Cloud Software Architect & Squad Lead (m/f/d)

Ekkiden is an international consulting group founded in 2019, bringing together an ecosystem of passionate and committed consultants who lead organizational, operational, and technological transformation projects across IT/Digital, Industry/R&D, and Sustainability for large enterprises and SMEs in France, Switzerland, Spain, and Germany.

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Software Architect to join an innovative technology company developing cutting-edge cloud platforms in a fast-paced, research-driven environment. In this role, you will combine strategic architecture responsibilities with hands-on engineering while temporarily leading the Cloud & Infrastructure Squad until a permanent Team Lead joins.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys building scalable cloud platforms, mentoring engineers, and driving technical excellence while remaining actively involved in implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Design and evolve a scalable, secure, multi-tenant cloud platform on Microsoft Azure.

• Define cloud architecture, APIs, and integration patterns enabling secure communication between edge devices, cloud services, enterprise applications, and connected systems.

• Serve as the technical lead for the Cloud & Infrastructure Squad, ensuring sprint delivery aligns with the overall product roadmap.

• Collaborate closely with architects, product management, and leadership to define technical roadmaps and architecture strategy.

• Remain hands-on by contributing code, reviewing pull requests, prototyping solutions, and troubleshooting production issues.

• Drive architecture decisions around scalability, availability, security, latency, reliability, and cost optimization.

• Establish and promote security-by-design principles, including IAM, encryption, secrets management, and network segmentation.

• Mentor cloud engineers through architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical coaching.

• Support the transition towards industrialized operations by implementing SRE practices, observability, incident readiness, and operational excellence.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Proven experience designing and implementing cloud architectures on Microsoft Azure.

• Strong understanding of Azure networking, compute, storage, identity, and multi-tenant architectures.

• Ability to thrive in dynamic startup or research environments where priorities evolve quickly.

• Excellent communication skills with experience acting as the primary technical contact for cloud-related topics.

• Strong hands-on engineering mindset, you enjoy building solutions as much as designing them.

• Experience leading technical teams, workstreams, or sub-projects.

• Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical best practices.

• Hands-on experience with:

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)

  • Kubernetes and container orchestration

  • CI/CD pipelines and automation

• Fluent English.

• Based in Switzerland or willing to work on-site in Zurich.

What We Offer:

🤝 Join us at the right time to carve out your place within a fast-growing organization
🚀 Diverse projects in a challenging environment, allowing you to make a real impact on the business
💪 The opportunity to work autonomously and proactively, growing together as a team
✨ A career path tailored to your personality, both in terms of role and location
👍 Continuous, high-standard training to unlock your full potential
👩 A performance-driven culture with attractive performance bonuses
❤️ Comprehensive health insurance (GEREP) and meal vouchers (Swile card)

What does the recruitment process look like at Ekkiden?

At Ekkiden, we are committed to delivering a positive experience for every candidate.

Initial contact: Our recruitment team will get in touch with you to discuss your motivations and expectations.

Interviews: You will attend one or two interviews with our Business Managers, depending on the role you are applying for.

Client meeting: Finally, you will have the opportunity to meet the client.

While this is our standard recruitment process, we may adapt it depending on specific circumstances.

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