Senior IT Architect (972, 973)

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

What you can contribute

• Plan IT architectures and services in an efficient, robust, and economical manner and implement them within agile teams
• Define system boundaries, subsystems, and interfaces, and ensure an overview of architectures, particularly in the context of decoupling (iTASK project)
• Define, control, and continuously evolve architecture quality and governance
• Develop, document, and maintain reference, solution, and system architectures, and contribute to the establishment of the technological roadmap
• Develop transition architectures, roadmaps, and migration solutions while taking into account security standards and regulatory requirements
• Advise management as well as project teams, specialist teams, and IT teams, ensure knowledge transfer, and actively participate in strategic development within architecture committees and communities

What makes you unique

• Degree from a university of applied sciences (bachelor or master) in the field of technology or economics, ideally supplemented by an enterprise architecture certification (e.g., TOGAF)
• Several years of experience as an IT architect, solution architect, or enterprise architect, preferably acquired in the public sector or with IT service providers
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise architecture as well as the design and documentation of data, application, technology, security, and network architectures
• Experience in architecture governance, technology portfolios, and roadmaps, as well as agile methods such as scrum and SAFe
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, ability to solve problems, talent for consulting and negotiation, autonomy, and a sense of customer service; experience with modern technologies such as microservices, container management, and DevOps, an asset
• Good active knowledge of two official languages

In a few words

Are you passionate about IT architecture? Do you want to apply your knowledge, experience, and pragmatism within OFIT? As an IT architect, you will have the unique opportunity to grasp new areas of activity and participate substantially in the development of complex and specialized IT architectures from IT providers.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success of the Swiss model and the well-being of the population.
• Diversity in everyday life We ensure equal opportunities, which allows us to deploy our skills and express different points of view.
• Health at work We assist and advise our employees on all matters related to physical or mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/fr/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

How much (OF)IT do you have in you?

We, the Federal Office of IT and Telecommunications (OFIT), are an agile and forward-looking office. With us, curious minds, ambitious and innovative people develop various digital solutions for Switzerland. We support and encourage mobile and location-independent work. Our team members can thus organize their work flexibly and individually to the greatest extent possible -- to balance family and work. In addition, we maintain a culture of using "du" (informal address) and promote your future within OFIT with our extensive range of training and professional development courses.

Additional information

We kindly ask you to apply via our candidate management system. To do so, simply click on << To apply >>.
For this position, we do not consider recruitment agencies.

Questions about the position

Carina Drews
Head of chapter Agile management 3
+41 58 46 16575