IT Architect - Focus Safety

Project overview

Job description:

About the customer:

Our client is an established Swiss IT consulting company that supports demanding technology projects throughout Switzerland. For a long-term mandate in the environment of the Swiss federal administration and defense, we are looking for an experienced professional with a focus on Safety Engineering and IT Architecture. In this versatile role, you will work with interdisciplinary teams, safety specialists, and regulatory bodies, making a significant contribution to the safety and conformity of complex, safety-critical systems in the aviation sector.

• Safety Engineering: Development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Safety Roadmap, as well as coordination of safety-relevant activities with internal and external project partners.
• Safety Requirements: Elaboration, analysis, and documentation of Safety Requirements, Safety Features, and Safety Arguments for safety-critical systems.
• Risk and Hazard Analyses: Performance and documentation of safety analyses using FHA (Functional Hazard Assessment), FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), and other suitable methods.
• Safety Documentation: Creation and maintenance of Safety Cases, Compliance Matrices, and safety-relevant key documents (SCC, SCMP).
• Regulatory and Compliance: Review and assessment of relevant EASA regulations, ensuring their applicability and compliance in the military environment.
• Certification: Support of safety evidence and certification processes in close cooperation with aviation supervisory authorities, certification partners, and safety experts.
• System Architecture: Alignment of safety requirements with overarching system requirements and ensuring consistent traceability.
• Project Coordination: Active participation in Safety and Compliance committees, as well as attendance at agile planning and coordination meetings, including regular status reporting.

Requirements

• Sound professional experience in Safety Engineering, Systems Safety, or Safety Architecture, ideally in the aviation or a comparable safety-critical environment.
• Very good knowledge in the definition and documentation of Safety Requirements, as well as in the creation of Safety Cases and Safety Arguments.
• Practical experience with FHA, FMEA, risk and hazard analyses, and safety-relevant evidence procedures.
• Knowledge of relevant EASA regulations, particularly EU 2023/203, EU 2017/373, EU 2023/1768, and EU 2023/1769.
• Experience in the creation and maintenance of safety documentation, compliance matrices, and certification documents.
• Ability to translate operational safety requirements into technical system requirements and to document their implementation in a traceable manner.
• Understanding of complex IT and system architectures, as well as collaboration in interdisciplinary project teams.
• Familiarity with agile working methods and planning processes such as PI Planning, Sprint Planning, and System Demos.
• Strong analytical skills, a structured way of working, and strong communication skills in dealing with various stakeholders.
• Willingness to comply with military secrecy regulations and to undergo a personnel security screening (PSP) if a valid screening is not already in place.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Bern, Switzerland, CH
• Languages: German

Source notes

A long-term and technically demanding project mandate in the Swiss aviation and defense sector awaits you.

The assignment will take place at the Bern and/or Dübendorf locations. Flexible working models and home office are possible by arrangement and depending on project requirements.