Enteprise Architect

About Swiss Re

The Swiss Re Group 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. It anticipates and manages risk – from natural catastrophes to climate change, from ageing populations to cybercrime. The aim of the Swiss Re Group is to enable society to thrive and progress, creating new opportunities and solutions for its clients. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1863, the Swiss Re Group operates through a network of around 80 offices globally. It is organised into three Business Units, each with a distinct strategy and set of objectives contributing to the Group’s overall mission.

In this role you will work closely with the business in a multifaceted, fast growing, fun and exciting environment within a global business services centre, supporting the high growth in the fast-developing markets through the application of innovative technology solutions.

Job summary

Do you want to join a team creating and managing the data insights we use to manage our technology and system landscapes as we transform to public cloud?  If the idea of working in an ambitious and fast-paced environment supporting the world's biggest insurance companies excites you, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking for hard-working and passionate people to be part of our Enterprise Architecture team. We work with a wide array of engineers, Tech Area Leads, architects and governance functions to define and govern the future enterprise cloud architecture along the entire value chain of the re-/insurance business.

Key Responsibilities

We collaborate with the architects across Swiss Re to make recommendations and manage technology and architecture. We define standards and guidelines for technology in our cloud environments for the organization following Enterprise Architecture processes. We join forces with the project teams to ensure compliance with Group technology standards, EA requirements and guidelines.

You will develop, support, implement the use cases for our Enterprise Architecture Tools and related analytical data insights. You will work with teams in the business units and central functions to ensure they can effectively manage their technology, technical debt, application landscape and compliance with Group standards, EA requirements and guidelines.

Finally, you support us to identify and continuously improve architecture processes, tools, and governance in all domains of IT, business, applications, data, platforms, and technology.

Job Requirements

• Have experience in using Enterprise Architecture Solutions and Tools (e.g. ARIS/Alfabet, LeanIX or Ardoq). Experience of configuring and operating such solutions is plus.
• Proven track record of understanding and transforming customer requirements into a best-fit design and architecture.
• Demonstrated experience in data management, data modelling, and data engineering.
• Experience in (enterprise) architecture or data governance is a plus, e.g. as part of an Enterprise Architecture team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Feel comfortable working in a fast-paced surrounding, can get things done and deal positively with ambiguity.
• Proficient in languages such as Python or SQL is a plus.
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks is a plus, e.g., TOGAF, Zachman etc.
• Highly proficient in working in English.

Education

• Possess a Bachelor's relevant degree (e.g., Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science) or demonstrate equivalent experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.