Data Architect - AI-Ready Data Platform & Governance

About the Job

At Allianz Services, we have a strong specialization in core insurance operations, shared services, business analytics, engineering, and management consulting. Our people and our trusted relationships with partners are what matter most. These are rooted in our values of compassion, integrity, and expertise and we strive to continuously evolve, improve, and deliver excellence while contributing successfully to the transformation of Allianz. Caring actively for the environment, for people, and for our customers is what makes us a great place to work and together we are shaping a better and more caring tomorrow.

We are looking for a Data Architect to join Allianz Services Spain, contributing to the Data & AI Service through the definition of architecture standards, reference designs, and data platform blueprints. The role focuses on defining, documenting and governing modern data architectures across platforms, data products, data governance, and AI integration, aligned with Allianz Group standards.

What you do

• Define and maintain architecture standards, blueprints and reference architectures aligned with Group Data strategy. Produce clear and actionable architectural documentation (principles, guardrails, patterns) for engineering and data teams
• Translate complex architecture topics into consumable guidance for technical and business stakeholders and design modern data platform architectures (e.g., lakehouse, data mesh, self-service data platforms).
• Define end-to-end data flows from ingestion to consumption (BI, analytics, AI), contribute to standardization of Azure-based data platforms and cloud-native architectures and define integration patterns for data catalogues, lineage and governance tooling; Ensure alignment with data governance frameworks, data quality and compliance requirements.
• Support definition of monitoring and telemetry patterns for data reliability and compliance and define standards for data products, including data contracts, quality controls, and lifecycle management.
• Support implementation patterns for reusable and interoperable data products to contribute to cross-entity data sharing models and architectural guardrails.
• Define architectural patterns for integrating data platforms with AI/ML and GenAI solutions whilst also making sure data products are AI-ready (APIs, semantic layers, interfaces); Contribute to responsible AI and governance-aligned architecture principles.
• Provide architectural guidance to engineering teams and stakeholders within Allianz Services delivery model; Support architecture reviews, ensuring alignment with standards and best practices and contribute to knowledge sharing and community of practice initiatives.

What you bring

• University degree in Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field (or equivalent experience) with 5–8 years of hands‑on experience in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise architecture roles.
• Strong command of modern data platform architectures (Data Mesh, Data Lakehouse, medallion architecture, event‑driven patterns) and practical experience with cloud-native data platforms (Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric strongly preferred)
• Experience designing and governing Data Products (data contracts, output ports, semantic versioning, quality gates, lineage), familiarity with enterprise data governance frameworks (DAMA‑DMBOK, TOGAF or equivalent) and their practical application.
• Understanding of regulatory data requirements relevant to financial services or insurance (DORA, IFRS 17, Solvency II awareness welcomed). Working knowledge of Open Table Formats (Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg) and their role in enterprise storage standards
• Experience with data cataloguing and governance tooling (e.g., Informatica IDMC, Unity Catalogue, or comparable platforms) and an understanding of how Data Products connect to AI/ML pipelines, GenAI applications, and agentic systems.
• Awareness of API and integration standards (REST, OpenAPI, MCP– Model Context Protocol, event‑streaming such as Kafka/AsyncAPI); Comfortable presenting architectural concepts and facilitating discussions with architects, engineers, and stakeholders within a structured delivery model
• Strong written communication skills with ability to produce clear, structured, and high‑quality architectural documentation, collaborative working style with ability to operate in a matrixed, multinational organization.
• We welcome candidates with an interest in machine learning.

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.

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.