Senior Kubernetes & Container Platform Architect

NTT Ltd.; Wallisellen; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA in the Winterthur area is seeking an experienced Kubernetes/Container Architect to lead design and governance of enterprise container platforms. You will drive secure, scalable architecture decisions, interact with infrastructure and security teams, and guide incident response at a senior level.

The role requires deep Kubernetes expertise, service meshes and observability, plus German language skills at B2 level and Swiss citizenship.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and operating enterprise Kubernetes and container platforms.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, container orchestration, platform security, networking, and storage integration.
• Experience with high-availability, disaster recovery, scalability, and resilience design principles.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native technologies, service meshes, observability, and platform governance.
• Proven ability to support complex technical escalations and provide architectural leadership.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and govern Kubernetes cluster architectures and container platform standards.
• Define and maintain highly available and resilient Kubernetes control-plane architectures.
• Lead architecture decisions related to service mesh integration, storage integration, networking, security, and platform scalability.
• Establish operational patterns, governance frameworks, and best practices for containerized environments.
• Provide technical leadership for complex incidents, escalations, and platform challenges.
• Ensure platform security, compliance, reliability, and performance requirements are consistently met.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, networking, storage, and security teams to align container platforms with enterprise architecture objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and support the adoption of emerging cloud-native technologies.
• Produce and maintain architecture documentation, standards, and operational guidance.

Skills

Kubernetes design

Container platforms

Platform security

Networking

Storage integration

HA/DR design

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Observability

Education

CKA

CKS

Cloud-native architecture certs

Security certifications

Job description

NTT DATA in the Winterthur area is seeking an experienced Kubernetes/Container Architect to lead design and governance of enterprise container platforms. You will drive secure, scalable architecture decisions, interact with infrastructure and security teams, and guide incident response at a senior level.

The role requires deep Kubernetes expertise, service meshes and observability, plus German language skills at B2 level and Swiss citizenship.