Senior DevOps Engineer

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, crafting 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 organized into three Business Units, each with a distinct strategy and set of objectives contributing to the Group's overall mission.

About the position

Senior Backend Application Engineer will combine design thinking techniques, software development, networking skills, business domain know how and apply agile architecture principles to build high-quality solutions. You are a very experienced backend Engineer who has passion for application development, loves to analyze and tackle various technical challenges on the way. You will work with the business product owner and engineering teams to translate a business need into a robust and integrated technology solution to meet the Product vision and roadmap. You will provide your technical expertise in cloud solution architecture, application design and engineering of new products as well as improving existing ones using innovative and practical approaches aligned with the governance standards and current methodologies for Solutions business of Swiss Re.

Your responsibilities include:

• Design, hands on engineering and development for our backend solutions.
• Acquire and maintain an in-depth understanding of our product solutions landscape, underlying software architectures and constraints.
• Be in charge to design, maintain and extend architectures artifacts.
• Design and Code reviews.
• Collaborate with peers to drive the application architecture best practices leveraging the modern cloud services for our product portfolio.
• Keep up with technology trends and identify promising new solutions that meet our requirements.
• Active in shaping and developing product solution strategies, while using hands on experience.
• Provides hands-on troubleshooting and consulting for solution challenges when needed
• Defining/improving standard methodologies for building, testing and deploying of applications

Experience Required

• University Degree in Computer Sciences or equivalent work experience
• Extensive background as (Lead/Senior) Backend Cloud Engineer
• 8 years experience relevant to this position
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud platform services and using Azure DevOps for CI-CD pipeline implementation leveraging Infrastructure as Code (Terraform is a plus)
• Azure Services – Cloud Native, Container, Functions, App Services
• Hands-on experience with Data modelling & physical modelling across structured & unstructured data storage and analytics
• Expertise in Microservices Architectures, programming languages and frameworks, API enablement and management, Systems Integration and Integration Patterns.
• 4+ years of experience in one or more of the following:
  • Programming languages and backend frameworks: C# (required), , Golang and Python (a plus)
  • Database: Cosmos, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL DB
• APIs: REST API design, development and API management on Azure
• Experience using integrated development environments (e.g., Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, XCode, WebSphere)
• Knowledge of cloud solution architecture methodologies and best practices; Wide knowledge of emerging technology trends
• Experience with broad technology delivery, including custom development using various development languages; Event Driven Architecture and Mesh Architecture
• Experience in agile software engineering with strong fundamentals
• Strong analytical skills, and address problems in a structured way, joining your own creative ideas and those of others.
• Strong communication (written, verbal, and presentation), influencing and negotiation skills
• Proven experience in collaborating and working with global business stakeholders.
• Prior experience working in an Insurtech and/or product development organization a plus
• Prior experience working on Digital Transformation, Automation and AI/ML initiatives a plus
• Understanding and knowledge of insurance and reinsurance industry and products and services offered by various P&C insurance and reinsurance companies is a plus
• Experience defining a variety of solution types, such as new system builds, legacy enhancements, integrating COTS software packages, Software as a Service or Platform as a Service as components of the solution
• Experience with providing technical leadership on software engineering design, development, and frameworks, analysing alternatives, and presenting technical options to required stakeholders

About the team

The person hired in this role will be a part of the Data Analytics Solutions team within the Digital &Technology Re organization, responsible of the technology side of the Reinsurance Solutions business of Swiss Re.

Swiss Re Solutions professionals provide clients with a broad range of premium products, unmatched offers and tailored solutions. Closeness to the markets and a thorough understanding of the key drivers enable us to recognize trends in the risk landscape early and develop innovative reinsurance solutions in collaboration with our clients. Our teams translate global expertise and local knowledge into tailor-made solutions for clients across the globe. Our portfolio is well positioned for future growth, backed by a highly experienced staff with strong underwriting expertise. This fact makes us a forceful partner in providing the right solutions for our treaty and facultative clients. A local market presence combined with an understanding of how external factors impact each line of business allow us to differentiate and tailor our approach for each client.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Swiss Re offers modern work models and attractive work places that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences and life phases.

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.