Cutover Manager

pAarkTech specializes in Software Development and Consulting Services across the industries. Our strategic vision is to position ourselves as a trusted partner in the Swiss market by providing innovative, high-quality IT solutions. We are hiring for Cutover Officers in Zurich. /ph3Your responsibilities /h3ulliBuild and maintain detailed cutover runbooks, defining activities, owners, timings, dependencies, prerequisites and completion criteria. /liliCoordinate application, business, migration, testing and infrastructure teams to prepare for rehearsals and production execution. /liliAlign data extraction, transformation, loading, validation and reconciliation activities with the overall cutover sequence. /liliTrack readiness across application deployments, interfaces, environments, access, scheduling and resource availability. /liliEnsure migration and technical activities fit within the agreed cutover window, identifying bottlenecks and resolving dependencies. /liliSupport command centre operations by tracking execution, collecting progress updates and escalating blockers with clear impacts and required actions. /liliConsolidate readiness evidence, risks and sign-offs to support go/no-go decisions. /liliCoordinate Operational Start-up Checks and business validations, ensuring outcomes are documented. /liliCapture lessons learned from rehearsals and drive improvements to runbooks, timings and execution procedures. /liliSupport the handover from cutover into hypercare and operational teams. /li /ulh3What you bring /h3ullibEssential: Proven hands-on data migration experience within a bank or complex organisation /b, covering migration preparation, execution, validation and reconciliation. /liliExperience supporting migration dry runs, dress rehearsals or production migrations. /liliA solid understanding of application dependencies and the sequencing of technical, data and business activities. /liliExperience in cutover coordination, release management, technology delivery or a closely related role. /liliStrong organisational skills and attention to detail, with disciplined management of actions, risks and execution evidence. /liliConfidence coordinating multiple teams, including application owners, business SMEs, database administrators, infrastructure, middleware/MQ, scheduling and external vendors. /liliClear communication skills and the ability to remain structured and decisive under pressure. /liliAvailability to support planned evening and weekend rehearsal and cutover activities. /li /ulh3What would be an advantage /h3ulliExperience with core banking platforms such as Avaloq or Temenos T24. /liliExposure to large-scale banking transformations involving multiple applications and implementation waves. /liliFamiliarity with command centre operations, integrated cutover runbooks and go/no-go governance. /li /ul #J-18808-Ljbffr