• Architect and design enterprise-scale data platforms leveraging Azure Databricks and Azure cloud services; • Define and implement Lakehouse architecture patterns using Delta Lake and Databricks best practices; • Design scalable data ingestion, transformation, and serving frameworks supporting both batch and streaming workloads; • Design and implement real-time and near real-time data processing solutions using Structured Streaming, CDC, Change Data Feed (CDF), and event-driven architectures; • Design and manage multi-workspace Databricks environments and shared Metastore architectures. • Establish platform governance, security controls, cluster policies, RBAC models, and access management frameworks; • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for Databricks assets, infrastructure, and data workloads. • Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, or Bicep); • Develop deployment strategies and release management processes across development, staging, and production environments; • Optimize Databricks workspaces, clusters, jobs, and storage configurations for performance and cost efficiency; • Implement monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability solutions for platform operations; • Define and enforce data architecture standards, data quality frameworks, and governance policies; • Integrate Azure Databricks with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Azure Storage, Azure Key Vault, Azure Entra ID, and other Azure services; • Support Lakeflow Connect, managed connectors, CDC implementations, and enterprise data ecosystem interoperability; • Collaborate with engineering and business teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions; • Provide architectural guidance, technical leadership, and mentorship to engineering teams.

• Define and drive the overall test architecture and automation strategy across multiple teams and services. • Design, build, and evolve scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks using tools such as Playwright, Selenium, and modern testing libraries. • Establish best practices for automated testing across all layers (unit, integration, API, UI, performance, and end-to-end). • Collaborate with engineering teams to embed testing into the development lifecycle, ensuring high test coverage and fast feedback cycles. • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and reliable deployments. • Partner with Architects and Engineering Leads to ensure test strategies align with system architecture, including microservices and monolithic applications. • Define and implement strategies for testing distributed systems, including event-driven and asynchronous architectures. • Leverage AWS services and cloud-native patterns to support scalable and efficient test execution. • Drive improvements in test reliability, execution time, and maintainability. • Establish observability and reporting standards for test results, quality metrics and release readiness. • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and QE professionals on automation best practices. • Evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, and approaches to improve quality engineering capabilities. • Ensure testing approaches align with security, compliance, and data protection requirements (e.g., GDPR, PII handling). • Identify quality risks, gaps, and areas of technical debt, and drive remediation strategies. • Promote a culture of quality ownership, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence across teams.

Company Description Nexthink is the leader in digital employee experience (DEX) management software. The company provides IT leaders with unprecedented insight allowing them to see, diagnose and fix issues at scale impacting employees anywhere, with any application or network, before employees notice the issue. As the first solution to allow IT to progress from reactive problem solving to proactive optimization, Nexthink enables its more than 1,300 customers to provide better digital experiences to more than 25 million employees. Dual headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland and Boston, Massachusetts, Nexthink has 9 offices worldwide. With over 20 years of product innovation, we're now in the most exciting chapter of our journey: becoming an AI-native company. The architecture decisions being made right now will define Nexthink's next decade. That's where you come in. Job Description We're looking for a Lead Architect to own the architectural direction of the Nexthink Platform. This is a hands-on, high-influence role, reporting directly to the CTO, and responsible for setting the vision, driving technical decisions, and shaping how AI, cloud, and data architecture come together across the product. You'll lead a team of six senior architects based across Europe and work closely with Engineering, Product, and Executive leadership to define how Nexthink's platform evolves. Your technical depth, clear communication, and ability to earn trust across a strong, opinionated engineering organization will ensure success. If you're the kind of architect who wants to be close to the work, have a clear point of view, and wants to build something that truly matters, this is the role for you. What you will do: - Define and drive Nexthink's architecture roadmap, setting direction across scale, resilience, AI integration, and platform evolution - Be a hands-on contributor: own specific architectural domains personally and drive them through to production - Work closely with Product and Engineering leadership to align architecture decisions with the product roadmap and business objectives - Build a coherent, high-performing architecture team from a strong group of senior individual contributors, creating shared practices, architectural forums, and a culture of technical excellence - Communicate architectural vision clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including the CEO and CPO - Evaluate emerging technologies, especially AI and machine learning infrastructure, and make principled decisions about what belongs in the platform and when - Serve as a technical authority across the organization, advising engineering teams on design decisions, patterns, and trade-offs Qualifications Experience & Background - 10+ years of hands-on software architecture experience in product-based engineering environments - A proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale, high-performance, cloud-native platforms to production - Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, distributed systems and high-volume data pipelines. AWS, Azure, or GCP experience is desirable, but we care about depth of thinking more than the specific cloud technology - Meaningful exposure to AI and Machine Learning in the last two years, whether through building, integrating or actively shaping architectural direction - Background in high-growth SaaS or product companies with a strong understanding of what it means to ship, scale, and iterate under real constraints - Experience at Director, Senior Director, or VP level, or as a Staff/Principal Architect with equivalent scope How You Work - You're fluent in both technical and business language, able to go deep on architecture in one conversation and discuss business impact in the next - A leader who influences through credibility rather than authority, earning trust by engaging in the details and communicating clearly - Comfortable with ambiguity and transformation, recognizing that Nexthink is evolving, and this role helps defines where it lands - Naturally hands-on, enjoying working through the hardest architectural problems and not only delegating them - Intentional about building strong relationships with your team, your peers in engineering and product, and with senior leadership This role is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. We're looking for someone who is either already local or genuinely committed to relocating. Nexthink provides relocation support and has a strong presence in the Lausanne region. We've welcomed people from Zurich, across Switzerland, and from broader Europe, and we are happy to have that conversation openly. Additional Information We are the pioneers and trailblazers of a global IT Market Category (DEX) that is shaping the future of how the world works, giving our customers' IT Teams total digital visibility across their enterprise. Our innovative solutions integrate real-time analytics, automation, and employee feedback across all endpoints. This enables our IT teams to solve complex technical challenges, create ever more productive workplaces, and deliver happy, satisfied employees in the digital workplace. With over 1000 employees across 5 continents, Nexthink operates as One Team, connecting, collaborating and innovating to continuously grow. We call our employees 'Nexthinkers' and our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity is second to none. We currently have over 75 nationalities working with us, from all cultures and backgrounds, speaking many different languages. If you are looking for a change and like a nice atmosphere, lots of challenges, and having fun while working, this is a great opportunity for you! Check what we offer: - Permanent Contract and a competitive compensation package. - Beautiful office, conveniently located next to the Prilly-Malley train station - Hybrid work model balancing office and remote work, with a structured approach for new hires to foster connections and onboarding. - Flexible Hours and unlimited vacation (employees have unlimited paid time off on top of the 25 days of holidays we offer) plus 3 company-paid volunteer days. - Free access to a fitness centre inside the building. - Reimbursement of the half-fare travel card for public transport. - ‍ Reimbursement up to 50% of the cost of French classes. - Fresh fruit, cookies, and soft drinks as well. - Regular company and team events like Voluntary Days, Pizza talks, Team Building activities, hosting Meetups at the office and more! - Bonuses for referring successful hires after three months of continuous employment. - We offer a relocation package to people who are coming from another country.

Role Description The Security Architect plays a pivotal role in designing secure, scalable, and market-relevant cybersecurity solutions for ProArch clients, with particular focus on Microsoft cloud, AI, and agent-based platforms. This role is responsible for translating business and technical requirements into secure reference architectures, identifying security and governance risks early, and helping shape offerings that can be delivered consistently across the business. The Security Architect is a key role within ProArch’s Innovation and Cybersecurity Solutions function, focused on defining secure solution architectures, establishing governance guardrails, validating design decisions through hands-on technical work, and creating the standards, patterns, and delivery guidance needed to scale successful services. A major part of the role is supporting pre-sales by helping frame solution direction, shape scope, explain architecture decisions, and build confidence in the security, feasibility, and value of the proposed approach. Responsibilities - Security Research & Architecture, Solution Design & Validation - Identify whitespace in emerging technologies, especially AI, agent-based platforms, and adjacent Microsoft capabilities. - Research new platforms and capabilities to determine where clients are struggling, what risks or governance gaps exist, and which use cases have real market value. - Assess client business requirements, security objectives, and technical constraints to design secure target-state architectures across Microsoft cloud, identity, data, and AI-related platforms. - Define architectural patterns, trust boundaries, control points, and integration approaches that align security, governance, and operational needs. - Produce architecture diagrams, reference designs, decision frameworks, and solution blueprints for pre-sales and delivery. - Validate proposed architectures through hands-on testing, design reviews, proof-of-concept work, and early implementation support. - Governance, Standards & Scalable Security Patterns - Define secure configuration baselines, governance guardrails, identity models, and monitoring expectations for proposed solutions. - Evaluate architecture decisions for identity, access, data protection, compliance, resilience, and operational risk. - Create reusable standards, hardening patterns, reference architectures, and implementation guidance. - Continuously refine architectural standards and recommended patterns based on delivery feedback and evolving platform capabilities. - Pre-Sales Architecture, Advisory & Delivery Enablement - Support pre-sales activities by leading or contributing to discovery sessions, architecture workshops, and technical risk discussions. - Provide architectural advisory guidance to clients and internal teams. - Guide early delivery efforts by supporting architecture reviews and secure adoption planning. - Produce client-ready architecture artifacts, design rationales, and internal guidance. - Present architectural recommendations and security considerations to leadership and client stakeholders. Qualifications - Deep security architecture expertise. - Strong Microsoft platform knowledge. - Consulting credibility. - Ability to translate complex requirements into secure, practical, and scalable solution designs. - Strong written, verbal, technical, and presentation skills. - Excellent analytical skills and strong English fluency. Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience. - 5+ years of professional experience in security architecture, cloud security, identity, or related solution design roles. - Experience designing secure target-state architectures and evaluating control gaps. - Hands-on experience supporting pre-sales and architectural advisory work. - Preferred certifications: SC-100, SC-300, SC-401, AZ-500, AI-102, MS-102, or AZ-305. - Required certifications to be completed within 12 months: SC-300, SC-100, AZ-500 or AI-102. Benefits - Continuous learning and professional development opportunities. - Supportive work environment that encourages innovation. - Opportunities to work on impactful projects across various industries.