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Lead AI Architect

On-site in Madrid·Full-time·Added 5 days ago (last checked 3 Nov)

Swiss Re

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Our summary

Salary: €60,000 a year
About €3,460 a month after tax, or €3,480 under the Beckham regime.
Work mode: On-site, Madrid
Contract: Full-time
English: Required
Experience: Senior level
Benefits: Private health insurance

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Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

We don't expect perfection - but we're looking for someone who brings strong architectural thinking, a hands-on mindset, and the curiosity to push technical boundaries.

Cloud Architecture: Enterprise-grade Azure solutions (AKS, networking, CDN, WAF, etc.)
SaaS Platforms: Multi-tenant, high-availability systems
System Design: Java/Spring MVC and distributed systems
Security: Zero Trust principles, authentication & network security
Integrations: REST, SOAP, event-driven patterns
DevSecOps: CI/CD, IaC, cloud automation, resilient infrastructure
Architecture Modelling: Technical specs, design documentation
Team Leadership: Coaching multicultural engineering teams

Nice to have

Experience with quality and vulnerability tools (SonarQube, Invicti, Aqua)
Additional non-Java programming background (Python, .NET, ideally Go)
Maven and/or Gradle experience

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

For Spain the base salary range for this position is between [EUR 60.000] and [EUR100.000] (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:

the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialization, skills and experience.

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognize your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.

Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

The role

We are looking for a AI Architect to lead architecture across our Data Analytics and AI/GenAI offerings.

You will design and shape a cloud-native, enterprise-grade SaaS environment built on Azure, using technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, modern data lakehouse architecture, and supporting AI components powered by LLMs, RAG, OCR, NLP, and more.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will combine high-level architecture with real implementation, experimentation, and guidance for engineering teams. You will be part of our technical leadership group, influencing product direction, platform evolution, and long-term technology strategy.

What you'll do

Design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native platforms
Create architectures with self-healing and highly available capabilities
Model systems and define technical documentation and specifications
Guide engineering teams through best practices, design decisions, and innovation
Present architectural roadmaps to product and business stakeholders
Mentor engineers and drive strong engineering standards
Contribute to development, troubleshooting, and platform evolution
Lead PoCs exploring emerging technologies (AI/ML, data engineering, cloud services)
Support implementation with practical expertise in cloud, code, and infrastructure
Shape the long-term architecture vision for Data & AI platforms
Identify future opportunities in cloud, data, AI, and automation

About Swiss Re

The Swiss Re Group is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance and insurance, working to make the world more resilient. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, it has operations across the globe and around 15,000 employees.

Its business spans Property & Casualty Reinsurance, Life & Health Reinsurance and Corporate Solutions, alongside units such as Risk Data Solutions, Asset Management and Public Sector Solutions. The group's brand promise is "Partnering for Progress."

Employees: 15,000
Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland

Good to know if you are moving

Several Madrid-based roles are advertised with a hybrid working set-up, e.g. "Senior Underwriter Surety (Hybrid, 80-100%)" and "Underwriting Analyst (Hybrid; m/f/x/d)".

In their own words

About the company & team

At Swiss Re, we build innovative, cloud‑native solutions that help Life & Health insurance companies around the world operate smarter, faster, and more securely. Our internal software house delivers modern SaaS and PaaS products used globally - from mature enterprise platforms like Magnum to new and rapidly scaling solutions.

With a technical community of more than 150+ engineers, architects, and cloud specialists across multiple countries, we design highly available, multi‑regional products built on cutting‑edge technologies and a strong engineering culture focused on quality, innovation, and resilience.

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. 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.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.