Digital Architect — Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino)

NewCHF 51'500 - 88'000
Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) · Lugano (TI)
Categoria: tech Contratto: full-time Salario: CHF 51'500 - 88'000
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Location
Lugano
Contract
full-time
Posted
2 days ago
SalaryCHF 51'500 - 88'000

Role overview

Job Summary

The Digital Architect in Zurich Life Ireland is a key role that will contribute to the digital transformation of Zurich Life Ireland.

Main responsibilities

  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Leadership, Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
  • Engage with business units to understand their needs and challenges and propose digital solutions that deliver value and drive efficiency.
  • Act as a bridge between digital, integration, and core system teams, ensuring alignment across all delivery areas Solution Design and Development
  • Design and implement scalable, robust, and secure digital solutions that enhance and streamline business processes across multiple back-end systems, including: Product and pricing engines Business rules and decisioning services Calculation systems Policy administration platforms Data and persistence layers
  • Ensure alignment of digital solutions with overall enterprise architecture and business goals.
  • Utilize modern technologies and frameworks to build solutions that support API-driven design, microservices architecture, and cloud-based deployments. Integration and Interoperability:
  • Implement and manage integrations between new digital solutions and existing systems, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability.
  • Leverage enterprise integration tools (e.g. Mulesoft), APIs to: Coordinate complex workflows

Key requirements

  • Your Skills and Experience Digital Architecture Expertise: Integration Experience: Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
  • Ability to analyse business requirements and translate them into effective digital solutions. Communication and Collaboration:

Application process

  • If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”. Who we are
  • Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services.
  • The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford.
  • Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading global multi-line insurer founded more than 150 years ago, which has grown into a business serving more than 82 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories, while delivering industry-leading total shareholder returns.
  • Reflecting its purpose to ‘create a brighter future together,’ Zurich offers protection services that go beyond traditional insurance, to support its customers in building resilience.
  • Since 2020, the Zurich Forest project supports reforestation and biodiversity restoration in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.
  • The Group has more than 65,000 employees and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (ZURN) is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has a level I American Depositary Receipt (ZURVY) program, which is traded over-the-counter on OTCQX.

Company and context

  • This position offers to shape and direct the organization's digital landscape, by leveraging advanced technical skills and strategic thinking to deliver impactful digital solutions.
  • The role is focused on designing and orchestrating complex digital journeys used by our customers, brokers, and corporate scheme owners.
  • These journeys require deep integration across multiple back-end systems, including product rules engines, business rules platforms, calculation services, databases, and policy administration systems.
  • The ideal candidate will possess a comprehensive technical and functional skill set, capable of delivering high-quality solutions within a dynamic and fast-moving financial services environment.
  • These solutions will be focused on enabling our customers to interact with us through various digital channels in all aspects of our business processes and offerings.
  • This position requires a deep understanding of digital architecture, combined with deep experience in enterprise integration and orchestration, and the ability to drive innovation and efficiency through technology. Your Role

Additional details

  • This position requires a deep understanding of digital architecture, combined with deep experience in enterprise integration and orchestration, and the ability to drive innovation and efficiency through technology.
  • Act as a bridge between digital, integration, and core system teams, ensuring alignment across all delivery areas Solution Design and Development
  • Design and implement scalable, robust, and secure digital solutions that enhance and streamline business processes across multiple back-end systems, including: Product and pricing engines Business rules and decisioning services Calculation systems Policy administration platforms Data and persistence layers
  • Utilize modern technologies and frameworks to build solutions that support API-driven design, microservices architecture, and cloud-based deployments. Integration and Interoperability:
  • Leverage enterprise integration tools (e.g. Coordinate complex workflows
  • Decouple front-end digital experiences from back-end services Technical Leadership:
  • Mentor and support team members to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Security and Compliance:
  • Implement security best practices and conduct regular security assessments. Documentation and Reporting:
  • Provide regular updates and reports on the progress of digital initiatives to senior management. Your Skills and Experience Digital Architecture Expertise:
  • Strong knowledge of modern architectural patterns, including microservices, API-driven design, and cloud-native architectures. Technical Proficiency:

Notes and original content

  • Act as a bridge between digital, integration, and core system teams, ensuring alignment across all delivery areas
  • Solution Design and Development
  • Design and implement scalable, robust, and secure digital solutions that enhance and streamline business processes across multiple back-end systems, including:
  • Product and pricing engines
  • Business rules and decisioning services
  • Calculation systems
  • Policy administration platforms
  • Data and persistence layers
  • Utilize modern technologies and frameworks to build solutions that support API-driven design, microservices architecture, and cloud-based deployments.
  • Integration and Interoperability:
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Questions about this listing

What salary does Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) offer for this role?

Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) lists CHF 51'500 - 88'000 gross per year for this position in Lugano. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.

Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) offer?

This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.

Do I need the G permit to apply for this role in Ticino as an Italian cross-border worker?

Yes, if you are resident in Italy within the 20 km border zone. The Swiss employer files the G-permit application at the Ticino cantonal migration office after the contract is signed — first issuance takes 2-6 weeks, then automatic yearly renewal for as long as the employment continues. Weekly return to your Italian home is required to keep the status.

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