At TWINT, we believe that innovation should simplify our lives and coexistence. It should help us focus on the things that truly matter: the experiences that move us, the people close to us, and everything that brings us together. That's why we ensure that our daily lives continually become easier – because payment and everything around it gets seamlessly integrated into our lives. So that each one of us can make more out of the moment. For ourselves, for others, and for all of Switzerland.


The Technology & Architecture Team is a pioneering competence center, that unites senior professionals from different architectural backgrounds. Together we guide the development and continuous improvement of a high-performance, scalable, and secure payment system.


To allow TWINT to grow and expand, we need you in the role of a Lead Platform Stream Architect - in Zurich or Bern with Home Office.


Your impact at TWINT:

• Member of the value stream platform leadership team, working with the Head of Value Stream and a Value Stream Architect to lead the platform
• Collaborate with lead architects through the Technology and Architecture Chapter to define the target architecture for TWINT
• Co-lead the Platform Architecture Guild to ensure knowledge sharing across all value streams within TWINT
• Guide architectural decisions using best practices in infrastructure and platform services management
• Plan and develop TWINT’s network, compute, storage, security infrastructure, and hybrid cloud setup, integrating on-premise systems with hyperscaler environments
• Lead the development of Continuous Integration and Delivery architecture, supporting efficient code delivery for developer teams
• Contribute to observability architecture to ensure effective system monitoring
• Design caching and event-streaming platforms tailored to TWINT's needs
• Ensure technical governance and evaluate new technologies relevant to TWINT
• Create concepts and detailed design documentation

Your Profile:

• A degree in computer science (Bachelor’s or Master’s)
• Several years of solid practical and project experience in complex cloud IT landscapes, ideally in the payment industry
• Extensive experience in building microservice architectures on Kubernetes
• Several years of experience in building and operating CI/CD architecture
• Experience with cloud provider migrations and operating hybrid cloud architectures (ideally AWS, certification is a plus)
• A hands-on approach, high sense of responsibility, strong initiative, independence, and entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong leadership and technical management skills
• Experience with agile project methodologies (certification is a plus)
• An analytical and structured work style, solution-oriented mindset, and excellent communication skills
• Excellent German and English language skills

What awaits you:

• Career and development: Shape your professional future through exciting tasks and challenges, as well as comprehensive further education opportunities in an innovative technology company.
• Work-life balance: Enjoy 6 weeks of vacation time and benefit from flexible working hours with the option to work from home.
• Balancing work and family: Benefit from additional perks such as increased family allowances and more parental leave.
• Team spirit and positive work atmosphere: Experience a collegial and healthy work culture, accompanied by regular events that strengthen collaboration.
• Fair and competitive compensation: At TWINT, we focus on a fair wage culture & fair pay. We also offer attractive additional benefits.
• Central locations: Our offices are located in the heart of Zurich and Bern and are easily accessible by public transport.

We only accept direct applications.