enterprise environments
• Professional experience with cloud technologies, related security processes, controls, and sound knowledge of IT security technologies and architecture
• Expertise in information security management systems and industry standards (ISO270xx, COBIT5/2019) with experience developing security policies and procedures
• Agile mindset with practical experience in agile methodologies, ability to handle high workload with independence, judgment, and initiative
• Proficient English with excellent international communication skills, including preparing professional documentation for various audiences and senior management
• Good working knowledge in German or willingness to acquire it
• Basic knowledge of AI technologies, principles, and their practical use.

What we offer

• 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

With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.

We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.

In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.

Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology.

Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion

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.

We at Allianz believe in a strong inclusive culture that encourages people to speak their minds, get involved and question the status quo. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love, or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

To Recruitment Agencies:

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.

 83964 | IT & Tech Engineering | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent