This job is with Allianz Commercial, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Join the SimpliFi program as a Lead Architect & Data Engineer to shape the Azure‐based data platform that unifies financial data across Operating Entities (OEs) and powers standardized accounting and reporting. You'll set architectural direction, harmonize designs across OEs, and ensure reliability, security, and compliance while guiding DevOps practices and platform operations at scale.

Evaluate and guide technical initiatives and platforms to align with strategy, performance, and cost goals.

Architect

DevOps best practices (versioning, CI/CD, IaC) to streamline delivery and operations on Azure. Harmonize and standardize architectures and interfaces across global/local OEs for seamless integration. Design rollout/release pipelines and oversee go‐lives, ensuring readiness of technology, data, and access. Lead platform operations (updates, cost optimization/FinOps, incident & service mgmt, DR, monitoring).

Data Engineering track record: 5+ years delivering data solutions; Azure expertise: 3+ years building on Azure (strong in Synapse), plus hands‐on with Databricks (≥1 year).

Data architecture depth: data modeling, data warehousing, Data Vault, and big‐data tech (e.g., Spark/Hadoop).

DevOps & automation: Terraform) across environments.

Operations mindset: platform releases, disaster recovery, monitoring/observability, and ITSM/ITIL awareness.

Security & governance: practical knowledge of data governance and data security best practices. It would be great if you also have (not required): ~ Awareness of web application stacks to support platform interfaces, and experience harmonizing architectures across multiple OEs/integral programs.





We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. 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 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. 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. We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

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. When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place.

Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz. 89097 | Data & AI | Profesional / Senior | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Jornada completa | Indefinido

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