Senior IT Architect (972, 973)

Zollikofen, Switzerland (and home office) | 80-100% |

The contribution you can make

• Efficiently, consistently and economically plan ICT architectures and services and implement them within agile teams
• Define system boundaries, subsystems and interfaces, ensuring the general architectural framework, particularly in the context of the decentralization project (iTASK)
• Continuously define, verify and develop architecture quality and governance processes
• Develop, document and maintain reference, solution and system architectures as well as follow the technology roadmap
• Design transition architectures, roadmaps and migration solutions, taking into account security standards and regulatory requirements
• Provide consultancy to management, project teams, specialist teams and IT teams; transfer knowledge and actively contribute to the strategic development of architecture within communities and committees

What distinguishes you

• University degree (bachelor or master) in a technical or economic field; ideally, certification in enterprise architecture (e.g. TOGAF)
• Several years of experience as an ICT architect, enterprise solution architect or application architect, preferably gained within public organizations or IT service providers
• Solid knowledge of enterprise architecture as well as the design and documentation of architectures related to data, applications, technologies, security and network
• Experience in architecture governance, technology portfolios, roadmaps and agile methods such as Scrum and SAFe
• Strong analytical and communication skills, problem-solving skills, negotiation and consulting skills, independent and customer-oriented way of working; experience with modern technologies such as microservices, container management and DevOps is an advantage
• Good active knowledge of two official languages

In summary

Are you an ICT architect by passion? Do you want to make your knowledge, experience and pragmatic approach available to UFIT? As an ICT architect, you will have the unique opportunity to actively participate in the transition of complex and specialized ICT architectures from the current IT provider environment towards new areas of activity.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We strive for the successful Swiss model and work for the well-being of the population.
• Living diversity The implementation of equal opportunities allows us to best express our skills and to contemplate different points of view.
• Fit in the workplace We provide support and advice to our employees on the topic of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/it/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

How much affinity do you have with (UF)IT?

The Federal Office of Information Technology and Telecommunications (UFIT) is a dynamic and future-oriented office, where curious, ambitious, innovative and visionary minds develop multiple digital solutions for Switzerland. We support and encourage mobile work and teleworking. Our staff, as far as possible, can manage work in a flexible and individual manner, to ensure compatibility between work and family. In addition, at UFIT we promote an open and informal working culture and will support you in your professional future with a wide range of training and continuous education courses.

Complementary information

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Questions about the workplace

Carina Drews
Head Agile Management 3
+41 58 46 16575