Zurich, ZH, CH
Expert Solution Architect
About Swiss Re
The Swiss Re Group 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. It anticipates and manages risk – from natural catastrophes to climate change, from ageing populations to cybercrime. The aim of the Swiss Re Group is to enable society to thrive and progress, creating new opportunities and solutions for its clients. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1863, the Swiss Re Group operates through a network of around 80 offices globally. It is organised into three Business Units, each with a distinct strategy and set of objectives contributing to the Group’s overall mission.
About the role:
The holder of this «Expert Solution Architect» position will drive the adoption of sound cyber se-curity principles within the Swiss Re Group and contribute to the development of improved Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions by assuming the following responsibilities:
• assess application designs from a security and IAM perspective
• consult stakeholders on application design and promote security/IAM best practices
• gather IAM requirements from stakeholders and coordinate solution delivery activities
• develop improved IAM solutions in the role of a product owner or a solution architect
• define IAM blueprints & guidelines for Swiss Re's cloud-based, digital solutions
• develop enterprise security concepts on request of Swiss Re's cyber security community
As a core member of the IAM Professional Services team, the position holder's main duties include the following activities:
• review the security/IAM design of business applications and infrastructure services
• liaise and align with other governance stakeholders (e.g. Technology Architecture and In-formation Security) to ensure a consistent cyber security baseline
• consult solution architects on IAM-related aspects and become a trusted advisor on cyber security-relevant design principles (e.g. on authentication & authorization options)
• engage with other solution architects and business representatives to gather new require-ments for Swiss Re's future IAM service offerings
• syndicate new requirements within the IAM organization and coordinate the necessary de-sign and implementation activities
• assume the role of a product owner or a solution architect in the context of IAM-internal so-lution implementation activities
• develop blueprints and solution guidelines for the Identity & Access Management discipline in a multi-cloud environment
• actively contribute as a member of Swiss Re's cyber security community to the development of new cyber security concepts
• engage with your colleagues and peers in Swiss Re's innovative and inclusive working envi-ronment which strives for agility and seamless collaboration
• counsel and mentor colleagues and team members on security, application architecture and solution design principles
About the team:
The holder of this position will be a member of the «Identity & Access Management» function (IAM) within the «Group Digital & Information Services» unit (GDIS) and report directly to the Head of IAM Professional Services.
The IAM function includes several teams (i.e. Service Delivery, Professional Services, Engineering & Architecture, and Analysis & Design) which contribute to the IAM Group Services of Swiss Re. These Group Services are consumed across the board by Swiss Re's core business divisions on a daily basis (i.e. Reinsurance, Corporate Solutions, and Life Capital). Accordingly, the «Expert Solu-tion Architect» needs to maintain close working relationships with the consuming business divi-sions and fellow governance peers (such as Information Security and Technology Architecture) due to IAM's mission-critical and audit-relevant character.
As a member of Swiss Re's cyber security ecosystem, the «Expert Solution Architect» must work closely together with various community members. The community stakeholders are primarily IT domain architects, application owners, security engineers and representatives of the CISO organi-zation, Internal Audit and Operational Risk Management.
The IAM team cares about being a reliable partner to the Swiss Re Group, its colleagues and its team members. Swiss Re as a whole is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes diversity.
About you:
• University degree in Computer Science (or equivalent)
• more than 10 years of practical experience in the IT industry
• more than 5 years of practical experience in designing, building and integrating enterprise business applications and digital solutions
• technology and delivery experience in one or more of the following areas:
- proven track record in designing and developing enterprise business applications in Ja-va/JEE or .Net
- practical experience in designing and developing end-user facing client applications
- expert knowledge in designing and building integration solutions and RESTful API's
- sound knowledge about IT security infrastructure and modern authentication & authoriza-tion protocols (such as Kerberos, SAML, OAuth, OIDC etc.)
- profound understanding and/or hands-on experience in building and integrating applica-tions with infrastructure (IaaS), platform (PaaS) and software service (SaaS) offering(s)
- hands-on experience with modern container technologies (e.g. Cloud Foundry, Docker, Kubernetes) would be a plus
- tangible exposure to Cloud-based application & integration designs in one of the major public cloud environments (such as MS Azure, Google, AWS, Alibaba, etc.) would be de-sirable
• experience in consulting IT and business stakeholders
• adept at achieving the right balance between security and flexibility while meeting business objectives efficiently
• ability to manage ad-hoc demand effectively
• distinct customer-orientation with the ability to win trust and maintain strong relationships
• excellent communication and presentation skills in spoken and written English
• ability to analyse, structure & present complex topics in an audience-friendly manner (opera-tions personnel, technical experts, business users and senior executives)
• battle-tested hands-on expert who can navigate seamlessly between conceptual, architectural & technical layers
• experienced in working with agile development methodologies and familiar with DevOps prin-ciples
• strong team player who is willing to go the extra-mile for Swiss Re
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