Enterprise Data & AI Architect (m/f/d)

Competencies: Finding effective solutions; Action Oriented; Drives Vision and Purpose; Ensures Accountability; Strengthening ownership

As one of the leading insurance companies, we know that together we can achieve more. At UNIQA, we are therefore the community for a better life. We use our individual skills to shape a better future together. Tell us about your strengths and apply at UNIQA IT Services GmbH (UITS), the IT service provider of the UNIQA Group, as  Enterprise Data & AI Architect (m/f/d). 

Purpose of the Function 

The Enterprise Data & AI Architect plays a central role in shaping UNIQA’s journey towards becoming a data- and AI-driven company. This function defines and governs the data and AI target architecture, ensuring that the organization can efficiently turn data into business insights, automation, and intelligent services. 

What to expect:

• Strategy & Vision: Define and evolve UNIQA’s Data & AI target architecture, covering data ingestion, transformation, governance, MLOps, and monitoring. 

• Architecture Design & Governance: Establish standards and lifecycle processes for data and AI models, ensuring reusability, compliance, traceability, and ethical AI use. 

• Enterprise Architecture Management: Maintain data and AI domains within LeanIX, ensuring integration across EA domains. Define data and service communication patterns supporting AI and automation use cases.  

• Technology Leadership: Lead RFI/RFP processes for data, AI, and MLOps tool selection. Develop reusable building blocks for data and AI workloads that promote scalability, cost efficiency, and compliance.  

• Strategic Planning & Advisory: Support AI roadmapping and platform evolution; advise architects and data scientists on AI-enabled solution design. Foster the transition from batch to streaming and real-time analytics as the foundation for AI-driven decisions. Contribute to the strategic plan for optimizing UNIQA's application, data, and AI landscape.  
• Culture & Compliance: Promote data & AI architecture culture across business and IT. Ensure compliance with data governance, ethics, and regulatory requirements for AI and data use.  

What we expect:

• Advanced analytics, ML, AI (including Generative & Agentic AI) 
• GenAI / Agentic AI frameworks as Microsoft Agent Framework or LangChain / LangGraph  
• Modern data architecture (Lakehouse, Data Mesh, event-driven design, knowledge graphs) 
• Data modeling, semantic layers, metadata management 
• Cloud and hybrid data infrastructures, with hands-on experience in at least one hyperscale (Azure preferred).  
• Modern data concepts such as data mesh, Lakehouse, event-driven design, and knowledge graphs. 
• Business value-driven mindset: connecting AI and data capabilities to measurable business impact.  
• Strong communication and facilitation skills, able to bridge business, data science, and IT architecture worlds.  
• Fluent English (German a plus)  

Benefits: An onboarding plan, welcome events and a buddy system will give you the best possible start; A discounted DO&CO canteen is available to you in the office, and you will also receive financial support for meals if you work from home; A modern & bright office with break areas in the heart of the city as well as modern IT equipment provide a good environment; Discounted insurance and a company subsidy provide security. Additionally vouchers for supermarkets, perfumeries, furniture and hardware stores and much more can be purchased; Flexible working hours: our working hours are tailored to your needs; Possibility to work from home and a financial starter package for individual use; Remote work within the EU: Work up to 20 days a year from an EU country of your choice; Stress-free commute: Optimal accessibility by public transport; Support from the works council - benefit from a wide range of subsidies and offers; Vaccination campaigns, check-ups and blood donation campaigns are offered on site on an ongoing basis. Free & anonymous coaching sessions for personal and professional challenges; We cover 50% of your annual public transportation ticket; We offer various training opportunities to help you grow professionally and personally; Whether it's a summer party, an after-work get-together on the roof terrace or punch in winter - there are many opportunities to network and celebrate