ICT Architect Senior (Safety)

Bern (and home office) | 80-100% (job sharing possible) |

This is your contribution

• Define, maintain, and keep ready for certification the safety architecture and the Safety Case for military aviation and air traffic control systems throughout the entire lifecycle according to applicable industry standards
• Conduct hazard, risk, and safety analyses for hardware and software, networks, and processes, define safety goals (SIL/DAL), and integrate them into procurement or change projects
• Ensure resilience, operational safety, and controlled degradation behavior, architecturally anchor corresponding concepts for safety-critical services, and establish Architecture Decision Records, Design Principles, and technical standards
• Control change, configuration, & fault management from a safety perspective and check every change (Change, Release, HW replacement, process adjustment) for safety impacts
• Coordinate the cooperation between Safety and Security as well as regulatory documentation, compile technical approval dossiers for official approvals (MAA/FOCA/BAZL), and prepare and accompany safety audits
• Act as a central contact person between various stakeholders such as operations, security, and customers, and drive the continuous development of the safety culture

What makes you unique

• University or university of applied sciences degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, or telecommunications (or comparable disciplines), as well as experience and competencies in the area of safety, data protection, compliance, and governance requirements
• Good knowledge and operational experience in the aviation environment
• Several years of experience in ICT architecture, as well as integration of complex ICT systems with sound knowledge in System Safety
• In-depth understanding of modern security concepts such as Zero Trust, Defense-in-Depth, as well as cross-domain and zone concepts
• Ability to consolidate technical requirements of different stakeholders within agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe) and to provide technical leadership to interdisciplinary teams and align them with common target images
• Good knowledge of at least a second official language and, if possible, passive knowledge of a third official language

In short

Become part of the Kommando Cyber and actively shape the digitalization and especially the digital networking of the Swiss Army. Contribute to this unique task -- the implementation of safety aspects -- in a dynamic working environment.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success model of Switzerland and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

Your commitment to safety and freedom

The Kommando Cyber (Kdo Cy) stands for competence in the areas of cyber and digitalization. We combine enthusiasm for our task with know-how, innovation, state-of-the-art technologies, and agile working methods. We provide secure, robust, and resilient IT services for the Swiss Army and our partners in the Swiss security network. In doing so, Kdo Cy provides the Swiss Army with the necessary knowledge and decision advantage -- for a secure Switzerland.

The Swiss Army employs over 9'000 employees in four military and around 200 civilian professions -- and this at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. Provision is also made for the next generation: The Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions.

Additional information

Employment with the Swiss Army makes sense and brings many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile (https://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/vorteile).

Questions about the position

Patrick Stamm
Head of Design
+41 58 48 34056