Senior Cloud & AI Architect: Transform & Lead

Open Web Technology SA; Zürich; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Web Technology SA in Zurich is seeking a passionate Principal Architect to drive transformation across leading Swiss organizations, combining strategy and hands-on delivery. You will architect and deliver scalable cloud-native solutions, mentor teams, and lead end-to-end architecture on complex projects while aligning with business goals and AI-enabled capabilities.

The role blends technical leadership, development involvement, and strong stakeholder communication in a dynamic,

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software architecture across large-scale projects with modern patterns (microservices, event-driven, hexagonal, clean architecture) and design principles (SOLID, DDD).
• Hands-on AI experience with LLM APIs, RAG pipelines, and agentic systems.
• Proven experience with Java Spring Boot or .NET stacks and cloud/container tech (Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS).
• Strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, and cross-team communication.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver scalable, secure cloud-native solutions with containerized architectures and CI/CD pipelines, including AI capabilities.
• Lead end-to-end architecture on complex projects from pre-sales to production deployment.
• Define strategic architectural decisions and translate business needs into pragmatic solutions with ADRs and guidelines.
• Actively participate in development (code reviews, POCs, AI pipeline design) to maintain technical consistency.
• Mentor teams, monitor AI tech, and drive best practice improvements.

Skills

Microservices architecture

Event-driven architecture

Hexagonal architecture

Clean Architecture

SOLID, DDD

AI / LLM integration

Java Spring Boot

.NET

Cloud & container technologies

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Observability

Security (OWASP, auth, encryption)

German and English fluency

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

Java Spring Boot

.NET

Job description

Open Web Technology SA in Zurich is seeking a passionate Principal Architect to drive transformation across leading Swiss organizations, combining strategy and hands-on delivery. You will architect and deliver scalable cloud-native solutions, mentor teams, and lead end-to-end architecture on complex projects while aligning with business goals and AI-enabled capabilities.

The role blends technical leadership, development involvement, and strong stakeholder communication in a dynamic,