For our technology team in Zurich, we are looking for a Team Lead – Software Engineering & Atlassian Platforms to lead people, coordinate priorities and ensure reliable delivery. Combining a strong engineering background with hands-on Atlassian expertise, you will guide technical decisions, support complex challenges and drive internal process digitalisation using Java/Kotlin, Kafka, Spring Boot and OpenShift (Docker). You will own the direction, operation and evolution of Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence and Assets, with a focus on the Data Center-to-Cloud transition and a sustainable operating model. By aligning stakeholders and technology, you will enable secure, scalable, user-focused solutions in a collaborative, inclusive and innovative environment. Ready to grow and take ownership? We’d love to hear from you

What would your role be?

• Lead and develop the team: lead, coach and develop Atlassian engineers and software specialists. Create an inclusive, collaborative and delivery-focused environment with clear objectives, ownership and development paths
• Coordinate priorities and delivery: translate strategy and demand into a transparent roadmap and manageable backlog. Coordinate resources, dependencies, operational work and change initiatives, and remove obstacles for the team
• Own stakeholder relationships: act as the primary contact and escalation point for business and technology stakeholders. Communicate decisions, risks, progress, service quality and priorities clearly, including at senior-management level
• Shape the Atlassian platform: own and evolve the strategy, architecture and operating model for Jira, Jira Service Management and Assets. Ensure stable, secure and compliant services, effective lifecycle management and measurable service quality
• Drive the Cloud transformation: guide the technical and organisational transition from Atlassian Data Center to Cloud, including application assessments, marketplace app rationalisation, migration decisions, governance and organisational readiness
• Provide engineering leadership: guide solution design, integrations, automation and platform standardization. Establish pragmatic development practices, code quality, testing, documentation and review standards
• Stay selectively hands-on: contribute to complex configuration, development, integration and troubleshooting topics when your involvement adds value, without becoming the delivery bottleneck

What are we looking for?

• Leadership and coordination: Proven experience leading technical teams or senior specialists. You set direction, make decisions, delegate effectively, resolve conflicts and help people grow
• Software engineering foundation: Several years of practical experience designing, building, testing and maintaining enterprise applications. Strong understanding of clean code, APIs, integrations, automated testing, CI/CD and maintainable architecture
• Relevant development skills: Hands-on experience with Java and/or Kotlin and modern development frameworks such as Spring Boot. Experience modernizing codebases and reviewing implementation approaches is valuable
• Atlassian expertise: Practical knowledge of Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence and Assets in a complex enterprise environment. You understand configuration, workflows, permissions, automation, integrations and operational platform needs
• Platform and service mindset: Experience with platform governance, service management, operational processes, security and compliance. You connect technical choices with customer value, reliability, cost and risk
• Communication: Clear, pragmatic and trustworthy communication across engineering, operations, business and management. Fluent English is required; German is highly desirable
• Affinity for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a willingness to embrace AI-enabled tools and ways of working

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All the latest technology to help you excel and advance

• Flat hierarchy with collaboration at all levels
• Campus feeling and a collaborative spirit
• A role with real influence over the team, platform and transformation roadmap
• A collaborative environment with direct communication and short decision paths
• Learning, development and mentoring opportunities
• Modern technology and close collaboration across business and technology
• We are looking for talented people, not just a CV that ticks all the boxes. Even if you do not have absolutely everything we have asked for, if this role sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply

At Vontobel, you are building better futures for our clients and society, as well as for yourself. As a family-owned and publicly listed company with over 2,000 professionals based in 28 locations globally and headquartered in Zurich, we’re committed to long-term thinking and sustainability

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