Solution Architect

ELCA is one of the largest independent IT service companies in Switzerland with over 2300 specialists. Your preferred ELCA location can be in Zurich, Basel, Bern, or Rapperswil.

As a Solution Architect, you create digital platforms in close collaboration with engineering teams and various business lines and support new business models. You act as a technical lead and coach for the less experienced team members.

Your tasks

• You lead the teams through the entire project cycle, from the initial conception through business requirements, software architecture, and implementation to flawless handover 
• You advise our customers in technological and architectural matters, create strategic roadmaps, provide technical recommendations, and assist with implementation
• You support pre-sales in tenders regarding inquiries, proof-of-concept work, and the design of cloud solutions, focusing on security, flexibility, compliance, costs, and performance
• You participate in ELCA's group-wide thought leadership initiatives aimed at advancing our architecture practice and maintaining high technical competence 

Our offer

• Opportunity to expand your expertise through diverse projects and unique products, latest technologies, and customers from various industries 
• Attractive prospects through continuous training, coaching, and an internal career path 
• Our culture makes the difference! We actively live flat hierarchies and open, helpful collaboration across all disciplines and departments 
• We organize regular events such as brown bag lunches and coding events as well as cozy and sporty offsite gatherings 
• Good work-life balance (flexitime, home office), modern and flexible workplace in a multicultural environment 
• Top benefits such as contributions to private mobile phones or business phones, half-fare travelcard, business travel in 1st class, flexible pension fund models, coverage of daily sickness and accident insurance (private, worldwide), and much more 

Your profile

• Technical degree from a university/ETH/FH 
• 6+ years of experience in developing and implementing complex software solutions 
• Practical experience in developing distributed systems and microservices, with a deep understanding of operational concerns such as scalability, fault tolerance, and observability
• Good knowledge of best practices and tools for CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, agile methods, automated testing, and code quality 
• Experience with container and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift
• Solid knowledge of integration patterns and best practices such as synchronous vs. asynchronous communication, RESTful APIs, messaging, and publish-subscribe 
• Knowledge of identity providers and authentication and authorization processes to secure microservices with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect
• Fluent in German and English, French is an advantage

We rely on healthy values and are convinced that diversity is the key to success. Those who approach challenges with curiosity, motivation, and drive are exactly right with us! Be inspired by our motto: We make it work!