Thun
ICT Architect C5I
- 19 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- Thun
About the job
Around 3000 employees from RUAG and RUAG Real Estate make a significant contribution to the security of Switzerland every day. They ensure that the Swiss Army as well as other operational and security organisations can fully perform their tasks at any time.ICT Architect C5I
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Thun
What you can achieve
- Design and continuous development of system and platform architectures
- Conceptualisation of viable, scalable and secure solution architectures according to cloud-native and platform engineering principles
- Planning and specification of system landscapes taking into account infrastructure, integration and operational requirements
- Ensuring compliance with architectural principles, standards and best practices
- Participation in the evaluation and selection of suitable platforms, modern technologies as well as automation and deployment concepts
- Close collaboration with technical specialist teams to implement architectural specifications as well as to assess technical risks and co-design target architectures
What you bring with you
- Completed training or higher professional education in the field of computer science or comparable qualification
- Several years of experience in the design of system and platform architectures
- Profound understanding of architectural principles as well as cloud-native design with technologies such as Kubernetes and microservices
- Experience in stakeholder management and mediation between business and IT
- Ability to analyse technological issues and assess well-founded solution approaches
- Structured, communicative and convincing personality with a high standard of quality
- Fluent German skills; English and/or French skills are an advantage
- Military career as a senior non-commissioned officer or officer is an advantage
Do you not meet all the requirements one hundred percent? Apply anyway. We are always looking for talented and motivated people who want to enrich our team. We place great value on diversity and equal opportunities and our goal is to build a diverse team in which everyone can fully develop their personal strengths. We especially encourage all people, regardless of their gender, who may have concerns about accepting a position in a military-related environment, to apply.
About the division
The Business Area C5I of RUAG MRO Holding AG supports the Swiss Army in the implementation of ICT projects with a specific focus on the Cyber Command. This is your chance to contribute to highly secure and sovereign IT systems. We have grown over the last eight years from a small "start-up" with zero employees to over 260 employees and offer a unique, dynamic environment. Here you can work at the forefront of the digitalisation of the Swiss Army. Do you want to contribute to the security policy environment? Then you are exactly right with us. We work agilely and consistently follow the DevSecOps model. With the C5I Campus, we have created an innovation space for highly secure IT systems and offer very attractive workplaces. For professional information, Jamie Birnbaumer, Director Development C5I, is happy to assist you: Tel. +41 79 574 97 89 | Mail jamie-lee.birnbaumer@ruag.ch
Your benefits
Salary and benefits
We offer you a performance-oriented and market-appropriate salary, 13 monthly salaries as well as generous bonuses and allowances. Together with other benefits, this results in an attractive overall package.
We place great importance on our employees finding a healthy balance between work and private life. Therefore, among other things, we offer flexible working hours and home office options.
Flexible working
Discounts
At RUAG you benefit from discounts in the areas of mobility and catering. In addition, you benefit from attractive offers on our benefit portal and have fleet discounts with various renowned car brands.
Advancement and training opportunities
It is important to us to promote and develop the potential of our employees. Through training, courses and further education, we support them in continuously expanding their skills to achieve their professional goals.
Leisure offers
Our employees are close to our hearts. That is why we give them a day off on their birthday, offer a diverse sports programme and the possibility to take additional days off with salary deduction in addition to the annual holiday entitlement.
Your contact person
Frank Haugwitz
Director Sourcing C5I-Campus
recruiting-c5i@ruag.ch