Workload: 80-100%

IT Service Engineering is a radical shift in how Axpo builds and operates IT services. We engineer IT services like products, with data architecture, data quality, automation, and integration built in by design, not added later.

The Tech Lead owns the technical direction of the service platform, including JSM, CMDB integration patterns, workflow automation, GitHub-based delivery, and the engineering standards for how Axpo's IT service backbone evolves. The role connects processes, data, platforms, and integrations into a coherent end-to-end architecture and ensures that Axpo reaches its north star of 100% data architecture and 100% data quality for IT services.

This is a senior platform engineer who still codes and reviews code; someone who turns architecture into working systems, not slideware, and who sets the team mindset: building working solutions, raising the engineering bar, and attracting strong engineers through craft, speed, and good judgment.

What you will do:

• Own the technical direction and end-to-end architecture for IT Service Engineering, connecting processes, data, platforms, and integrations.
• Define and evolve CMDB architecture, including service models, asset relationships, hierarchies, and data quality principles.
• Translate business, operational, and regulatory requirements into architectural guardrails, guiding engineers from concept to working solutions.
• Design architectural patterns for automation, routing, integration, and AI-enabled service capabilities.
• Actively write, review, and improve code across APIs, automation scripts, integration logic, and workflows.
• Collaborate with DevOps Engineers, Data Engineers, Product Owners, and Business IT to implement architectural intent.
• Represent IT Service Engineering in the Architectural Design Authority Board.

What you bring & who you are:

• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. Advanced certifications in architecture or platform engineering are a plus.
• Broad experience in service architecture, data architecture, and ITSM platforms, with hands-on expertise in coding, automation, and integration design.
• Proven ability to design service-centric data models and integrate complex IT landscapes, including IAM, monitoring, and finance systems.
• Strong understanding of automation-first and AI-enabled architectures, with a pragmatic approach to applying AI.
• Builder mentality: comfortable turning messy requirements into working solutions using scripts, automations, or internal apps.
• Fluent in English; German and/or Spanish is a plus.

Even if you don-t meet all the requirements, we look forward to your application!

About the team:
We are a collaborative and innovative team that values craft, speed, and good judgment. Together, we drive scalable IT service engineering and continuously reinvent ways of working.

At our company, we strive to create a culture of continuous learning, personal growth, and inter- national community involvement. We're passionate about providing our employees with the tools and resources they need to succeed, and we're confident that you'll love being part of our team!

• Working Hours
  Enjoy flexible working hours and the option to work up to 50% remotely - for the perfect work-life balance.

• Generous pension plan
  We pay 60% of your pension contributions - for a secure future.

• Health comes first
  100% continued payment of salary in the event of illness or accident and access to an exclusive mental health platform with five free sessions with a psychologist.

• Parental leave
  16 weeks maternity leave (100% continued pay) and 10 days paternity leave (100% continued pay) to spend valuable time with your family.

• Support for your family
  Up to 20% reimbursement of childcare costs (max. CHF 4,800 per year).

• Exclusive discounts
  Attractive discounts on petrol, insurance and mobile telephony with partner companies such as Shell, Avia, Sunrise and Swisscom.

• Public transportation
  No problem: with the SwissPass (max. CHF 190) you can get from A to B at a reasonable price.

At Axpo Group, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of non-discrimination, tolerance, and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications regardless of race and ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, as well as socioeconomic, cultural, and religious background. We are committed to ensuring a respectful and inclusive recruiting process and workplace for everyone.