Senior Application Architect – Energy Origination (Switzerland)

EPAM Systems; Schweiz; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Technical Lead for the commercial and origination application portfolio, based on the client site in Switzerland. You will define architecture, lead Build and Run teams, and maintain alignment with senior client stakeholders.

You bring 10+ years in application engineering or architecture, strong energy-industry background, and proven governance experience in an outsourced delivery model. Fluent English essential, French/German preferred.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of application engineering or architecture experience.
• Energy industry application background strongly required.
• Proven leadership of combined Build and Run teams.
• Senior stakeholder management and technical governance in an outsourced delivery model.
• Switzerland-based profile essential.
• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering.
• Fluent English; French and/or German preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior technical authority for the commercial and origination application portfolio.
• Develop and govern application architecture and technology choices within the portfolio, aligned with the client's design principles and high-level requirements.
• Lead the Build and Run teams working on the portfolio: priorities, quality, capacity, and escalation.
• Own senior stakeholder relationships with client IT and commercial leadership.
• Provide technical governance — design reviews, standards adherence, and technical debt management.
• Support business-case development for portfolio investments with effort, risk, and option analysis.
• Serve as escalation owner for high-impact incidents and delivery risks in the portfolio.

Skills

Architecture leadership

AWS cloud

Build and Run leadership

Stakeholder management

English fluent

French/German desirable

Energy industry experience

Switzerland-based profile

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Technical Lead for the commercial and origination application portfolio, based on the client site in Switzerland. You will define architecture, lead Build and Run teams, and maintain alignment with senior client stakeholders.

You bring 10+ years in application engineering or architecture, strong energy-industry background, and proven governance experience in an outsourced delivery model. Fluent English essential, French/German preferred.