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ICT Architect – Business Solutions Architecture (M/F/X)
- 20 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
About the job
International consulting group founded in 2019, Ekkiden fosters an ecosystem of passionate and committed consultants who lead organisational, operational and technological transformation projects in IT/Digital, Industry/R&D and sustainability, for large corporations and SMEs in France, Switzerland, Spain and Germany.
ICT Architect – Business Solutions Architecture (M/F/X)
The role:
In Geneva, we are looking for an ICT Architect – Business Solutions to support the design and evolution of information systems for a public sector player. You will ensure the coherence of solutions with business needs, architectural standards and modernisation trajectories.
Responsibilities:
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Analyse business needs, processes, data and flows to translate them into functional and architectural requirements.
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Design solution architectures, integrations and data models ensuring coherence, security and performance.
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Define standards, patterns and target architectures then establish modernisation and obsolescence management roadmaps.
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Evaluate and estimate solutions and present recommendations to decision-making bodies.
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Support business, project and technical teams in implementation, migrations and component reuse.
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Contribute to architecture reviews and impact studies and maintain associated repositories.
What we are looking for:
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Education: Master’s degree in computer science, EPF/HES engineering diploma or equivalent; 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
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Architecture: urbanisation, modelling, 3-tier and service-oriented architectures, microservices, modular, hexagonal, DDD and Clean Architecture.
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Platforms and integration: OpenShift, containerisation, cloud IaaS/PaaS/SaaS/CaaS/XaaS, API Management, middleware, BPM and rule engines.
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Technologies and security: Web Components, web environments, application security, high availability, scalability, authentication and authorisation.
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Interoperability: SOAP, REST, JMS; OAuth2/OIDC, SAMLv2 and Kerberos protocols.
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DevOps and resilience: CI/CD, IaC, Ansible, Git, automation, orchestration, fault tolerance, observability and distributed monitoring.
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Modelling and methods: ArchiMate, Orbus iServer, UML 2, BPMN; knowledge of TOGAF and ITIL.
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Professional assets: experience in Java, event-driven architectures, technical management; risk analysis and mitigation plans, UX sensitivity and software quality. Communication, leadership, rigour and ability to defend architectural choices.
Bonus:
- CAS related to the role.
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Experience in a highly complex public administration and knowledge of the Hermès method.
