Sanitas Krankenversicherung
Zürich
IT Security Architect (m/f/d), 80-100%, Zurich / hybrid
- 16 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Zürich
Job summary
Join a leading company focused on Cloud Security & Guardrails. Enjoy a collaborative work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Develop robust architectures for GCP and M365, enhancing security.
- Facilitate Threat Modeling with developers to ensure Security by Design.
- Lead Incident Response and manage the Managed SOC effectively.
Skills
- Experience as an IT Security Architect or Senior Cloud Security Engineer.
- Strong knowledge of Google Cloud (GCP) and Microsoft Security stack.
- Excellent communication skills in German and English for complex issues.
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About the job
What you achieve:
- Cloud Security & Guardrails: Designing and further developing robust architectures for GCP and M365 including Agentic Security
- Security by Design & Threat Modelling: Supporting initiatives from the start as well as moderating threat modellings with developers and architects
- DevSecOps & Automation: Embedding "Security as Code" in CI/CD pipelines.
- Incident Response & SecOps: Technical leadership during incidents, professional management of the Managed SOC and targeted cloud hardening
- Security Community: Coaching and enabling product squads and security champions as sparring partners on an equal footing
Why you succeed:
- Experience: With your several years of practice as an IT Security Architect or Senior Cloud Security Engineer in enterprise-near, agile environments, you enrich every team
- Cloud Stack: You have solid knowledge in Google Cloud (GCP) or comparable hyperscalers as well as in the Microsoft Security & Identity stack
- Methodology: Your familiarity with modern architecture and DevSecOps concepts (Zero Trust, Threat Modelling, CI/CD, IaC) gives you a head start in every implementation
- Mindset: As an enabler, you enjoy pragmatically empowering developer teams and finding viable compromises between agility, usability and risk
- Communication: Your very good German and English skills help you to clearly represent complex security risks both to software development and the leadership team
Our progressive working conditions include, among others:
- Flexible annual working time model with at least 5 weeks of holiday
- Modern offices in urban locations
- Generous regulations for working from home
- Contribution to the health insurance package
- Contributions to the pension fund well above the legal minimum
- Forward-looking issues and a wide range of training and further education opportunities
