At Munich Re Specialty - Global Markets (MRS-GM), it is our ambition to become the leading Primary Specialty Insurance provider, underpinned by an effective and adaptable strategy, superior products, and industry leaders working in a supportive environment to achieve this.
At the heart of our success is a strong culture where people are encouraged to be present, bold, and curious, allowing them to achieve their individual goals.
We are currently looking for a Technical Architect to be based in London on a full-time basis, reporting into the Head of Subsection - Business Solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and develop technological architecture/roadmaps and processes that ensure the technological lifecycle is managed within the organization.
- Produce strategic technical models and prepare business cases aligned with IT security and quality guidelines. Present business cases for strategic technical initiatives.
- Support the implementation of security architectures to minimize IT security breaches, in alignment with the IT security strategy.
- Plan effective, future-oriented data storage, sharing, and publishing within the organization, in alignment with the solution and enterprise architecture.
- Compile technology/software development policies and set standards.
- Manage application assets and direct development efforts to improve solution delivery and agility. Collaborate with EA peers to analyze enterprise business context and change requirements to derive the future state of technology architecture, including defining requirements, principles, and models guiding technology decisions.
- Communicate TA concepts and track progress toward the future state.
- Assume technical lead role in implementation projects and guide the team's work.
- Guide the creation and evolution of reusable technical patterns and control their usage.
- Drive digital innovation by leveraging new technologies to renovate, extend, and transform the existing core technology base and IT estate.
- Coach, mentor, and collaborate with technical subject matter experts and EA peers to develop technology architecture that enables new business capabilities and operating models.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong project delivery background with approximately 7 years of experience in system design, systems integration, or software development as a senior developer/architect.
- Deep knowledge of the entire software development and product lifecycle, including DevOps principles, patterns, UML, and agile practices.
- Technical expertise in web-based systems architecture, service-based architecture, enterprise application architecture, and cloud architecture, with experience managing expectations balancing business and financial constraints.
- Working knowledge of database technologies such as MS SQL and Oracle.
- Experience leading and developing an Informatica-based ETL architecture.
- End-to-end design experience, including integration with services like Appian, Azure APIM, and Adobe Experience Manager.
- A proven track record of successful implementations delivering measurable business outcomes.
- Ability to evaluate and design data collection, staging, movement, analytics delivery, and data quality processes.
If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the candidate we are looking for.
At Munich Re, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion foster innovation and resilience, enabling us to act braver and better. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that values various identities, backgrounds, and beliefs. We also ensure equitable opportunities for success.
All candidates can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of our recruitment process by speaking to their Talent Acquisition contact.
Our Commitment to Sustainability and Wellbeing:
Our ESG strategy focuses on seizing business opportunities and fostering an inclusive work environment, supporting local initiatives, and offering volunteering opportunities.
- Critical illness insurance, life assurance, and permanent health insurance
- Wellbeing and development schemes, EAP, and health assessments (subject to eligibility)
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Support for professional development and continuing education