Project – Requirements Engineer, Banking, Bern

NAXCON; Bern; Hybrid; CHF 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NAXCON GmbH is seeking a senior Requirements Engineer for Bern, Switzerland, to support banking-sector projects. The role focuses on translating business needs into precise specifications, ensuring end-to-end quality, and collaborating with PO, development, and architecture teams.

Requirements include a university degree in CS or business administration, extensive experience in requirements engineering in banking, and language skills in German (very good) and English (good).

Qualifications

• Solid background in computer science or business administration (university degree).
• Many years of solid requirements engineering experience in the banking sector.
• Impeccable character reference (no debt collection proceedings or criminal record entries).
• iREB or BABOK/IIBA certification (or equivalent).
• Ability to translate requirements into precise, actionable specifications.
• Strong knowledge of system design (data, functionality, interfaces, processes).
• Good knowledge of the software development process (ideally in an agile environment, e.g., SAFe/Scrum).
• Ability to take an end-to-end perspective and actively participate in testing and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Support the technical solution development process from conception (solution design) through implementation, in close coordination with the Product Owner, development, and architecture teams
• Translate business requirements into functional and non-functional requirements, and subsequently into actionable system specifications
• Ensure the quality, completeness, and consistency of the requirements specification
• Supporting stakeholders in clarifying business and technical issues and fostering a shared understanding
• Overseeing implementation and end-to-end testing to ensure solution quality
• Defining test cases with UAT

Skills

Requirements engineering

Banking sector experience

SAFe knowledge

Scrum knowledge

Education

University degree in Computer Science or Business Administration

Tools

SAFe

Scrum

Job description

NAXCON GmbH, headquartered in Weil am Rhein with additional offices, including Stuttgart, is one of Germany's leading engineering and IT service providers.

Our experts possess extensive expertise in software and hardware development, modern electronics, and cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).

In addition to delivering high-quality engineering solutions for our customers, we are passionate about driving our own innovation projects as well as research and development activities. Renowned companies from a wide range of industries place their trust in our expertise, reflecting the outstanding knowledge, professionalism, and commitment of our engineers.

Workload: 100%
Start Date: January 1, 2027, or earlier
End Date: December 31, 2027
Location: Bern, 2–3 days per week remote (Remote work must be performed in Switzerland—legal requirement)
Client segment: Banking
Candidate's place of residence: Ideally, the candidate already lives in Switzerland or is willing to rent an apartment in Bern
Applications from outside Switzerland: The candidate must hold an EU passport or be a citizen of a Schengen country; dual citizenship is also acceptable. (Citizenship from outside the Schengen Area with a work permit for Germany, Austria, etc., is not permitted)

Responsibilities:

• Support the technical solution development process from conception (solution design) through implementation, in close coordination with the Product Owner, development, and architecture teams
• Translate business requirements into functional and non-functional requirements, and subsequently into actionable system specifications
• Ensure the quality, completeness, and consistency of the requirements specification
• Supporting stakeholders in clarifying business and technical issues and fostering a shared understanding
• Overseeing implementation and end-to-end testing to ensure solution quality
• Defining test cases with UAT

Requirements/Skills:

• Solid background in computer science or business administration (preferably a university or university of applied sciences degree)
• Many years of solid requirements engineering experience in the banking sector
• Impeccable character reference (no debt collection proceedings or criminal record entries)
• iREB or Babok/IIBA certification (or equivalent)
• Ability to translate requirements into precise, actionable specifications
• Strong knowledge of system design (data, functionality, interfaces, processes)
• Good knowledge of the software development process (ideally in an agile environment, e.g., SAFe/Scrum)
• Ability to take an end-to-end perspective and, to that end, actively participate in testing and quality assurance. Strong skills in facilitating and clarifying requirements with stakeholders
• Language skills (spoken, written): German—very good; English—good