Lead Application Architect - Commercial & Origination Portfolio

EPAM Systems; Lausanne; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks vacation

ESPP - stock purchase plan

Enhanced parental leave

Extended pension plan

Insurance and travel benefits

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead Application Architect – Commercial & Origination Portfolio to lead architecture for customer-facing sales, origination and pricing apps in Lausanne, on-site. You’ll guide agile teams across Europe and India, aligning technical direction with commercial goals.

The role requires 10+ years in architecture, strong cloud and SaaS integration experience, and fluent English with French/German preferred. Excellent stakeholder governance and Run/Build leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in application engineering or solution architecture.
• Strong background in energy markets and trading applications.
• Fluent English; French or German strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee staffing progress and plan staffing for open positions.
• Coordinate with Recruiters, Delivery Managers, Account Managers and others to fill roles.
• Validate demand with business stakeholders and clarify details.
• Represent business interests in staffing priorities and location planning.

Skills

Solution architecture

Application engineering

AWS / cloud

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

SaaS integrations

Full-stack JS / Python

Job description

We're looking for a Lead Application Architect – Commercial & Origination Portfolio to join our team in Lausanne, Switzerland, in an on-site working mode. You will support a major European company across more than 10 countries. The project brings the client’s application services under one managed services partner, covering both production operations (Run) and change delivery (Build).As senior technical lead, you will shape the architecture of customer-facing sales, origination and contract pricing applications, built on both custom code and SaaS solutions. You will guide agile delivery teams across Switzerland, Spain and India and align technical direction with the client’s commercial goals. The role follows business hours, with extended support around releases, go-lives and market deadlines.ResponsibilitiesOversee the progress of staffing all open positions across the assigned BUIdentify priority positions and drive staffing of them with the respective Recruiters, Delivery Managers, Account Managers, Resource Managers, Internal Mobility specialists, and other Staffing CoordinatorsDevelop a staffing plan and drive its execution with the help of all involved parties; work on creative approaches to staff critical positions, including rotations from other projectsBuild staffing plans for new opportunities in close cooperation with demand and supply counterpartsTrack the system and progress on open demand; ensure bench reports reflect the correct status of employeesAct as an entry point for business to land new demand by overseeing EPAM's resourcing capabilitiesValidate demand with business stakeholders and clarify all needed detailsRepresent business interests when setting staffing priorities and drive location planning based on business and GDO priorities within the NA scopeAct as an escalation point for staffing-related issues and staffing priorities, resolving conflicts and complexity by delivering practical and agile solutionsEnsure that staffing-related processes are followed by all business and GDO stakeholdersEnsure that data quality is kept up-to-date in Staffing DeskRepresent WPM in QBRs, AMP sessions, and AM/DM onboarding workshopsRequirementsExtensive experience (10+ years) in application engineering or solution architectureStrong background in energy markets and trading applicationsProven leadership of combined Build and Run teamsExpertise in solution, application and integration architecturePractical knowledge of AWS, web services and modern web/backend stacksStrong stakeholder management and technical governance skills in an outsourced delivery modelBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related fieldFluent English, with French or German strongly preferredNice to haveExperience with SaaS integrationHands-on experience with full-stack JavaScript or PythonFamiliarity with risk and pricing applicationsWe offer5 weeks of vacationEPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)Enhanced parental leaveExtended pension planDaily sickness allowance insuranceEmployee assistance programGlobal business travel medical and accident insuranceLearning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses• Please note that any offers will be subject to appropriate background checks• We do not accept CVs from recruiting or staffing agencies• For this position, we are able to consider applications from the following:- Swiss nationals- EU/EFTA nationals- Third-country nationals based in Switzerland with an appropriate work permit- Displaced people from Ukraine who are currently in Switzerland and hold, or have already applied for, S permits