OverviewIn this Lead Solution Architect role, you drive end-to-end architecture design for cloud-native and AI-enabled solutions.

You will align architectures with business goals within Zurich's Technology Delivery Center, shaping scalable, secure, and maintainable platforms.

You collaborate across stakeholders to translate requirements into blueprints and govern architectural standards.

Your work combines hands-on leadership with strategic oversight to enable rapid, reliable delivery in a global, collaborative environment.

You'll be at the heart of Zurich's tech-driven journey, influencing how data, AI, and integrations power business outcomes.

Compensaciones / Beneficioscompetitive salary and yearly bonus versátil working model home office setup allowance training programs (language courses and more)

health and life insurance stock options and mortgage benefits

ResponsabilidadesLead end-to-end solution architecture design and delivery aligned with business and tech strategy

Define principles, standards, and best practices for scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability

Create architecture blueprints covering application, data, integration, and infrastructure views

Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into designs and non-functional requirements

Mentor architects, engineers, and development teams through projects

Evaluate emerging technologies and propose innovative solutions

Ensure cross-domain integration using modern patterns (REST/GraphQL, event-driven, secure data exchange)





Review and approve designs, data models, and implementation approaches

Govern architecture governance, security baselines, and cloud policies

Identify risks and mitigation strategies; coordinate with security, infra, data, and engineering teams

Define observability and production readiness patterns; establish monitoring and alerting

Communicate architecture decisions, roadmaps, and strategies to technical and non-technical audiences

Requisitos principalesExtensive experience in Solution Architecture or Enterprise Architecture

Strong knowledge of AWS or Azure, including Kubernetes, serverless, managed databases, and IAM

Experience with microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and modern integration patterns

Solid understanding of application, infrastructure, networking, security, and data management

Experience designing or integrating AI/ML solutions (model serving, AI observability, responsible AI controls) is a strong plus

Hands-on GitOps practices and Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code

Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to balance business and technical needs

Experience with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and automated testing

Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills

Fluent English (written and spoken)

excellent communication stakeholder management leadership and mentorship

AWS and/or Azure

Kubernetes serverless architectures

📌 Lead Solution Architect (Barcelona)
🏢 Zurich Insurance Group
📍 Barcelona