Test Architect (80-100%)

A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents.

With a history spanning over 230 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.

"Rethink Everything" is our philosophy - it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.

Test Architect (80-100%)

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Test Architect to join our Technical Architecture team and shape how quality is engineered across our organization.

You will drive the adoption of modern Quality Engineering practices across the full Software Delivery Life Cycle and lead our Test Factory initiative. Beyond technical expertise, you will act as a strategic enabler and influencer, fostering a strong culture of quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

You will work in a modern technology environment including:

You will work in a modern and evolving technology landscape, including:

Frameworks: Spring Boot, Quarkus, Angular

Platforms: OpenShift, Kafka

Innovation: AI-related R&D

YOUR ROLE

Test Strategy & Quality Engineering

Define and evolve the enterprise testing strategy aligned with Test Factory objectives

Design scalable test architectures and automation frameworks

Establish standards, best practices, and quality gates

Integrate testing into CI/CD/CT pipelines for continuous quality

Coaching, Mentoring & Enablement

Coach and mentor development and QA teams

Promote shift-left and shared ownership of quality

Lead trainings, workshops, and communities of practice

Provide clear documentation and actionable guidelines

Adapt practices to team context and maturity

Collaboration & Communication

Collaborate with Engineers, QA, Architects, and Product Owners

Build relationships based on trust and collaboration

Communicate complex topics clearly and effectively

Drive continuous improvement and engineering excellence

YOUR PROFILE

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Experience as Test Architect, QA Architect, or senior QE leader

Strong knowledge of testing across the full lifecycle

Experience in Agile and DevOps environments

Hands-on with frameworks: Cucumber, Gatling, Karate, JMeter, Playwright or similar

Experience with tools: Tosca, qTest, XRay or similar

Development experience in Java (Spring/Quarkus) and/or JS/TS

Experience with CI/CD integration and cloud-native environments

Exposure to functional, API, performance, and smoke testing

Ability to influence, coach, and inspire

Strong communication and adaptability

Empathy and passion for enabling others

Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset

Collaborative and comfortable in multicultural environments

Fluent in English and French

Based in Switzerland or willing to relocate

Our Maison's DNA is defined by five core values. Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team, united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication.

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison's DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfill both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs. We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy.

It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.