Senior Platform Architect

Project overview

You are involved in a product area that develops, operates, and trains solutions for the automation of complex operational processes: Thousands of operations are controlled, monitored, and optimized daily with our products – a complex and highly exciting environment. With 10 agile teams, the entire product range is managed end-to-end from conception to operation together with the business, while the existing, operationally critical, and highly available systems are continuously developed further without affecting ongoing operations.

The central application landscape around operational business is being modularized and technically modernized. The Platform Team is responsible for the build & CI environment as well as the delivery pipeline for Spring Boot applications on OpenShift and continuously develops the established target platform and its delivery processes further.

You combine architectural responsibility with active technical contribution: You will further develop the delivery pipeline, the build & CI tooling, and the deployment automation so that applications are delivered reliably, securely, traceably, and reproducibly. You will further develop the existing OpenShift-based platform landscape and ensure that short-term delivery capability, long-term maintainability, stability, security, and automation remain in a viable balance.

You will develop overarching target visions, architectural concepts, standards, and decision-making bases for the delivery pipeline, build & CI environment, deployment processes, and platform integration.

You work hands-on in implementation: You write and review code, automate processes, and integrate technical solutions into the existing platform – close to the code and the technical challenges of the team. You will take over architectural responsibility for the Platform Team's build, CI/CD, and delivery landscape, shape the technical roadmap, and coordinate architectural decisions with product owners, agile release trains, development teams, operations, security, and architectural stakeholders.

You will coach engineers and development teams on CI/CD, deployment, platform, and architectural issues and ensure understandable documentation of tools, concepts, and architectural decisions. You will make quality, stability, and delivery performance transparent with suitable metrics and tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.

Requirements

At least 5 years of professional experience in software development, software architecture, platform engineering, DevOps, or CI/CD – including several years in the architecture of platform, integration, or delivery landscapes in complex productive environments, including a shared platform or delivery landscape used by multiple teams or applications. Current practical engineering experience and the willingness to write code yourself and implement technical solutions on the platform.

Passion for a complex, heterogeneous, operationally critical software system and enjoyment in combining technical excellence, automation, and operational stability. The ability to quickly familiarize yourself with complex technical and business contexts and derive viable target visions, architectural concepts, and decision-making bases from them – with a high degree of independence, resilience, and quality and solution orientation. Experience in taking technical responsibility in an agile environment, moderating architectural decisions, and coordinating solutions across multiple teams or stakeholder groups.

Experience with AI-supported software development and the habit of automating tasks where possible and sensible. Confident demeanor and target-group-oriented communication and presentation skills in German with common business English – including conveying complex content to a larger audience.

Project details

2 days per week on-site in Bern, rest remote within Switzerland. Start date: November 2026.

14 months with option.

• Start: flexible
• Location: DE
• Languages: German