Technology Architect 100%

About the role

Julius Baer is looking for a Technology Architect (100%, f/m/d) in Madrid. The role covers a global architecture discipline such as application, integration, software, data technology, security, infrastructure, operation and workplace architecture. It assesses technology needs across all domains, defines target architectures and standards, and drives agile and flexible delivery of sustainable, operable platform and infrastructure services.

Key responsibilities

• Determine technology needs based on business and application capabilities and define the adoption of technology stacks and global standard platforms, challenging new technologies in RFI/RFP processes and documenting deviations as architecture debt
• Ensure compliance with IT Architecture Standards and Guidelines, including NFRs, and approve exceptions with justification and mitigation
• Maintain data quality of architecture repositories by keeping JBAR and the CMDB (HPSM/ServiceNow) up to date on technologies, stacks, information flows and application-to-technology mappings
• Contribute to solution blueprints and designs by evaluating reference architectures and standard building blocks, and approve design deviations where standard patterns are not applicable
• Support Product Managers, Product Owners, Application Owners and architects on architecture runway, guardrails, NFRs and governance
• Support developers, engineers and ITSO with infrastructure designs, deployment automation and orchestration, integration patterns and security concepts
• Manage the NFR process: support delivery in implementing NFRs, verify, track and report adherence, aiming to cover more than 1,000 business applications and robots

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or IT management
• Master architecture governance as a change agent
• Relevant experience in strategic or planning positions, including corporate or business planning and senior IT Architecture roles
• Experience with delivery processes (agile and classic)
• Strong communication and negotiation skills

Required skills

• Jira knowledge is beneficial
• Experience running analytic reports and maintaining governance dashboards for C-level reporting (KPIs, OKRs, data quality)