Location
Secunderabad | India
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About Swiss Re
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. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.
About The Role The role of a Senior Application Architect is manyfold in an Enterprise context like the one in Swiss Re. This role will combine design thinking techniques, software development, networking skills, business domain knowhow, lean/agile collaboration culture to design, build, and grow/maintain high quality business applications. Your primary task is to provide technical expertise for specific product(s) focusing on architecture, application design, engineering, and rollout of high-quality products. In this role, you will also be responsible for collaborating with global teams and outsourcing partners during all phases.
About The Team Our team is the global Reinsurance Technology team, responsible for the technical architecture and engineering of IT solutions for the reinsurance business unit. The team members are passionate of bringing business needs and technology together. We closely collaborate with other teams and colleagues around the globe to share knowledge and engineer solutions.
Your Responsibilities Include: - Responsibility of the architecture, design, and implementation details of our software products and components
- Make sure technical and design standards are followed by all product development teams
- Feel the 'technology pulse' in the teams and bring back topics that need to be address in a generic way by creating a standard, and/or a standard component for all product development teams
- Understand and evolve our application landscape with a strong focus on API integrations and loosely coupled systems thinking
- Manage and evolve our technology stack
- Have the oversight on development and infrastructure cost for a portfolio of applications
- Keep up with technology trends and identify promising solutions that meet our requirements
- Present and sell ideas & architecture to a wider audience
About You Are you passionate about software development and technology Are you eager to support business and serve as a value adding force to create an impact Are you a problem solver
You Should Bring The Following Skills And Experiences: - Proficient in software development using Java and Spring Boot
- Proficient in software development using NodeJS and any major UI framework, such as Angular, React, Svelte, etc.
- Full stack developer experience a plus with TypeScript, Python, Unix/Windows scripting, etc.
- Experience in API design and implementation (REST, RPC, SOAP, etc.)
- Experience in modern software architecture using synchronous, asynchronous integration technologies using RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, and other technologies
- Strong analytical skills, you tackle problems in a structured way, joining your own creative ideas and those of others
- Active communicator with business peers, development teams, and senior management
- Entrepreneurial and able to demonstrate commercial savvy when driving business-technology decisions
- An understanding of insurance/reinsurance business is a plus
About Swiss Re 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. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
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