The job, in the employer's words
OWT is a strategy and technology consulting firm. We partner with Anthropic behind Alpha Factory, Switzerland's first centre of excellence for human-centered AI adoption.
We are strengthening our team of experts and looking for a passionate Principal Architect to drive transformation across leading Swiss organizations, based in either our Lausanne or Geneva office of your choosing.
Your mission
- Architect and deliver scalable, secure, and business-aligned cloud-native solutions, including containerized architectures and CI/CD pipelines, with integrated AI capabilities
- Lead end-to-end architecture on complex projects, from pre-sales to production deployment, ensuring timely delivery and client satisfaction
- Define strategic architectural decisions and act as the technical interface between teams and stakeholders, translating business needs into pragmatic solutions and producing associated documentation (ADRs, guidelines)
- Actively participate in development (code reviews, POCs, AI pipeline design, critical components) while ensuring overall technical consistency
- Contribute to internal capability building through mentoring, AI technology monitoring, and best practice improvements
Requirements
- 10+ years in software architecture across large-scale projects, with solid expertise in modern patterns (microservices, event-driven, hexagonal, clean architecture) and design principles (SOLID, DDD)
- A genuine passion for AI and hands-on experience designing or integrating LLM APIs, RAG pipelines, and agentic systems
- Excellent background in either Java Spring Boot or .NET stacks
- Experience building scalable and resilient systems using cloud and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS)
- Demonstrated technical leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills across business and IT teams
- Hands-on experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, observability, and application security (OWASP, authentication/authorization, encryption)
- Fluency in French and English (minimum C1 level); German is a plus
Benefits
- A dynamic, collaborative culture with a strong client focus, working with prestigious Swiss organizations on diverse and cutting-edge technology projects
- A growth-oriented environment with a clear career path and fast progression opportunities
- A modern work model combining office presence, home office, and client-site collaboration
- A competitive salary and a healthy work-life balance
- A team of experts always ready to share knowledge, backed by a proven mentoring model to support your personal and professional development.
Ready to make a real impact on how Switzerland adopts AI? Join our team of experts in a company where technology, innovation, and collaboration drive everything we do.
Interested in learning more about OWT? Check out our LinkedIn page!
Benefits mentioned
- Ready to make a real impact on how Switzerland adopts AI? Join our team of experts in a company where technology, innovation, and collaboration drive everything we do.
- Interested in learning more about OWT? Check out our LinkedIn page!
Requirements mentioned
- 10+ years in software architecture across large-scale projects, with solid expertise in modern patterns (microservices, event-driven, hexagonal, clean architecture) and design principles (SOLID, DDD)
- A genuine passion for AI and hands-on experience designing or integrating LLM APIs, RAG pipelines, and agentic systems
- Excellent background in either Java Spring Boot or .NET stacks
- Experience building scalable and resilient systems using cloud and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS)
- Demonstrated technical leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills across business and IT teams
- Hands-on experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, observability, and application security (OWASP, authentication/authorization, encryption)
- Fluency in French and English (minimum C1 level); German is a plus
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