DevOps Applications Architect

For our customer, a major financial services organisation we are seeking a DevOps/ Azure Native-  Application Architect for an initial 6 month contract. This will likely extend for a minimum of 12-18 months

Target start date is 6th January, work must take place from Switzerland (remote first, 1-2 days a week in the office max) 
 
This is a key role for the Architecture team- Communication in English and German (minimum B2) Is reqired

A Technical Solutions role, this will allow the individual to shape both technical builds and strategic decisions with stakholders in IT and the Business- It would be helpful to come from a Backend Software / Cloud Development background 

Key Skills

• Be proactive- be able to get things done, can't stay on a pedastal and the define lanes etc... 
• interface with Value stream leads, business stakeholders and bring it into a solution architecture format
• prepare Visons
• Coordinatation Business & IT teams 
• can challenge a topic and bring it to the Technology board 
• Ideally fluent in German - at least conversational 
• TOGAF

Tech Skills 

• Azure Cloud 
• Azure Services
• Cloud Security 
• Microservices 
• Full stack background in Java (Java, react, Spring Boot) very helpful
• Azure Native