Azure Cloud Architect; Banking - position

Azure Cloud Architect (Banking) - Position based in Zurich

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (Suisse) SA (BIL Suisse) is a fully owned subsidiary of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA (BIL), the oldest private bank in the Grand Duchy. BIL Suisse is a boutique bank providing innovative wealth solutions for internationally active entrepreneurs and families, with offices in Zurich, Geneva and Lugano. The organizational structure is designed to foster quick and agile decision‑making, with streamlined reporting channels.

This empowers BIL Suisse to provide clients with cutting‑edge solutions tailored to their evolving requirements.

We’re looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to lead our cloud architecture as part of our IT Team partnering closely with Security, Transformation, Risk, and Data teams to deliver compliant, high‑quality solutions. You will join a hands‑on IT team and work continuously with our Cloud Service Provider (CSP). Our environment is SaaS‑heavy, including our core banking platform (Avaloq), so one of your most critical responsibilities will be to lead technical impact assessments whenever SaaS changes affect our Azure cloud.

• Own the Azure Landing Zone:
  Design and evolve our landing zone
• Security & Compliance by design:
  Embed controls (Conditional Access, Privileged Access, Key Vault, Defender, Sentinel) and ensure regulatory compliance (Swiss banking, ISO 27001)
• Lead SaaS Impact Assessments:
  Evaluate technical, security, and architectural impacts of SaaS changes (including Avaloq) on Azure networking, identity, integrations, and governance
• Network & connectivity architecture:
  Architect hub‑spoke, VNets, virtual
  
  WAN, private endpoints, hybrid connectivity (Express Route/VPN), firewalls/WAF, and segmentation aligned with zero‑trust principles
• Identity & access management:
  Manage Entra n, RBAC, PIM, and app/service principal life cycles
• Observability & resilience:
  Implement logging, metrics, tracing (Log Analytics, Application Insights), backup/DR, and cost optimisation (Fin Ops)
• Governance & documentation:
  Maintain architectural blueprints, standards, and reference architecture
• Maintenance of Azure Kubernetes Clusters
• Hands‑on support when needed:
  Step into operational tasks, troubleshoot escalations, and assist with helpdesk activities during critical incidents
• Mentor & influence across teams:
  Coach team members, collaborate with transformation, risk & security, and steer vendors/CSPs to deliver robust outcomes

• Deep Azure expertise across networking, identity, security, compute, storage, containers, and data services
• Proven architecture leadership in regulated environments—ideally financial services
• Strong security foundation (Defender, Sentinel, Key Vault, Conditional Access, PIM)
• Hybrid connectivity experience (Express Route/VPN) and enterprise patterns (hub‑spoke, private endpoints)
• Experience with SaaS integration and impact analysis for platforms like Avaloq
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to support operations when required
• Language:
  Professional English;
  German, French or Italian is a plus
• Certifications:
  
  Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ‑104, AZ‑305, AZ‑700) or equivalent are advantageous
• Nice to have:
  Familiarity with banking SaaS ecosystems and compliance frameworks, knowledge of identity standards (OIDC/OAuth2, SAML), experience with Power BI enterprise deployment and data governance (Purview), Fin Ops and cost governance in multi‑subscription environments, hands‑on IaC (Terraform) and pipelines (Azure Dev Ops/Git Hub)

This presents an exciting opportunity to become a part of our team in Switzerland and play a pivotal role in the expansion of our bank. If you are a motivated individual with deep‑stated enthusiasm for the financial sector and possess the necessary skills and qualifications, we invite you to submit your application. BIL is firmly of the opinion that diversity & inclusion contribute towards increasing the collective performance of the Bank.

We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion that encourages individual development with equal opportunities for all. BIL Suisse carries the Fair‑ON‑Pay label and underlines thereby its lasting commitment to equal pay between women and men!

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Information Technology