IT Application Manager
- 20 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- 4001 Basel
About the job
80%-100%
Department of Finance, Tax Administration, Business Services, IT
by arrangement
Tasks
Control data flows: You are responsible for input and output management, the interfaces to the assessment software as well as job control, thus ensuring a smooth data flow.
Eliminate media discontinuities: With the digitisation and automation of processes and interfaces, you actively promote seamless processing in the tax administration.
Co-design platform: In the introduction of a new Kubernetes architecture, you actively participate and shape the technical implementation as well as the integration into the existing system landscape.
Ensure operation: You ensure the stable operation and high availability of the applications. You analyse and resolve faults, optimise performance and support releases.
Build bridges: In close collaboration with the specialist departments, the cantonal IT and external software suppliers, you contribute your expertise to projects of the tax administration.
Profile
Experience: Solid experience in application operation and handling SQL distinguishes you. Knowledge of PowerShell, XML/JSON, Git, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) as well as monitoring with Prometheus and Elasticsearch is an advantage.
Personality: You work analytically, structured and reliably, quickly familiarise yourself with new technologies and communicate appropriately with specialist departments and IT partners.
Education: A completed education at a higher technical college or university of applied sciences in computer science or a comparable qualification forms your professional basis.
Language: You have very good German skills in spoken and written form. Good English skills for technical documentation are an advantage.
Insight into our work
The tax administration of the canton of Basel-Stadt belongs to the Department of Finance and is responsible for the assessment and collection of cantonal tax, direct federal tax as well as national and international supplementary taxes. It also takes care of the collection of all claims of the canton. The tax administration is a modern service provider and competent information centre for the population and companies. Through your work, the tax administration directly contributes to the state being able to fulfil its diverse tasks and to Basel-Stadt being an attractive place to work, live, reside and enjoy culture. It offers a modern working environment and specifically promotes the personal and professional development of employees.
The IT division is responsible for the assessment software, the document management system (DMS) and other peripheral systems including interfaces. It forms the link between the specialist departments and the cantonal IT. In addition to operation and output processing, the division participates in numerous projects of the tax administration. A varied range of tasks with direct influence on the digital future of the tax administration awaits you.
Our centrally located sites are easily accessible on foot, by bike and by public transport.
We support our employees as best as possible with flexitime, part-time work and home office up to annual and trust-based working hours as well as job sharing options.
We support career advancement with a variety of training and development opportunities throughout all phases of life.
Contact
Questions about the role
Karl Merz
Head of IT Division
Tel. +41 61 267 44 25
Questions about the application
Nicole Märki
HR Business Partner - Ref. No. 2142
Tel. +41 61 267 23 99
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Working for Basel-Stadt.
There is one thing all our more than 11,000 employees have in common: They engage at the pulse of the city by supporting, enabling, guiding, shaping and protecting. In doing so, they contribute every day with their commitment to making Basel-Stadt a place worth living and loving. As diverse as our tasks are, so are our employees and their opportunities. Welcome to the team of the canton of Basel-Stadt!