Senior System Architect - Order Management Platform 100% (f/m/d) - (Contract through our external payroll partner with immediate start for 12 months with possible extension)

18 February 2026
100%
Zürich

Job summary

Join Julius Baer as a System Architect in IT Architecture. Shape the future of wealth management!

Tasks

Design Solution Architectures for software applications.
Ensure adherence to architecture standards and target architectures.
Manage architecture debt and guide software engineers.

Skills

2+ years in banking trading, with 3+ years as Senior Architect.
Strong integration design skills, especially with APIs and Kafka.
Proactive mindset with ability to meet deadlines.

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About the job

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

You are a member of the System Architects team within global IT Architecture. Together with your colleagues from the Domain and Foundation Architecture teams, you are responsible for designing Solution Architectures.

As a System Architect, you build bridges to Software Engineering and ensure that software solutions follow the target architecture.

You design and steer solution and integration designs for an on-prem Order Management platform in Alternative Investments.

IHRE AUFGABEN

You design and are responsible for the Solution Architecture for applications in delivery

You ensure that your Solution Architectures in delivery adhere to architecture standards and are aligned with the target architectures of the domain

You raise and manage architecture debt when there is a misalignment between transition and the target architectures

You initiate architecture decisions, document them as Architecture Decision Records (ADR) and have them approved by the relevant architecture boards

You advise and coach software engineers on the implementation of Solution Architectures and ensure technical feasibility

In addition to architecture design, you also support later phases of the software lifecycle, such as testing, release and operations

YOUR PROFILE

2+ years of experience in banking trading or order management (experience in Alternative Investments, Equity, or Fixed Income Trading preferred)

3+ years of experience as a Senior Architect, as well as a Lead or Senior Software Engineer

Ability to identify options for solution architectures and make trade-off architecture decisions

Strong integration design skills (APIs and event-based integration, including Kafka)

Understanding of the order lifecycle and its integration into internal end-to-end processes

Ability to analyse complex business requirements and translate them into technical solutions

Understanding and experience in software engineering, including DevOps

Proven experience in solution design and knowledge of current architectural styles, e.g., event-driven

Ability to collaboratively develop and coordinate solutions with business and technology stakeholders, and architecture colleagues

Proactive mindset, with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Optional: Hands-on experience with IBM Order Transport and Management System (OTMS)

Fluency in English (written and verbal); German language skills are desirable

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