Infrastructure Architect

🎯 We are looking for an Infrastructure Architect Kubernetes & Hybrid Platforms (F/M) to support one of our clients based in Zurich.

The mission focuses on the design of a next-generation hosting platform built around Kubernetes and hybrid infrastructure (on-premise / cloud).

You will play a key role in defining the target infrastructure architecture, ensuring scalability, resilience and security of the platform while working closely with platform engineers, network teams and external partners.

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• Define the target architecture of the hosting platform, based on Kubernetes and hybrid infrastructure principles.
• Design the overall infrastructure architecture, including key components such as load balancing, connectivity, messaging and shared platform services.
• Define the architecture of core platform services (databases, messaging systems, infrastructure services).
• Ensure the platform architecture integrates security, resilience and scalability requirements.

• Design high availability and geo-redundancy strategies for production environments.
• Define storage architectures for test, pre-production and production platforms.
• Analyze potential synergies with existing VMware infrastructure.
• Contribute to the evolution of the global infrastructure strategy.

• Define integration guidelines and platform standards for applications.
• Provide architectural guidance to engineering teams and vendors.
• Ensure architectural documentation and alignment between infrastructure, network and platform teams.

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You hold a degree in computer science, IT engineering or a related field and have strong experience in infrastructure or platform architecture.

• Strong experience as Infrastructure Architect or Platform Architect
• Good knowledge of Kubernetes and container platforms
• Experience with hybrid environments (on-premise / cloud)
• Experience designing high availability and resilient infrastructures
• Knowledge of VMware or virtualization platforms
• Experience with shared infrastructure services (databases, messaging platforms)
• Strong architectural documentation and system design skills
• Ability to work in complex multi-stakeholder environments
• Autonomy, proactivity and strong communication skills

• English: professional level required
• German: professional level required
• French: nice to have