Business Enterprise Architect

We are opening a position for a Business Enterprise Architect based in Bern, Switzerland. The role will strengthen a multidisciplinary portfolio team responsible for shaping the future of road infrastructure and asset management. The successful candidate will bridge strategic objectives and operational needs by defining a coherent business architecture across capabilities, processes, roles and organisational structures.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously refine the business architecture in alignment with strategic and operational objectives.

• Structure and model business capabilities, processes, roles, responsibilities and their key interdependencies.

• Analyse the current operating model and identify gaps, improvement opportunities and areas requiring transformation.

• Define target business architecture principles, future-state models and appropriate intermediate stages.

• Consolidate requirements and perspectives from multiple business and technical stakeholders into a consistent architectural framework.

• Prepare clear recommendations and decision-making materials to support portfolio-level choices and priorities.

• Contribute to transformation roadmaps by translating architectural gaps into prioritised actions and implementation steps.

• Facilitate workshops and produce clear architecture models, visualisations and documentation for diverse stakeholders.

Requirements

• University degree in Business Administration, Business Information Systems, Engineering or a comparable discipline, or equivalent education supported by relevant further training.

• Several years of practical experience in enterprise architecture with a strong business focus.

• Solid expertise in infrastructure and/or asset management, ideally gained in a complex organisational environment.

• Strong understanding of business capabilities, process architecture, organisational structures and transformation planning.

• Knowledge of GIS/geodata and their interaction with BIM is a valuable advantage.

• Relevant methodological expertise, ideally supported by certifications such as TOGAF 9.2 or later, ArchiMate 3.2, BPMN 2.0 and UML 2.5.

• Strong analytical, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate complex requirements into clear architectural models and recommendations.

• Strong German communication skills are required; French is a significant advantage.