Lead Database Architect (80-100%)

TWINT; Bern; Vor Ort; CHF 140.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

6 weeks vacation

Flexible working hours

Work from home option

Family allowances

Parental leave

Team events

Zusammenfassung

TWINT seeks a Lead Database Architect to define the target architecture on Azure and OCI, based in Zurich or Bern. You will drive the database strategy, guide DB engineers, and rearchitect systems to ensure scalable, secure payment platforms across TWINT.

The role requires a computer science degree and deep Oracle/OCI and Azure DB experience, plus strong leadership and English proficiency; German is a plus. Join TWINT for impactful architecture work in Switzerland.

Qualifikationen

• Completed computer science degree with hands-on and project experience, ideally in payments.
• Profound, multi-year practical and project experience in database engineering in a complex environment.
• Substantial experience in Oracle & OCI engineering and Azure DB offerings.
• Experience in setting up performance-optimised data models.
• Hands-on attitude with leadership and initiative.
• Strong leadership and technical leadership skills.
• Analytical and structured work style with clear communication.
• Proficient English; German advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Define the target architecture of TWINT on Azure and OCI with other lead architects.
• Advise on best practices to build resilient, scalable systems.
• Own strategy and lifecycle of databases across TWINT systems.
• Rarchitect current systems and select optimal persistence layers.
• Manage lifecycle and demand/forecast, and dynamic scaling for databases.
• Provide functional management over DB engineers and architects.
• Support engineering teams during feature implementation and guide DB chapter leads.
• Establish and govern data management, architecture, and lineage.

Kenntnisse

Database architecture

Oracle & OCI engineering

Azure DB offerings

Leadership

English proficiency

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

Oracle

OCI

Azure DB

Jobbeschreibung

At TWINT, we believe that innovation should simplify our lives and coexistence. It should help us focus on the things that truly matter: the experiences that move us, the people close to us, and everything that brings us together. That's why we ensure that our daily lives continually become easier – because payment and everything around it gets seamlessly integrated into our lives. So that each one of us can make more out of the moment. For ourselves, for others, and for all of Switzerland.

Together, we guide the development and continuous improvement of a high-performance, scalable, and secure payment system. To ensure the satisfaction of our ever-growing user base, we've recently reorganised into Value Streams and are expanding our development teams.

The Technology & Architecture Team is a pioneering competence centre, that unites senior professionals from different architectural backgrounds. Together we guide the development and continuous improvement of a high-performance, scalable and secure payment system. In pursuit of our vision, we are searching for Lead Database Architect (80-100%), based in Zurich or Bern.

Your role:

• You are a member of the "Technology & Architecture" team and define the target architecture of TWINT on Azure and OCI together with the other lead architects

• Your experience and knowledge of best practices in building resilient and scalable systems will help us make the right architectural decisions

• Responsible for the strategy and overall engineeringof DBs across all TWINT systems

• Rearchitecting current systems, selection of optimal persistence layer types on a use-case basis

• Responsible for the lifecycle and demand/forecast management, as well as dynamic scaling for all used databases

• Functional Management over DB engineers and architects in the company

• Support engineering teams during feature implementation and lead our architects across teams via the DB chapter

• Establish and govern data management, data architecture, and lineage

Your Profile

• Completed computer science degree (Bachelor or Master) with several years of hands‑on and project experience, ideally in the payment environment

• Profound, multi‑year practical and project experience in database engineering in a business and technically complex environment, software engineering skills advantageous

• Substantial experience in Oracle & OCI engineering (ExaData), as well as the Azure DB offerings

• Experience in setting up performance‑optimised data models

• Hands‑on attitude, taking responsibility and displaying personal initiative, independence and entrepreneurial spirit

• Strong leadership and technical leadership skills

• Analytical and structured way of working, practice‑oriented solution finding and excellent communication skills

• Proficient level of English (German advantageous)

What awaits you:

• Career and development: Shape your professional future through exciting tasks and challenges, as well as comprehensive further education opportunities in an innovative technology company.

• Work‑life balance: Enjoy 6 weeks of vacation time and benefit from flexible working hours with the option to work from home.

• Balancing work and family: Benefit from additional perks such as increased family allowances and more parental leave.

• Team spirit and positive work atmosphere: Experience a collegial and healthy work culture, accompanied by regular events that strengthen collaboration.

• Fair and competitive compensation: At TWINT, we focus on a fair wage culture & fair pay. We also offer attractive additional benefits.

• Central locations: Our offices are located in the heart of Zurich and Bern and are easily accessible by public transport