Front Arena Upgrade Expert 100% (f/m/d) (Contract through our external payroll partner with immediate start for 12 months, possible extension)

CH10 - BJB Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.; Zürich; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer Group in Zürich seeks a senior Front Arena expert to lead, test and deploy robust functionalities across the Front Arena landscape. You will collaborate with risk teams to ensure reports are delivered with the new version and guarantee high availability through end-to-end testing.

The role demands deep capital markets knowledge, a customer‑focused mindset, and a proactive, change‑driven attitude. You will drive quality, security, and architectural alignment in an agile SAFe setting.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of hands-on Front Arena experience in a similar role.
• Customer-focused mindset with empathy and a solution-driven attitude.
• Willingness to bring in new ideas and initiate change.
• Solid understanding of capital markets, especially structured products and equity derivatives.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly with technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure with strong organizational skills and prioritisation.
• Strong team player with leadership experience and self-motivation.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Lead, test, and deploy robust Front Arena functionalities across the landscape.
• Align with Market Risk teams to ensure reports with the new Front Arena version.
• Ensure end-to-end testing of critical Front Arena services for high availability.
• Conduct reviews to uphold quality, security, and architectural standards.
• Identify system improvements during Front Arena upgrade to boost performance and resilience.
• Contribute to change and release management within an agile SAFe framework.
• Uphold ethical conduct, risk discipline, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Front Arena expertise

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Capital markets knowledge

Team leadership

English fluency

Job description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Lead, test, and deploy robust functionalities integrated across the Front Arena landscape
• Align with Market Risk teams to ensure all risk reports are delivered with the new Front Arena version
• Ensure end-to-end testing of critical Front Arena services, guaranteeing high availability and minimal production downtime
• Conduct thorough reviews to uphold quality, security, and alignment with architectural standards
• Identify and implement system improvements during the Front Arena upgrade to boost performance, scalability, and operational resilience
• Contribute to change and release management processes within an agile (SAFe) delivery framework
• Uphold ethical conduct, risk discipline, and compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements

YOUR PROFILE

• 20+ years of hands‑on Front Arena experience within a similar role and an exceptional understanding of the Front Arena landscape
• Customer-focused mindset with empathy, adaptability, and a hands‑on, solution-driven attitude
• Focus on supporting an organisation in developing and providing solutions with the willingness to bring in new ideas and initiate change
• Solid understanding of capital markets, particularly structured products and equity derivatives
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders
• Comfortable working under pressure, with strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise dynamically
• Strong team player with proven experience in leading teams
• Very high level of self‑motivation to drive initiatives and initiate change
• Fluency in English (written/verbal)

The international reference in wealth management Julius Baer is the leading Swiss wealth management group. We focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients from around the world, taking into account what truly matters to them – in their business and personal life, today and for future generations.

Headquartered in Zurich, we are present in around 60 locations worldwide, including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo.

Why join Julius Baer?

At Julius Baer our employees enjoy the benefits of a global company with the support and collegiality of a much smaller one. We are growing quickly, but we remain dedicated to maintaining our accessible structure with flat hierarchies, and approachable and supportive leaders. With offices around the world, we offer an international and stimulating work environment and the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly motivated colleagues, bringing the best of the bank to our clients.

Our core values of Care, Passion, and Excellence define the tone of how we interact with each other and our partners.

Committed to your success Whether nurturing young talent with our renowned apprentice scheme, enabling ambitious university graduates to put theory into practice with our Graduate Programme, or providing first-class opportunities for experienced professionals, we look after our employees.

We believe in continuous learning as a company and as individuals, which is why we put a focus on the health and well‑being of our employees and offer flexible working options, a wide array of benefits, and extensive career development programmes.

For more information visit www.juliusbaer.com or contact us via the Contact Form.