Senior Cloud Architect

About role

Senior Cloud Architect to design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available cloud-based solutions, primarily utilizing Azure Cloud and other cloud platforms preferably Alibaba Cloud . The ideal candidate will drive architectural improvements, provide technical leadership, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, robust cloud services. You will work closely with various teams to solve complex business challenges and mentor them in adopting cutting-edge cloud technologies.

Key Responsibilities :

• Architecture Design & Optimization : Drive the design and evolution of scalable, efficient, and robust cloud architectures that simplify operations and reduce complexity.
• Service Quality & Reliability : Define service quality measures, ensure high reliability through self-healing mechanisms, and minimize manual intervention.
• Documentation & System Understanding : Gain an in-depth understanding of the L&H product ecosystem and generate clear architectural documents that guide product development.
• Team Leadership & Culture Building : Foster a high-performance culture within the team, acting as a champion for Swiss Re's core values . Mentor and guide teams in delivering excellence.
• Technical Challenge Mitigation : Proactively identify and mitigate technical challenges early in the development process, ensuring smooth project progress.
• Portfolio Representation : Represent the product portfolio confidently to internal stakeholders and strategic partners, presenting both vision and functional / technical roadmaps.
• Code Quality Assurance : Write technical specifications and ensure developers adhere to architectural designs through thorough code reviews and guidance.
• Innovation & Research : Lead R&D activities, proof of concepts (POCs), and explore new-age technologies to fulfill evolving business requirements.
• Security : Design and implement Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for identity management and enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Conditional Access policies . and Privileged Identity Management (PIM) to protect admin accounts.
• Cloud Expertise : Architect and design scalable, secure, and mission-critical end-to-end Azure Cloud solutions.
• Cloud Infrastructure Design : Provide technical leadership in designing cloud-native infrastructure on Azure Cloud , including AKS , Networking , CDN , WAF , Load Balancer , Monitoring , and FinOps .
• Cross-Functional Leadership : Mentor teams on solving complex business problems using Azure Cloud capabilities and provide insights to Digital Governance boards on cloud architecture and solutions.

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About Swiss Re

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. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. 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.

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