Platform and Infrastructure Architect

About the job

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

What you can contribute

• Define the target architecture of the BFS infrastructures and platforms
• Develop the hybrid operating model of the BFS
• Establish operational and industrialisation standards
• Ensure reliability, security and resilience
• Manage the lifecycle of technologies and specialised applications
• Evaluate and validate technical solutions related to the BFS platforms and other infrastructures

What makes you unique

• University degree (Bachelor or Master) in computer science, systems engineering or a comparable field
• At least 5 years of professional experience in information systems architecture, cloud and container platforms
• Profound expertise in the architecture of modern infrastructures (container-based platforms such as RHOS; cloud such as Azure) and traditional infrastructures
• Excellent knowledge in defining target architectures, guidelines and technological roadmaps
• Experience in setting operational standards, procedures and reference models
• Ability to develop and implement fail-safe architectures and define requirements for availability and continuity
• Clear and efficient communication with other professionals, management and application and project managers
• Active knowledge of two official languages and passive knowledge of the third official language as well as very good English skills

In a nutshell

You feel at home in complex environments and want to help create a solid foundation. You are eager for modernisation and know how to combine traditional techniques with advanced cloud technologies.
You look forward to developing a modern and robust architecture, driving the transformation to a hybrid operating model and creating secure, industrialised and sustainable platforms for the BFS.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at work We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

Statistics matter. For you too.

The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) is the national competence centre for public statistics and a central player in the Swiss data ecosystem. It produces statistical information, advocates for harmonised data through national data management and advances knowledge extraction from data using data science methods. In doing so, the FSO contributes to public opinion formation and makes an important contribution to modern democratic governance.

Additional information

Questions about the position

Katia Mazzolari
Section Head
+41 58 46 72496

Questions about the application

Maizi Borges Monteiro
Head of Human Resources