senior IT architect

Our client is a sizeable public-sector organisation based in central Switzerland. As part of an ambitious digital transformation programme, they are looking for a senior IT architect to act as their internal reference on all architecture matters — covering network, cloud, security, platforms and applications.

German is mandatory for this position.

This position is based in the Canton of Schwyz, 2days/week on-site

Your responsibilities

• Define, maintain and advocate IT architectures in line with the overall IT strategy
• Translate business requirements into solution proposals and decision frameworks
• Advise and support IT projects on all architecture-related topics
• Design integrations of business applications into the existing system landscape
• Contribute to network segmentation design (on-premise and cloud)
• Support cloud (Azure), container (Kubernetes), AI and M365 initiatives
• Maintain architecture documentation and define quality standards
• Conduct design reviews and identify optimisation opportunities

Profile

• University or university of applied sciences degree in computer science or equivalent
• Certified IT architecture training (TOGAF or equivalent)
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a generalist IT architect
• Broad technical coverage: network, servers, security, cloud (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS), client, data and applications
• Technical knowledge : Azure, Kubernetes, M365
• Experience in IT requirements management
• Fluent German (C1 minimum)+ professional English