Portfolio Unit Architect - Fire Safety 80-100%

Together with our customers, we combine the real and digital worlds.

With technology, software and services for smart buildings, we transform the everyday for everyone. We empower our customers to reach their decarbonization goals, lower their operating costs and create world-class occupant experiences for their people. It's not just about improving buildings - it's about creating efficient, safe, adaptable and sustainable environments, which improve the way the world lives and works.

As a pioneer in the global building industry, we as Building Products - Fire Safety Business team change how people live and work in buildings by connecting the digital and the physical world. Our global business involves many fields from detection, alarming, evacuation and extinguishing to danger and building management, as well as cloud-based solutions for remote site management. With our broad offering we ensure the protection of people, assets and businesses with the highest performance and efficiency.

We are looking for a new colleague to complement our global team as Portfolio Unit Architect - Fire Safety at Siemens Building Products. Are you intrinsically motivated, well-organized, and confident when challenging the status quo? Then join our team and help us creating environments that care!

Location: this role will be based in Zug/Switzerland. Please note that qualified candidates need to be legally eligible for work authorization in Switzerland.

Job Summary

Defines portfolio architecture and ensures its implementation based on market demand, competitiveness, and business objectives.

Your new responsibilities

• Define and maintain architectural vision, roadmap and framework (modelling, design, code practices) to achieve strategic objectives
• Ensure architectural decisions reflect market needs and business goals
• Ensure integration / interoperability across portfolios, new technologies and solutions to enhance scalability and performance
• Ensure common modelling, design and coding practices are followed incl. compliance to industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Support Product Line architects in implementation of design principles
• Lead and provide transparency on core asset development initiatives
• Contribute and shape actively the overall global Buildings portfolio architecture and data modelling

Your talents and experience

• Master's degree in computer science, software or electrical engineering or comparable education
• More than 5 years' experience in successfully working as a software architect for mid and large sized projects, several years of working experience in system- and product development
• Successful technically lead of architectural teams for at least 2 years
• Profound knowledge in Architecture and design (cloud, embedded systems, cybersecurity) and with Software design methods (e.g. OOA/OOD/UML, Design Patterns)
• Solid understanding of process and quality management, including requirements engineering, configuration and change management, risk management, and quality assurance
• Solid business case understanding, project- and product management (methods and tools) are an advantage
• Experience with agile development processes, covering system, software, hardware, and test disciplines would be beneficial
• Strong analytical, strategic, result and quality orientation
• Energized in collaboration, coaching, mentoring and team building
• Ability to collaborate and work cross-functionally in a global organization
• Good communication and presentation skills in English are a prerequisite, and proficiency in German is highly beneficial

Employee benefits

• 2-3 days per week of mobile working is standard
• Mobility allowance
• Access to employee share programs
• Further information about employee benefits can be found here

What it's like working for us
We place significant emphasis on fostering an inclusive and flexible working culture that encourages everyone to be their authentic selves. Equal opportunities and diversity are important to us and contribute to an enriching culture. We actively embrace mobile working to provide every colleague with more autonomy and the chance to achieve a good work-life balance. Learn more here

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I look forward to receiving your application

Carmen
Talent Acquisition Partner

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