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Zurich is one of the world’s leading insurance groups, and one of the few to operate on a global basis. Our mission is to help our customers understand and protect themselves from risk. We help individuals, small and medium sized companies and global corporations around the world understand and protect themselves from risk by offering a wide range of insurance products, solutions and advisory services.

As an IT Solution Architect, you augment a high profile team of business analysts, solution architects and developers working on a strategic projects for Commercial Insurance International Programs. You will take the technical responsibility for globally used systems which are providing or are going to provide functionality for various capabilities throughout the commercial insurance process, including underwriting, pricing, issuance and servicing. 

In return you will be rewarded with experience in a global role and exposure to projects to push your boundaries in an exciting and collaborative environment, and multiple personal benefits when joining us. 

What you will do

As an IT Solution Architect, you will:

  • Be responsible to design solutions required to meet business needs with focus on web-bases and cloud-based / cloud-native applications.
  • Take the technical lead of teams with internal and external vendors / suppliers from kick-off to roll-out and closely cooperate with the business analysts and the project manager.
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of IT enterprise architecture, standards and practices by maintaining understanding of current and future technology developments. 
  • Provide formal and informal leadership and direction to other IT program/project IT members and stakeholders. 
  • Ensure that Zurich IT security standards are adhered to within architectural design documents. 
  • Ensure solution-related quality, performance, availability, scalability, integrity and compliance with overall enterprise principles, policies, and standards. 
  • Collaborate with the business analysts and the development team to work collectively towards an efficient solution.

What you bring 

As an IT Solution Architect your skills and experience will ideally include:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Information Technology with 5 or more years of experience
  • Proven track record of successful solution architecture projects, demonstrating expertise in designing and delivering scalable and reliable solutions. 
  • Ability to develop and explain concepts to various stakeholder groups including customers. 
  • Confidence with the current .NET stack (.NET Core, ASP.NET Core), 
  • Confidence with Azure PaaS stack 
  • Confidence with SQL and data modeling
  • Effective communication and negotiation skills 
  • Collaborative and team focused mindset.
  • Ability to adapt to changing demands and conditions by prioritization and managing timelines.
  • Excellent analytical skills coupled with a conscientious and structured approach. 
  • Working experience in agile project methodologies. 
  • Very good English skills are a must, written and spoken.
  • German as 2nd language is an advantage.

Additional Information

We look forward to receiving your online application. 

Zurich wants to attract the best talent and we acknowledge that talents might not always be available full-time. At Zurich we will consider requests for flexible working. Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of ways. Please talk to us during the interview about the flexibility you may need.

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Information for recruitment agencies

Zurich does not accept any applications from recruitment agencies for this position. We refuse any responsibility for unsolicited applications as well as any associated fees. 

Why Zurich

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right? 

We are an equal opportunity employer who knows that each employee is unique - that’s what makes our team so great! 

Join us as we constantly explore new ways to protect our customers and the planet.

  • Location(s): CH - Zürich 
  • Remote working:
  • Schedule: Full Time
  • Recruiter name: Christopher Parkinson
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