Senior Cloud Architect

Senior Cloud Architect

Are you passionate about designing cutting-edge cloud solutions that make the world more resilient? Join our team at Swiss Re, where you'll architect scalable, secure cloud-based solutions that solve complex business challenges and drive digital transformation across our global organization.

About the Role

As a Senior Cloud Architect, you'll be at the forefront of designing and implementing innovative cloud-based solutions, primarily utilizing Azure Cloud and other platforms like Alibaba Cloud. You'll provide technical leadership, drive architectural improvements, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, robust cloud services that support Swiss Re's mission of making the world more resilient.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture Design & Optimization: Drive the design and evolution of scalable, efficient cloud architectures that simplify operations and reduce complexity

• Service Quality & Reliability: Define service quality measures and ensure high reliability through self-healing mechanisms that minimize manual intervention

• Documentation & System Understanding: Develop in-depth knowledge of the L&H product ecosystem and create clear architectural documents to guide product development

• Team Leadership & Culture Building: Foster a high-performance culture, champion Swiss Re's core values, and mentor teams in delivering excellence

• Technical Challenge Mitigation: Proactively identify and address technical challenges early in the development process

• Portfolio Representation: Confidently represent the product portfolio to internal stakeholders and strategic partners

• Code Quality Assurance: Write technical specifications and ensure architectural integrity through thorough code reviews

• Innovation & Research: Lead R&D activities, proof of concepts, and exploration of new technologies to meet evolving business needs

• Security Implementation: Design and implement Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) with MFA, Conditional Access policies, and Privileged Identity Management

• Cloud Infrastructure Design: Provide technical leadership in designing cloud-native infrastructure on Azure Cloud, including AKS, Networking, CDN, WAF, Load Balancer, Monitoring, and FinOps

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Mentor teams on solving complex business problems using cloud capabilities

About the Team

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. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1863, the Swiss Re Group operates through a network of around 80 offices globally.

About You

You're a visionary cloud architect who thrives in complex environments and enjoys solving challenging technical problems. You have a passion for designing elegant, scalable solutions and can effectively communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences. You're a natural mentor who enjoys sharing knowledge and helping others grow their cloud expertise.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Cloud Applications with 4+ years in an architectural role, including proven experience with Azure DevOps and Azure-based infrastructure

• Experience designing and implementing Zero Trust applications and architectures

• Strong background in technical analysis using tools like Visio or Enterprise Architect (EA) for architecture modeling and design

• Proven experience contributing to system design of enterprise systems, with focus on design principles, scalability, and reliability

• Expertise in designing and developing enterprise web applications using Java, Spring MVC, and distributed databases

• Deep understanding of distributed computing principles and experience with enterprise-wide systems

• Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS products on cloud platforms, especially for Azure Cloud

• Proficiency in developing on Azure using Terraform for infrastructure-as-code with hands-on experience in Azure DevOps and Azure Data Factory

• Strong leadership abilities with excellent communication skills to work with diverse teams and stakeholders

These are additional nice to haves:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

• Knowledge in FinOps (Financial Operations) to optimize cloud costs and resources effectively

• Experience with SecOps for ensuring security best practices in cloud environments

• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect)

• Knowledge of microservices architecture and managing related deployment pipelines

• Experience with event-driven architectures for scalable and resilient system design

• Familiarity with authentication protocols and tools like SAML, OpenID, and OAuth