Enterprise IT Architect with a Focus on AI Engineering
PostFinance Ltd is a FINMA-regulated Swiss financial institution and systemically important bank serving private and business customers with payments, savings, investments, pensions and digital banking solutions.
About PostFinance Ltd
PostFinance Ltd is a private-law Swiss company and wholly owned subsidiary of Swiss Post Ltd. It operates banking and financial-services products, including digital payments, savings, investing, retirement services, e-trading, and currently available cryptocurrency trading, custody and Ethereum staking.
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About the Role
You will define target architectures, architecture principles, and engineering guardrails for cloud-native software development. You will shape AI governance, establish standards for AI solutions and development tools, advise engineering teams, and evaluate technologies, methods, and trends.
Requirements
- Tertiary education in computer science.
- Several years of experience as an enterprise, lead, or principal IT architect focused on software architecture.
- Experience with Domain-Driven Design, microservices, event-driven architectures, API-first, cloud-native architecture, and container platforms.
- Experience across the software development lifecycle, engineering standards, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and platform engineering.
- Practical experience in AI-assisted software development and AI governance.
- Experience creating enterprise target architectures, reference architectures, technology standards, and architecture decisions.
- Very good German and English.
Responsibilities
- Define target architectures, architecture principles, and engineering guardrails.
- Shape and develop AI governance and architecture requirements.
- Define standards and best practices for AI solutions and AI-assisted development tools.
- Advise architecture, development, and platform teams on modern engineering practices.
- Evaluate and establish technologies, methods, and trends in software engineering, platforms, automation, and AI.
Benefits
- 6 weeks of vacation and the option of unpaid leave.
- Part-time, job-sharing, and top-sharing arrangements.
- Modern workspaces, co-working in Bern and Zurich, and home office in many areas.
- 18 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks of paternity leave.
- Preventive health offerings, ergonomic workspaces, and support during extended absences.
- Free Half Fare Travelcard or discounted GA travelcard, plus bicycle, car-sharing, and electric-car offers.
- Employee vouchers worth up to CHF 500 per year.
- Preferential mortgage interest and fee-free accounts, credit cards, and custody accounts.
Hiring Process
Online application; confirmation; application review; first interview; second interview if applicable; telephone offer and email confirmation; online contract package; onboarding and Welcome Day.