Strategic Enterprise Architect, Road & Asset Management

Sword Services; Bern; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sword Services in Bern, Switzerland is seeking a Business Enterprise Architect to shape a coherent business architecture across capabilities, processes, roles and organisational structures in a multidisciplinary portfolio team.

The role bridges strategic objectives with operational needs by refining operating models, translating gaps into architectural actions and contributing to transformation roadmaps for road infrastructure and asset management.

Qualifications

• University degree in business administration, business information systems, engineering or equivalent.
• Several years of practical enterprise architecture experience with a strong business focus.
• Solid expertise in infrastructure and/or asset management in a complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of business capabilities, process architecture, organisational structures and transformation planning.
• Knowledge of GIS/geodata and BIM interaction is a advantageous.
• Certifications such as TOGAF 9.2, ArchiMate 3.2, BPMN 2.0 and UML 2.5 preferred.
• Strong German communication skills; French is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously refine the business architecture in alignment with strategic and operational objectives.
• Structure and model business capabilities, processes, roles, responsibilities and their key interdependencies.
• Analyse the current operating model and identify gaps, improvement opportunities and areas requiring transformation.
• Define target business architecture principles, future-state models and appropriate intermediate stages.
• Consolidate requirements and perspectives from multiple business and technical stakeholders into a consistent architectural framework.
• Prepare clear recommendations and decision-making materials to support portfolio-level choices and priorities.
• Contribute to transformation roadmaps by translating architectural gaps into prioritised actions and implementation steps.
• Facilitate workshops and produce clear architecture models, visualisations and documentation for diverse stakeholders.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Infrastructure & asset management

Business capabilities & process

GIS/geodata & BIM

TOGAF 9.2

ArchiMate 3.2

BPMN 2.0

UML 2.5

German communication

French advantageous

Education

University degree in business administration / engineering / related field

Job description

Sword Services in Bern, Switzerland is seeking a Business Enterprise Architect to shape a coherent business architecture across capabilities, processes, roles and organisational structures in a multidisciplinary portfolio team.

The role bridges strategic objectives with operational needs by refining operating models, translating gaps into architectural actions and contributing to transformation roadmaps for road infrastructure and asset management.