Senior ICT Architect (972, 973)

About the job

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

What you can contribute

• Plan ICT architectures and services efficiently, robustly and economically and implement them in agile teams
• Define system boundaries, subsystems and interfaces and ensure the overall architectural picture, especially in the context of disentanglement (iTASK)
• Define, review and continuously develop architecture quality and governance
• Develop, document and maintain reference, solution and system architectures as well as support the technology roadmap
• Develop transitional architectures, roadmaps and migration solutions while considering security standards and regulatory requirements
• Advise management, projects and specialist/IT teams, transfer knowledge and actively shape strategic development in architecture communities and committees

What makes you unique

• University degree (Bachelor/Master) in engineering or business, ideally complemented by a certification in Enterprise Architecture (e.g. TOGAF)
• Several years of experience as an ICT, solution or enterprise architect, preferably with experience in public organisations or IT service providers
• Sound knowledge in enterprise architecture as well as in designing and documenting data, application, technology, security and network architectures
• Experience with architecture governance, technology portfolios and roadmaps as well as with agile methods such as Scrum and SAFe
• Strong analytical and communication skills combined with problem-solving competence, consulting and negotiation skills as well as an independent and customer-oriented working style; experience with modern technologies such as microservices, container management and DevOps is an advantage
• Good active knowledge of two official languages

In a nutshell

Are you passionate about being an ICT architect? Do you want to contribute your knowledge, experience and hands-on mentality at BIT? As an ICT architect, you have the unique opportunity to navigate complex and specialised ICT architectures from the previous IT provider world into new business areas and help shape them substantially.

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 workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

How much (B)IT is in you?

We - the Federal Office of Information Technology and Telecommunications (BIT) - are the future-oriented and agile office. Curious minds, ambitious doers and innovative forward thinkers develop diverse digital solutions for Switzerland with us. We support and promote mobile and location-independent working. This allows our team players to organise their work flexibly and individually wherever possible - for the compatibility of family and career. In addition, we cultivate an open "du" culture at BIT and support you and your future with a wide range of training and further education opportunities.

Additional information

Please apply via our application management system. Click on "Apply now".
We do not consider personnel service providers for this position.

Questions about the position

Carina Drews
Head of Chapter Agile Management 3
+41 58 46 16575