Application Architect(Java&AI)_3008

Allianz; India; Híbrido; INR 4.000.000 - 7.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work model

Bonus scheme

Pension

Employee shares program

Flexible working

Descripción de la vacante

Allianz Technology is seeking an experienced Java Architect to drive complex application architecture, design and strategic technical assessments. You will influence multi-team delivery, optimise resource usage, and ensure compliance with IT controls and security standards.

The role requires hands-on expertise in J2EE/Spring, web services, CI/CD tooling, cloud platforms, containers, and threat modelling. A hybrid work model with opportunities for innovation and career growth is provided.

Formación

• Experience in architectural design for complex Java-based applications.
• Strong knowledge of IT controls, development standards and practices across languages and projects.
• Expert understanding of security concepts across threat modelling (STRIDE), SAST, SCA, and DAST.

Responsabilidades

• Take overall responsibility for architecture and design for complex java based applications to ensure that the solution meets enterprise architecture, business and AAL requirements.
• Lead technical assessments for complex applications and integrations to ensure optimisation of resources, adherence to IT standards and regulatory requirements.
• Solve high-level, systemic problems involving scalability, performance, security, and interaction between components and systems.
• Support cost optimisation through analysis of deployment architectures – understanding IAC, Clustering, virtualization and scalability of resources along with performance profiling and tuning.
• Assess security risks across application designs and perform Threat Modelling.
• Support and provide expert technical advice to team members for complex builds and production issues.

Conocimientos

Java development

Web services

Web development

CI/CD

OO Design

Threat modelling

DevSecOps

Cloud

Containers

Kubernetes

Security concepts

Communication

Herramientas

Git

Bamboo

Jenkins

Ansible

Descripción del empleo

Overall Objectives of Job

The primary purpose of the role is to undertake complex technical assessments for java based application development and enhancement to ensure the solution is fit for purpose and in line with industry practices and AAL standards.

PART 3

Qualification, Experience and Skills

Role Specific

• Take overall responsibility for architecture and design for complex java based applications to ensure that the solution meets enterprise architecture, business and AAL requirements.
• Lead technical assessments for complex applications and integrations to ensure optimisation of resources, adherence to IT standards and regulatory requirements.
• Solve high-level, systemic problems involving scalability, performance, security, and the interaction between different components and systems (POCs, Code examples, Prototypes, application designs, coding standards).
• Support cost optimisation through analysis of deployment architectures – understanding IAC, Clustering, virtualisation and scalability of resources along with performace profiling and tuning.
• Assess security risks across application designs and perform Threat Modelling.
• Support and provide expert technical advice to team members for complex builds and production issues.
• Excellent communication and skills to effect ogrnaisational change.
• Strong ability to infuence others and drive outcomes.
• Strong ownership of problems working across development teams, risk & auditors, cyber, and business analysts to ensure technical implementation aligns with requirements and controls.
• Work proactively with business stakeholders during intial business case and concept phase to support scoping and prioritisation in line with business needs.
• Identify and analyse emerging trends in both business and technology to provide input and consultation for upcoming development and enhancement initiatives.
• Provide expert technical input and advice into development of business strategies, technical strategies and system architectures, contribute to the business planning of the division.
• Lead organisational strategic initiatives from a technology perspective and support development of artefacts which could bring significant business benefits.

REQUIREMENTS

• Understanding of DevSecOps practices, benchmarks and measurements.
• Strong understand of IT controls, development standards and practices and how to rollout and uplift across a number of languages and projects.
• Expert undersanding of secruity concepts across threat modelling (STRIDE), SAST, SCA, and DAST.
• Extensive experience in Java development (J2EE, Spring), Web services (SOAP, XML, REST), Web development (Angular, HTML, JavaScript, JSP ORM (Hibernate) and business rules engines.
• Significant experience in working on structured (Iterative or Agile Scrum) SDLC processes.
• Leadership level design skills in OO Design, UML, domain modelling etc.
• Understand CI/CD techniques and be able to apply across a toolchain including GIT, Bamboo, Jenkins, Ansible.
• Familiariaty with cloud providers (AWS/Azure), containers, spring boot, and container platforms such as Kuberneties or OpenShift.
• Understanding of licence management and cost optimisation as it relates to software deployment.
• Experience in delivering software projects into production environments in Insurance or Financial Services organisations.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture methodologies and frameworks.
• Ability to recognise, avert, manage and escalation conflicts to enable effective and timely resolution in accordance with organisational processes.
• Ability to manage complex negotiations to ensure mutual agreement between parties is achieved.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of communicating with audiences at all levels with clarity, impact and influence.
• Skills to summarise and be able to present a concise message to relevant stakeholders.

PART 4

Skills/Specific Tasks/Activities performed

People

• Adhere to Diversity and Inclusion policy and principles and help create an environment of respect, collaboration and inclusion for our colleagues and customers.
• Ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of self, colleagues, contractors and visitors by complying with the due care requirements as per WHS legislation.

Customer

• Understand customer insights and feedback. Act to put the best interests of our customers at the heart of everything we do.

Risk & Compliance

• Understand and adhere to all relevant policies and procedures to mitigate risks and compliance issues and take action to identify, report and resolve risks and issues, or elevate as necessary.

PART 5

Key Competencies

Technical (max of 5)

• Java development (J2EE, Spring), Web services (SOAP, XML, REST), Web development (Angular, HTML, JavaScript, JSP ORM (Hibernate)
• CI/CD, Jenkins, Ansible
• OO Design, UML, domain modelling etc.

Functional (max of 5)

• Insurance Domain
• Policy life cycle

Behaviours***

• Customer & Market Excellence
• Collaborative Leadership
• Entrepreneurship
• Trust

Productivity (max of 3)

• Time management
• Task Prioritisation
• Innovation

Communication

• Written and Verbal communication in English

Good to have : Having a basic understanding or exposure to AI tools would be a plus. Familiarity with basic AI tools is considered an advantage. Basic knowledge or experience with AI tools will be beneficial. Exposure to AI tools, even at a basic level, is a value-add. A fundamental grasp of AI tools will be an added benefit. Your benefits: We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad 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 What We Offer About Allianz Technology 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. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked with running, optimizing, transforming, and innovating the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience. 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. In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz. Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology

Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion
Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace individuals of all gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, ages, nationalities, religions, disabilities, and philosophies of life. Ultimately, our greatest strength as a company lies in the unique skills, experiences, and backgrounds our employees contribute.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of 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.

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