RUAG AG
Zürich
12 hours ago
Senior Technical Project Manager Software Development
- 30 April 2026
- 100%
- Zürich
About the job
What you can achieve
- Management of technical development projects in the field of communication technology (military / governmental)
- Active participation - "hands on" - in the creation of technical concepts and software architectures in collaboration with HW/SW development and system engineering
- Technical and organisational control of the development team (internal & external) using agile methods
- Leading project teams to develop solutions and actively participating in tenders as well as analysing customer requirements and preparing offers
- Identifying risks and developing solution strategies as well as ensuring and reporting the key metrics Time, Cost and Quality in development projects
What you bring with you
- Completed studies (FH/UNI) in communications, electrical or information technology or comparable education
- Proven experience and success in technical project management, preferably in ICT or network technology
- Very high technical understanding as well as proven experience in software development (Linux, C, C++, client-server applications) and network technology (routing, VPN, IPv6) are essential.
- Knowledge of modern software development methods and tools (e.g. Agile, Scrum, Kanban, DevOps, Gitlab), version control systems (especially Git) and CI/CD (Jenkins, etc.)
- Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills. Networked thinking as well as an independent, structured and proactive working style are an absolute must.
- Entrepreneurial thinking, commitment, willingness to perform and a solution-oriented personality with a flair for cross-team collaboration complete your profile
- Proven experience in requirements management and handling modern project management tools
- Very good German and English skills
Salary and benefits
Do you juggle projects as if they were balls at a circus festival? When others have a Plan B, do you have Plans C, D, E, F and G? Then you are in the right place in project management at RUAG. Here you can apply your multi-tasking skills and help make Switzerland safe.
- Completed studies (FH/UNI) in communications, electrical or information technology or comparable education
- Proven experience and success in technical project management, preferably in ICT or network technology
- Very high technical understanding as well as proven experience in software development (Linux, C, C++, client-server applications) and network technology (routing, VPN, IPv6) are essential.
- Knowledge of modern software development methods and tools (e.g. Agile, Scrum, Kanban, DevOps, Gitlab), version control systems (especially Git) and CI/CD (Jenkins, etc.)
- Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills. Networked thinking as well as an independent, structured and proactive working style are an absolute must.
- Entrepreneurial thinking, commitment, willingness to perform and a solution-oriented personality with a flair for cross-team collaboration complete your profile
- Proven experience in requirements management and handling modern project management tools
- Very good German and English skills
- Management of technical development projects in the field of communication technology (military / governmental)
- Active participation - "hands on" - in the creation of technical concepts and software architectures in collaboration with HW/SW development and system engineering
- Technical and organisational control of the development team (internal & external) using agile methods
- Leading project teams to develop solutions and actively participating in tenders as well as analysing customer requirements and preparing offers
- Identifying risks and developing solution strategies as well as ensuring and reporting the key metrics Time, Cost and Quality in development projects