Senior IT Solution Architect

Our team, a software house within Swiss Re, develops cloud-native (Azure-based) SaaS/PaaS solutions for external Life & Health insurance clients. Our portfolio includes established products like Magnum and those in growth or incubation stages, used globally. We utilize the latest technology and prioritize innovation to stay competitive.
Our technical team comprises over 150 professionals with multidisciplinary skills, located in various countries, delivering highly available, multi-regional solutions used worldwide.
We seek a Senior Solution Architect to lead our Data Analytics and AI initiatives. Our Data & Analytics service is a cloud-native SaaS leveraging Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, modern data lake house infrastructure, and relational databases. In AI, we develop a GenAI-powered backend integrating with client products to deliver features such as RAG, OCR/NLP, and more using LLMs.
As a Senior Solution Architect, you'll guide platform design to ensure scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions. The role blends strategic planning with practical implementation, involving hands-on work with code and infrastructure. Design efficient cloud-native SW systems with self-healing reliability mechanisms
Hands-on : contribute and lead implementation, analysis, troubleshooting, evolutive maintenance, delivery and experimentation of PoC with new technologies
If you, however, meet some of the criteria below and are genuinely curious about the world of software development and IT Cloud, we will be happy to meet you.
Cloud Expertise : Experience designing enterprise grade multi-tenant SaaS products on Azure combining application and infrastructure services (AKS, Networking, CDN, WAF, etc.)
System Design : Proven technical architecture experience with Java, Spring MVC, and distributed systems
Security Knowledge : Zero Trust implementation, authentication protocols, and network security
CI/CD, IaaS, and everything related to release a self-healing, high reliability, cloud infrastructure
Technical Analysis : Proficiency in architecture modeling and documentation
Experience in coaching and guiding multi-cultural technical team members
Quality and vulnerability (e.g., SonarQube, Invicti, Aqua)
Java, .Net) preferably with GOlang
Hands-on experience with Maven and/or Gradle
000] (for a full-time role). In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognize your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits. Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.