Function Description / Professional Tasks

Our Shared Goal
The Banking IT Services are on their way to implementing an innovative voice and chatbot solution in the Swiss banking sector. To realize this ambitious vision, we rely on globally leading technology providers, being supported by a strategic integration partner for the initial setup.
 
We're seeking a visionary Software Architect who can deliver exceptional client value by ensuring steamless integration cutting edge cloud and AI technology and Backend systems, all while ensuring compliance with the bank's security standards. You will be the central figure for the conceptual development of the voice and chatbot architecture, built on a cloud service platform.

Description of main tasks:
−  As the Architecture Owner, you are responsible for the development and maintenance of the target architecture for the voice and chatbot solution, based on the overarching solution architecture, including core components and the service interface to backend systems.
− Alongside the Delivery Team Lead and Product Owner, you will form a leadership trio to guide the delivery team as part of our agile work and collaboration.
− You will advise the Product Owner on architecture-related questions, as well as on technical and security aspects of the product roadmap, and support the creation and approval of necessary architectural artifacts.
− You will coordinate application operations and incident resolution.
− You will create sustainable architectural documentation and guidelines (especially in the role of Security Ambassador) around the voice and chatbot field in a cloud context, ensuring they are implemented.

Personal Skills and Education

Professional Experience / Expertise
− Strong conflict resolution skills when dealing with a wide range of stakeholders.
− Solid experience as a Software Architect in the conception, design, development, and operation of cloud solutions (AWS preferred) and good knowledge of IT architecture.
− Extensive knowledge and experience in the operational use of microservices (on Kubernetes clusters), Java applications, Python applications, and DevOps (including CI/CD).
− Knowledge and experience in data modeling techniques.
− Knowledge in ensuring application security for cloud applications.

Education
− A bachelor degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or Business Administration, with further education in Cloud, AI, or IT Architecture.

Language Skills
− English oral and written
− Optional: German oral (and written)

Additional Comments

− Willingness to travel
− Hybrid Model: Two days a week @office (mandatory).

Why us?

Just by joining us you will get benefits like:

• Open minded company where every employee has to contribute to the development of the company - ideas are welcome as well as independent thinking too
• 25 annual days of vacations
• Flexible working hours
• Annual allowance for Benefits (Training, Gym, Public Transportation, Technologies, etc...)
• An amazing onboarding week at Switzerland
• iPhone 14
• Second Screen to work at home (Flat or a Curved one)
• First month Tech Allowance to buy your headset or, if you already have one, whatever you need to work comfortably
• Health insurance for you and your family
• Life insurance
• Office Perks (coffee, fruit, stand up desks. etc...)
• So much more...

About us

At the IT Campus, you can grow thanks to challenging IT projects, flat hierarchies, an inspiring environment and state-of-the-art technologies. You also have the opportunity to build up the IT Campus from scratch. You can work flexibly in terms of time and location and benefit from attractive working conditions.
Swiss Post connects people, brings cultures together and is one of the largest IT employers in Switzerland: We handle over 400 software projects each year and run more than 1,000 applications – with these figures set to rise in future.