Tribe Architect

TRIBE ARCHITECT – ALLIANZ TECHNOLOGY – SYDNEY 

With over 13,000 employees across 20+ countries, Allianz Technology is the go-to technology partner for Allianz Group companies across the world. We're all about crafting world-class, agile, and sustainable IT solutions that power a seamless digital journey for our customers. From massive IT infrastructure projects like data centres and networks to innovative application platforms in workplace services, data science, and customer interfaces, we're at the forefront of building the future. 

We're proud to be a global pioneer of change, as single centre of excellence, acting as Allianz's digital backbone worldwide. With our streamlined approach, we simplify Allianz's business operations wherever they are, by delivering full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.  

Let’s care for tomorrow, so we can create a better future together, for everyone. 

About the role

As a Tribe Architect, you will shape the technology direction for a portfolio of products, defining and driving the target architecture across business, application, data, infrastructure, and security domains. Working as a key member of the Tribe Leadership Team, you will influence the technical roadmap, manage architectural risk and technical debt, and ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned to enterprise architecture standards.

• Define and drive the target architecture for the Tribe's products and platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.


• Partner with Tribe leadership and squads to shape technical roadmaps, architectural decisions, and solution designs.


• Lead the development and maintenance of architecture roadmaps, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned to business objectives.


• Manage architectural dependencies, technical debt, and technology lifecycle requirements across the Tribe and broader organisation.


• Champion secure-by-design principles, ensuring security, compliance, and non-functional requirements are embedded in solution development.


• Collaborate with architects, product owners, and technology stakeholders to promote best practice, standardisation, and innovation across platforms and services.


• Provide architectural leadership to support delivery planning, technology capability uplift, and continuous improvement within agile teams.

About you

• Proven experience defining and delivering technology strategy and target architecture aligned to business objectives partnerning with sales and digital business units is preferred. Proven experience in general insurance or financial services is essential.


• Strong architectural expertise across applications, data, infrastructure, and security within complex enterprise environments.


• Ability to make and influence key architectural decisions that drive scalability, performance, and quality outcomes.


• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.


• Proven leadership capability, including coaching teams, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement.


• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive and innovative approach to managing complex technical challenges.

Benefits and perks

• Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day!


• Work-life balance: Enjoy our flexible, hybrid work arrangements, and tailored workplace adjustments, where possible.


• Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.


• Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer!


• For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers site.

About our culture

We care about everything that makes you, you. We believe in a workplace that celebrates inclusion and equal opportunity, where people of all genders, ages, religions, sexual orientations and abilities are not only welcomed but valued for the unique perspectives and talents they bring to work.  We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone belongs and can thrive and reach their fullest potential.