System Architect Wüest Dimensions 80-100% (w/m/d)

Wüest Partner is an innovative and independent software and services company in the real estate industry. Since 1985, we have been creating a sound basis for decision-making by combining real estate expertise, data and digital solutions. As an industry leader, we shape the future of real estate together with our clients through comprehensive services in valuation, consulting, data, analytics, AI, software, sustainability and education.

The Wüest Partner Group employs around 500 people at 15 locations across Europe, with headquarters in Switzerland. The group includes the subsidiaries Durable, Datahouse, Qualicasa and Signa-Terre.

Datahouse combines the two core competencies of data science and software into a single service, bringing together a team of experts in data analysis, statistics, programming, databases and project management. Datahouse is a fully owned subsidiary of the Wüest Partner Group.

Your Team & Mission

Are you passionate about modern cloud architecture, containerization and DevSecOps practices? Do you want to build robust, scalable systems and shape the technological foundation for innovative platforms? At Datahouse we value a collaborative, diverse team focused on excellence in architecture, cloud strategy, and automation. Join us and actively help shape the future of our Wüest Dimensions platform!

Your Responsibilities

As a System Architect, you will play a key role in shaping the internal technology foundation that supports our Wüest Dimensions platform and engineering teams, which includes: 

• Architecture & Cloud Strategy: Define, maintain, and continuously improve scalable, cloud-native application architectures on Microsoft Azure. This includes not only setting architectural standards but also driving continuous refactoring and modernization of the existing platform.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Lead the design and optimization of containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes, with expertise in deployment automation.
• CI/CD & Infrastructure: Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automated testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• DevOps & Observability: Establish and refine practices for monitoring, logging, and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, Application Insights) to guarantee system reliability and proactive incident response in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce security best practices, including DevSecOps principles, identity and access management (IAM), and container/image scanning to maintain compliance with company, client and industry standards.
• Collaboration & Enablement: Partner with development and operations teams to drive a DevOps culture, offering architectural guidance, technical mentoring, and hands-on support to improve delivery speed and operational excellence.
• Continuous Improvement: Evaluate emerging technologies and tools in the DevOps and cloud ecosystem, introducing solutions that not only enhance operational efficiency but also enable ongoing modernization of application architectures

Your Profile

• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in software engineering, system operations, or architecture, with a focus on DevSecOps practices and cloud-native design
• Deep hands-on expertise with Azure services, release process design and release management
• Proven track record in containerization, orchestration and infrastructure automation
• Extensive experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and implementing testing strategies within pipelines
• Strong knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks and tools
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, vulnerability scanning, secrets management and secure-by-design principles
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to bridge development, operations and architecture disciplines
• Professional fluency in English (spoken and written)

We offer

• A flexible Work Smart model with the option to work from home part of the time
• Collaboration only with colleagues in your local time zone (teams based in Zurich and Portugal)
• A refreshing and supportive company culture, with regular team events like company parties, “Gipfeli” breakfasts, and more
• Great team spirit, flat hierarchies and an open environment where your ideas matter
• A modern, centrally located office in the heart of Zurich
• A generous training and development budget, including dedicated time for learning and other attractive fringe benefits

Contact us

If you have any questions, please contact Federica Arcella, Lead Talent Acquisition, at [email protected].

For recruitment agencies: Only direct applications will be considered.

For data protection reasons, applications can only be accepted online.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Datahouse AG