Senior Solution Architect_DCTO245621.6127893518
Pune, MH, IN, 411014
Overall Objectives of Job:
- 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
- Provides Technical Leadership to other solution architects.
- 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.
Skills & Experience:
- 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) and applied Knowledge of the Open Agile Framework (Open.org) would be desirable along with AI knowledge.
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. We are united by a shared commitment: to put our customers first and at the center of everything we do. Their needs inspire our thinking and guide our actions. Together, we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and confident to explore, grow and shape a better future – for our customers and for 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. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture. We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, 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 employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, Allianz expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.
