Enterprise Architect (m/w/d)

Role Summary

Development and planning of our cross-company, future-proof IT strategy and IT architecture landscape in line with our business goals and our “Next Level” strategy.

You analyze business strategies, identify functional and technical requirements and advise management up to the board level on new IT options, architectural visions and risks.

Shaping the strategic and technical direction of artificial intelligence - especially generative AI - at the company level. You will develop target images, reference architectures and guardrails for the safe, scalable and economical use of AI.

You ensure the integration of AI solutions into our existing IT landscape and accompany relevant AI initiatives from the idea to implementation. You advise departments, management and the board of directors on potential, risks and suitable application options.

You evaluate and select innovative technologies, make architectural decisions at company level and ensure the compatibility and integration of our IT systems.

Developing standards, guidelines and reference architectures is part of your area of responsibility. You ensure compliance and design architectural governance processes, for example when dealing with technical debt and KPIs.

In your job, you create IT architecture specifications for security, data protection and compliance at the company level and continuously adapt them to changing requirements.

You continuously observe and evaluate market trends and derive concrete recommendations and measures from them.

Close collaboration with other architects, managers and departments is just as much a part of the role as promoting further development and collaboration within the Enterprise Architecture department.

Together with the relevant stakeholders, you will establish standards for AI governance, data quality, data protection, information security and regulatory requirements, for example in the context of the EU AI Act.

Requirements

• Completed university degree (diploma/master), ideally with a focus on computer science, business informatics or comparable, as well as additional qualifications in enterprise and application architecture and in-depth knowledge of architectural methods and frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman).
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in the field of IT architecture, enterprise architecture, solution architecture or IT architecture - preferably also in the environment of large financial service providers.
• Experience with the design and implementation of complex IT landscapes, standardization, governance and architecture management.
• Strong leadership, communication and consulting skills – you are an empathetic sparring partner for managers and stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial thinking, change management and the ability to analyze complex problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Fluent knowledge of German (at least level B2), knowledge of English is an advantage.

Benefits

• Home office: Flexible working hours in the home office and office. You can find more information about our hybrid working here.
• Working hours: 38-hour week as standard, time recording system, flextime & lifetime working time account.
• Vacation: 30 days vacation & additional days off (December 24th and December 31st).
• Remuneration: 14 monthly salaries (including Christmas and holiday bonuses) or participation in the variable remuneration system, special payments, employee tariffs and discount campaigns.
• Health: Company pension provision & health management with a wide range of offers. Our in-house fitness studio and a wide network of sports offerings (Wellpass) are also available online and nationwide.
• Mobility: job ticket, job bike/bicycle leasing, convenient location with covered bicycle parking spaces.
• Family & work: parent-child offices, emergency child care, our own day care center “Raiffeisenzwerge” as well as a care network and support from the R+V social counseling service.
• Culinary: Healthy & balanced meals in our company restaurant.
• Further development: Support & further development by the R+V Academy. Taking on external qualification measures completes your personal and professional development.
• Culture: We live community. Our motto “What one cannot do, many can” is also reflected in our teams and our daily interactions.

About the Company

Let's explore new paths together! Because that's exactly what we do at R+V, one of the largest insurers in Germany.

Welcome to the Operations and IT department, in which R+V bundles all customer-related operations units and IT. The aim is to improve processes and technical requirements so that R+V can process customer concerns faster, more efficiently and more digitally. Innovative technologies and our diverse system landscape offer opportunities for professional and personal development.