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Senior Data Architect

Remote, Barcelona·Full-time·Added 5 months ago

This job was published 5 months ago

Allianz

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Overview

Job details

Permanent contract
Full-time hours.
Fully remote
Per the ad.

Requirements

Have the right to work in Spain
Allianz doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.
Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Have 5+ years of experience
Senior-level role.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

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

Requirements

What we're looking for

Data Engineering track record: 5+ years delivering data solutions; comfortable engaging in architecture, requirements, cost/effort estimation, and stakeholder alignment.
Azure expertise: 3+ years building on Azure (strong in Synapse), plus hands‑on with Databricks (≥1 year).
Data architecture depth: data modeling, data warehousing, Data Vault, and big‑data tech (e.g., Spark/Hadoop).
DevOps & automation: CI/CD and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (e.g., Terraform) across environments.
Operations mindset: platform releases, disaster recovery, monitoring/observability, and ITSM/ITIL awareness.
Security & governance: practical knowledge of data governance and data security best practices.
Leadership & communication: strong analytical/problem‑solving skills; organized, customer‑focused collaboration.

Nice to have

Awareness of web application stacks to support platform interfaces, and experience harmonizing architectures across multiple OEs/global programs.

The role

Join the SimpliFi program as a Lead Architect & Data Engineer to shape the Azure‑based data platform that unifies financial data across Operating Entities (OEs) and powers standardized accounting and reporting. You'll set architectural direction, harmonize designs across OEs, and ensure reliability, security, and compliance while guiding DevOps practices and platform operations at scale.

What you'll do

Evaluate and guide technical initiatives and platforms to align with strategy, performance, and cost goals.
Architect DevOps best practices (versioning, CI/CD, IaC) to streamline delivery and operations on Azure.
Harmonize and standardize architectures and interfaces across global/local OEs for seamless integration.
Design rollout/release pipelines and oversee go‑lives, ensuring readiness of technology, data, and access.
Lead platform operations (updates, cost optimization/FinOps, incident & service mgmt, DR, monitoring).
Embed security & compliance into designs to ensure robust, trustworthy systems.
Resolve Level‑3 issues, offering expert guidance and escalation management for complex problems.

Hiring process

1 interview

Recruiters usually contact you within two weeks of applying.
Interviews assess professional skills, potential and soft skills for culture fit.
Recruiter contact within two weeks of applying.

About Allianz

Allianz is a global financial services giant and one of the world's largest insurers, offering a wide range of insurance and asset management products to individuals and businesses. With over 150,000 employees and operations in more than 70 countries, Allianz is a category-defining leader in the insurance industry, known for its strong brand and financial stability.

In Spain, Allianz operates through several entities, including Allianz Seguros, Allianz Direct, and a joint venture with BBVA, with offices in Madrid and Barcelona. The company is a major employer in the Spanish insurance market, offering roles in areas such as underwriting, claims, IT, data, AI, and cybersecurity. For international professionals, Allianz Spain provides opportunities to work in a multicultural environment, with many roles requiring English or German, and offers competitive benefits and career development programs.

Industry: Insurance
Founded: 1890
Employees: 100,000+
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
In Spain: Madrid, Barcelona
Website: allianz.com

Good to know if you are moving

Allianz Spain has offices in Madrid and Barcelona, with a significant IT and digital hub in Barcelona.
Many roles in Spain require German or English, making it accessible for international professionals.
Allianz is known for its strong focus on digital transformation, with many opportunities in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity.
The company offers competitive relocation support and international career mobility within the Allianz group.
Allianz has a joint venture with BBVA in Spain, creating a unique bancassurance environment.

In their own words

About the company & team

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 to run, optimize, transform, and innovate 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.

Additional information

If you don't tick every box, that's okay-your growth mindset matters. We welcome applicants who bring the essentials and are eager to learn the rest.

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.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, 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.

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.

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