Order A9465 - Senior Platform Architect – Build, CI/CD & Delivery (OpenShift · Spring Boot)

Project overview

Start Date: November 2026

Industry: Transport & Infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Further develop the delivery pipeline, build and CI tooling, and deployment automation for reliable, secure, and reproducible delivery.
• Further develop the OpenShift-based platform, balancing delivery capability with maintainability, stability, security, and automation.
• Develop target states, architectural concepts, standards, and decision bases for pipeline, CI, deployment, and platform integration.
• Hands-on: Write and review code, automate processes, integrate solutions into the platform.
• Shape the technical roadmap and coordinate architectural decisions with the Product Owner, teams, operations, and security.
• Coach teams on CI/CD and architecture issues; create transparency on quality and delivery performance using Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk.

Requirements

Advantageous (Evaluation Relevant):

IMPORTANT:

Languages

Languages Oral Written Priority

German very good very good a must

English good good a must

Description Priority

Platform Engineering a must

Kind regards / Best Regards

André van Sprundel

CEO

GHR Global Human Resources AG

Blegistrasse 13

CH-6340 Baar / ZG

Direct No: *

Email: *@*.ch

Web: www.ghrgroup.ch

• Professional experience (with proof) -> min. 5 years in software development, architecture, platform engineering, DevOps, or CI/CD, including several years in the architecture of platform, integration, or delivery landscapes in complex production environments.
• Shared Platform (Client requirement, with proof) -> Experience with a JOINTLY USED platform or delivery landscape for multiple teams or applications.
• Hands-on (Client requirement) -> Current engineering practice and willingness to write code and implement solutions yourself.
• AI-supported Development (Client requirement) -> Experience with AI-supported software development and automation, where appropriate.
• Architectural Leadership -> Technical responsibility in an agile environment; moderate architectural decisions across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Analytics & Attitude -> Quick onboarding, viable target states; independent, quality-oriented, focus on automation and operational stability.
• Languages & Presentation -> Confident presentation in German, also to larger groups; common business English.
• OpenShift, Kubernetes, Containers, GitOps, Argo CD, Helm, or Infrastructure as Code.
• Java, Python, Go, or comparable programming language.
• Monitoring and Observability with Splunk, Grafana, or Prometheus.
• Highly available, operationally critical, or security-relevant applications.
• Previous experience as Lead, Solution, or Platform Architect or Technical Lead.
• Remote policy -> On-site at the client's premises 40-60% (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) / Home Office 40-60%, depending on the project phase; remote work only allowed within Switzerland.
• Criminal record and debt register extracts will be requested (Residing in Germany: SCHUFA report and police clearance certificate).

Project details

14 months with option

Possible contract types: Secondment

80-100%

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Number of positions: 1

Deadline: 27.10.2026, 22:00

Bern

Creation Date: 26.10.2026

Description

For our end client in the Swiss transport and infrastructure sector, we are looking for a Senior Platform Architect with architectural responsibility for the build, CI/CD, and delivery landscape as follows:

Starting Situation & Mandate:

The Agile Release Train, with ten agile teams, is responsible for products automating, monitoring, and optimizing operational railway operations – highly available, critical to rail operations, and without impacting ongoing operations. The Platform Team is responsible for the build and CI environment as well as the delivery pipeline for Spring Boot applications on OpenShift.

Important: We are looking for someone who has designed and developed platforms for MULTIPLE teams. The role combines architectural responsibility with active participation – proximity to code is explicitly required.

• Start: 2026-11
• Duration: 14 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Bern, Schweiz, CH
• Languages: German