Lead Software Architect - Banking And Financial Services

Lead Software Architect

Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is owned by its partners and located across Europe and Asia. We are a global transformation partner, with engineering and innovation in our DNA. We're trusted to help clients envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow's markets, customers, and communities. Our multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering. We excel in complex, regulated spaces including health and finance, connecting strategy, tech implementation, and operational services to help clients become more effective, resilient businesses.

If you share our values and want to do the best work, for the right reasons, we can offer you the chance to do it on a global scale and play a real role in shaping our exciting journey.

Important: To ensure a smooth review process, please submit all application documents (CV, cover letter) in English only.

What drives us

As part of Zühlke, you are surrounded by innovation. We rely on teamwork, agile collaboration and leading technologies to shape the future and challenge the status quo. We love breaking boundaries and entering new territory. It's how we drive innovation.

Our creativity, skills and energy enable us to turn smart ideas into valuable solutions. Solutions that help our customers bring innovative, effective and sustainable products, solutions and processes to market. This is what our heart beats for: "empowering ideas".

The role

We are on the lookout for an experienced and motivated Lead Software Architect for our clients in the Banking & Financial Services industry. In this role you will be responsible for the overall design and technical success of software projects from initial concept through to delivery, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements. This includes defining the system architecture, guiding development teams on implementation, and making key decisions on tools, frameworks, and technologies. You will also play a crucial role in ensuring scalability, security, and performance, while collaborating with stakeholders, steering the project's technical direction, and ensuring overall client satisfaction and project success.

How you'll make impact

• You will be responsible for the development of complex IT architectures in innovative software solutions and for providing strategic-technological advice to our customers in the banking & financial services sector.
• Work closely with customers on-site to understand their business, translate needs into high-quality software, and apply domain expertise built through long-term client engagement to deliver impactful solutions.
• You will manage teams from a technical perspective from kick-off to roll-out and will be in close contact with the project management team.
• With your leadership skills, you will win over, inspire and mobilize your project team and our customers for ideas.
• By coaching your team members in Software Engineering and Architecture and in the application of agile principles, you will make a decisive contribution to the success of a wide range of projects.
• With your skills and experience, you will further develop our Zühlke network of experts and work on group-wide initiatives for the continuous improvement of software development.

What's important to us

• You have a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• You have at least five years of experience in Software Architect roles – ideally in the banking & financial services industry.
• You have knowledge in the development of highly available and secure cloud solutions as well as expertise in software architecture and documentation (especially in microservices and domain-driven design as well as with tools such as UML and Arc42).
• You understand the typical technical and organizational challenges of IT in the banking and financial services industry and are eager to develop innovative, future-ready solutions.
• You bring deep expertise in the banking and financial services domain and a strong grasp of regulatory and business requirements in the financial sector.
• You bring extensive experience in backend development (e.g. Java, Spring Boot, SQL/NoSQL databases, Apache Kafka) and ideally also in frontend technologies (e.g. Angular or React), complemented by solid knowledge in DevOps/GitOps practices including CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, monitoring, and security concepts such as OAuth2, OIDC, authentication, and authorization.
• You bring convincing leadership qualities and a coaching and mentoring mentality as well as a growth mindset and the willingness to learn continuously.
• You are an excellent communicator and are fluent in German and English (at least C1 level).

What we offer

• Work life blend: we offer a safe & healthy workplace, with flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
• Profit share scheme: In addition to your annual salary, you may receive a profit share defined by the company's success in the previous year
• Global and Diverse Zühlke community: witness how colleagues from all our 16 offices across the globe come together to create a unique, positive and inclusive work culture, learning from one another at annual team camps, and celebrating year-end parties and other local festivities
• Committed to development: we are committed to the growth of our people and are investing in your development. We're empowering you to build the skills you need to make a positive impact, both personally and for our clients, today and in the future.

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How to Apply

Please remember all applications must be submitted in English only to be considered.

We welcome people from all backgrounds, regardless of their gender, personality, national origin, race, religion, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.