TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECT 100% (f/m/d)

ES50 - JBSC Julius Baer Services (Spain) S.L.U.; Madrid; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer Group in Madrid seeks a Technology Architect to define target architectures across domains and drive architecture standards. The role focuses on ensuring sustainable, operable technology services and adherence to NFRs.

You will collaborate with PMs, ARs, and developers, shaping reference architectures, supporting infrastructure designs, and guiding RFIs/RFPs. A strong background in multiple architecture domains and governance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or IT management.
• Strong governance and architectural skills for driving standards.
• Experience in strategic or planning roles, ideally in corporate IT architecture.
• Proven delivery experience (agile and classic) with architecture governance.
• Familiarity with reporting dashboards for C-levels and governance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to technology-driven solutions by evaluating reference architectures and standard building blocks.
• Supports Product Managers, Product Owners, and Architects with architecture governance and runway.
• Assists with infrastructure designs, automation and deployment orchestration, and security concepts.

Skills

Technology architecture

Application architecture

Integration architecture

Data architecture

Security architecture

Cloud platforms

Jira

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / IT Management

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let's shape the future of wealth management together.

The Technology Architect is responsible for a global architecture discipline (e.g., Application architecture, Integration architecture, Software architecture, Data Technology architecture, Security architecture, Infrastructure architecture, Operation architecture and Workplace). He assesses technology needs across all Domains, defines target architectures, defines IT Architecture Standards & Guidelines, manages adherence to those minimal controls and drives agile and flexible delivery of sustainably and operable Technology services (platform-, infrastructure services).

YOUR CHALLENGE

Accountable and responsible for:

• Determines need for technologies based on business, application capabilities and sustainably maintain them.
• Defines proper adoption of technologies, technology stacks and global standard platforms. If new technologies are needed the Technology Architect challenges the need and decides in RFIs/RFPs. Hereby adherence to strategic drivers (GMCs, KCs, Target Directions), such as complexity reduction, simplicity, reducing technology diversity and cloud acceleration are considered. Deviations are documented with Architecture Debts.
• Ensures compliance with IT Architecture Standards and Guidelines incl. NFRs. In case of deviations to Standards and Guidelines and/or an exception is needed, the Technology Architect (Standard Owner) is responsible for justifying options, mitigating actions and approving the exception.
• Ensures Data Quality of Architecture Repositories by supporting Application & Technology Responsibles to maintain update information about Technology, Technology Stacks, Information Flows, Applications mapping to Technologies in JBAR and corresponding Application-, Infrastructure Services in the CMDB (HPSM/ServiceNow).

Main tasks

• Contributes to technology driven aspects of the overall solution (Solution Blueprints + Designs) by evaluating the implementation of Reference Architectures and standard building blocks (network access and application gateways, databases, integration platforms, authentication, authorization and SSO, privileged access, monitoring and logging, etc.). For solutions not able or applicable using standard patterns, adherence to controls is justified (alternative options) and design deviations approved.
• Support Product Managers (PM), Product Owners (PO), Application Responsibles (AR) and (Lead) System / Domain Architects with Architecture Runway, guardrail adherence, NFRs and Architecture governance in general.
• Support Developers, Engineers and ITSO with Infrastructure Designs (incl. automation and orchestration of deployments), adoption of Integration patterns, collaboration with infrastructure teams and security designs/concepts.

Specific Task for this engagement

• Manage NFR process by supporting delivery organization to implement NFRs, incl. verification, tracking and reporting of NFR adherence. Objective is to successfully implement NFRs (Architecture & Operations) before going live, starting with critical applications / services and extend to all Business Applications and Robots (>1000). Currently >90% of all applications are not implementing NFRs properly and corr. key-control is not fulfilled. After CleanUp continue to manage NFR process for all upcoming changes.

YOUR PROFILE

Soft and hard skills are required. The role requires both strong communication and negotiation skills. In the analytical and technical know-how role, they ensure to meet practical business needs.

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or IT management.
• Master architecture governance as a change agent
• Relevant experience in strategic or planning positions, best including positions in corporate or business planning and senior IT Architecture roles
• Experienced in delivery processes (agile and classic), Jira knowledge is beneficial.
• Experienced with running analytic reports, creating and maintaining (Governance) Dashboards, esp. for C-Level reporting KPs, OKRs, Data Quality Le

The international reference in wealth management Julius Baer is the leading Swiss wealth management group. We focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients from around the world, taking into account what truly matters to them - in their business and personal life, today and for future generations.

Headquartered in Zurich, we are present in around 60 locations worldwide, including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo.

Why join Julius Baer?

At Julius Baer our employees enjoy the benefits of a global company with the support and collegiality of a much smaller one. We are growing quickly, but we remain dedicated to maintaining our accessible structure with flat hierarchies, and approachable and supportive leaders. With offices around the world, we offer an international and stimulating work environment and the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly motivated colleagues, bringing the best of the bank to our clients.

Our core values of Care, Passion, and Excellence define the tone of how we interact with each other and our partners.

Committed to your success Whether nurturing young talent with our renowned apprentice scheme, enabling ambitious university graduates to put theory into practice with our Graduate Programme, or providing first-class opportunities for experienced professionals, we look after our employees. We believe in continuous learning as a company and as individuals, which is why we put a focus on the health and well-being of our employees and offer flexible working options, a wide array of benefits, and extensive career development programmes.

For more information visit www.juliusbaer.com or contact us via the Contact Form.