IT Enterprise Architect

Sword Services; Bern; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sword Services is seeking an IT Enterprise Architect in Bern to lead architecture across data, applications, integrations and technology within a major digital transformation for road infrastructure and asset management. You will shape target and transition architectures while guiding governance for senior stakeholders.

Required qualifications include a university degree in a relevant field, several years of hands-on enterprise architecture experience, and strong German communication skills;

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Geomatics or equivalent.
• Several years of hands-on experience in enterprise architecture with a strong IT focus.
• GIS and geodata experience is highly valued.
• Knowledge in infrastructure and/or asset management with BIM expertise.
• Strong governance understanding and experience transforming existing systems toward target architectures.
• Certifications in TOGAF 9.2 or later, ArchiMate 3.2, BPMN 2.0 and UML 2.5 are advantageous.
• Strong German communication skills; French is a significant advantage.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and document the existing IT architecture across applications, data, interfaces, integrations, infrastructure and dependencies.
• Design and assess alternative architecture scenarios aligned with strategic, business and technology objectives.
• Define and refine target and transition architectures to support a complex IT landscape evolution.
• Develop information and data architecture in collaboration with data management specialists.
• Shape architectures for applications, integration and technology ensuring ecosystem-wide consistency.
• Evaluate risks, impacts and dependencies of architectural decisions and transformations.
• Prepare architecture recommendations and governance materials for senior stakeholders.
• Provide architectural guidance to transformation roadmaps, evaluations, workshops and implementations.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Data architecture

Applications architecture

Integration architecture

Technology architecture

GIS/geodata knowledge

BIM expertise

Architecture governance

TOGAF/ArchiMate/UML/BPMN

Education

University degree in Computer Science

Business Information Systems

Geomatics

Job description

We are opening a position for an IT Enterprise Architect to strengthen our client's team based in Bern, Switzerland. The role is part of a large-scale digital transformation programme focused on modernising the IT landscape supporting road infrastructure and asset management. The successful candidate will help shape future architecture across data, applications, integration and technology, while supporting the transition from the current environment towards sustainable target architectures.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyse and document the existing IT architecture, including applications, data, interfaces, integrations, infrastructure and key dependencies.

• Design and assess alternative architecture scenarios aligned with strategic, business and technology objectives.

• Define and progressively refine target and transition architectures to support the evolution of a complex IT landscape.

• Develop information and data architecture in collaboration with data management specialists.

• Shape application, integration and technology architectures while ensuring consistency across the overall ecosystem.

• Evaluate technical risks, impacts and dependencies associated with architectural decisions and transformation initiatives.

• Prepare architecture recommendations, decision-support materials, models and visualisations for governance and senior stakeholders.

• Provide architectural guidance to transformation roadmaps, evaluations, workshops and implementation initiatives.

• University degree in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Geomatics or a comparable discipline, or equivalent education complemented by relevant further training.

• Several years of hands-on experience in enterprise architecture with a strong IT focus.

• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex IT environments and develop architecture options covering data, applications, integration and technology.

• Experience with GIS and geodata is highly valued.

• Knowledge and practical experience in infrastructure and/or asset management, together with BIM expertise.

• Strong understanding of architecture governance, technical dependencies and transformation from existing systems towards target architectures.

• Relevant methodological expertise, ideally supported by certifications in TOGAF 9.2 or later, ArchiMate 3.2, BPMN 2.0 and UML 2.5.

• Strong German communication skills are required; French is a significant advantage.