Network Architect (80-100%) Location: Wangen b. Dübendorf When: 1 October 2026 or upon availability Your mission As a Network Architect, you will drive the evolution of Skyguide's IT and network infrastructure, shaping a secure, resilient, and future‑ready connectivity landscape. You act as a trusted advisor to engineering teams, management, and business stakeholders, guiding the adoption of innovative networking technologies and architectural best practices. As part of the Platform team and the broader architecture community, you define and own reusable infrastructure building blocks, enabling scalable, reliable, and secure network services across all products. You bring vision, technical excellence, and a collaborative mindset to ensure our network architecture meets today's operational demands while preparing for tomorrow's challenges. Your tasks Define, design, and own network architecture building blocks, ensuring they are scalable, reusable, and aligned with enterprise strategy Drive the evolution of the network landscape, incorporating modern networking paradigms Provide architectural guidance and support to engineering teams in adopting advanced networking technologies and solutions Advise management and business stakeholders on networking technology trends, risks, and strategic opportunities Ensure network security is embedded by design, aligned with relevant frameworks, standards, and best practices Collaborate across domains (compute, storage, cloud, and applications) to ensure end‑to‑end system integration Develop and maintain architectural documentation, standards, and models What we are looking for Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience) Proven experience in network architecture within complex, high‑reliability or safety‑critical environments Experience in architecture documentation and modelling practices Routing
