Senior ICT Architect (1256)

About the job

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

What you can contribute

• Design the overall architecture for the development and integration of a public key infrastructure
• Conceptualise trust model, certificate lifecycle, key management and management systems
• Evaluate and introduce technologies, products and interfaces
• Develop and implement security, architecture and operational concepts
• Lead engineering teams professionally and support implementation
• Drive implementation with overall architecture

What makes you unique

• Several years of experience in the architecture of public key infrastructures, cryptographic procedures and certificate management (CA hierarchies, HSM, OCSP/CRL)
• Sound knowledge of system, network and security architecture as well as directory and authentication services
• Experience in creating architecture and security concepts and in the professional leadership of engineering teams
• Active knowledge of a second official language and good English skills

In a nutshell

You will help shape the development of a new public key infrastructure from the outset and make a visible contribution to greater digital security. With us, you will find space to develop further and grow into a forward-looking specialist field.

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 the 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 maintain 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" for this.
We do not consider personnel service providers for this position.

Questions about the position

Felix Brönnimann
Head of Chapter Trust
+41 58 46 47397