Senior Application Architect

Position: Senior Application Architect (f/m/x)
Location: Gümligen

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted in long‑term relationships and close collaboration with clients around the globe. You’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions that result in groundbreaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long‑term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your

Role and Responsibilities

As an Architect in IBM Consulting, you'll serve as a leader in defining solutions for clients and act as the advocate for the client while guiding the technical team to implementation. You'll collaborate with client stakeholders and internal partners to understand the business problem, requirements, system constraints, and concerns of various stakeholders to transform detailed solutions (architectures) for the client.

Your Primary Responsibilities Include

• Scalable Cloud Application Development:
  Work with customers to help build applications at scale in the Cloud that meet business requirements.
• Seamless Collaboration for Migration Solutions:
  Collaborate with the migration team in the analysis, design and implementation of technology solutions.
• Strategic Analysis and POC for Seamless Migration:
  Conduct analysis and proof of concepts for new solutions while working collaboratively through any issues that arise during the migration.
• Strategic Analysis for Modernized IT Solutions:
  Analyze and translate IT requirements using modernization frameworks into components of a modernized solution.
• Agile Development and Testing in Cloud Environments:
  Develop and test applications in cloud environments and be part of Delivery/Engagement teams.
• Optimization and Enhancement of Modernization Assets:
  Reuse and enhance Digital modernization assets, methods, and collateral.
• Collaborative Design and Deployment of Cloud Infrastructure:
  Collaborate in the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure solutions and services for our customer's needs.
• Lead architecture efforts in complex environments, such as public administration and healthcare sectors.

What We Offer

• Individual career path
• Access to countless trainings and certification offerings
• A knowledge sharing culture
• An environment where you are actively contributing your ideas
• The possibility to work on projects in one of the largest IT companies

Preferred Education

Master’s Degree

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 3+ years of experience as an Application Architect with a focus on cloud solutions (Azure, Red Hat, or AWS), including experience in agile methodologies (Scrum or SAFe certified).
• Expertise in SDLC including the use of Dev Ops tool chains.
• Experience with Java, Python, and development tools such as Intelli
  
  J, Git Hub, Jenkins, Cypress, Terraform.
• Knowledge of frameworks/technologies such as Spring Framework, REST, Kafka, Kubernetes, and Angular/React
  
  JS.
• 5+ years as a Software Development Engineer, ideally in a consulting environment.
• Completed studies in business informatics or IT (university, FH, or equivalent).
• Fluent German and English – written & spoken (at least C1 level).
• Swiss nationality or valid Swiss work permit / EU passport.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Experience in public administration or healthcare projects.
• Strong initiative, quick comprehension, and a service- and results-oriented approach.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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