For our technology team in Zurich, we are looking for a Team Lead – Software Engineering & Atlassian Platforms to lead people, coordinate priorities and ensure reliable delivery. Combining a strong engineering background with hands-on Atlassian expertise, you will guide technical decisions, support complex challenges and drive internal process digitalisation using Java/Kotlin, Kafka, Spring Boot and OpenShift (Docker). You will own the direction, operation and evolution of Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence and Assets, with a focus on the Data Center-to-Cloud transition and a sustainable operating model. By aligning stakeholders and technology, you will enable secure, scalable, user-focused solutions in a collaborative, inclusive and innovative environment. Ready to grow and take ownership? We’d love to hear from you.
What would your role be?
- Lead and develop the team: lead, coach and develop Atlassian engineers and software specialists. Create an inclusive, collaborative and delivery-focused environment with clear objectives, ownership and development paths.
- Coordinate priorities and delivery: translate strategy and demand into a transparent roadmap and manageable backlog. Coordinate resources, dependencies, operational work and change initiatives, and remove obstacles for the team.
- Own stakeholder relationships: act as the primary contact and escalation point for business and technology stakeholders. Communicate decisions, risks, progress, service quality and priorities clearly, including at senior-management level.
- Shape the Atlassian platform: own and evolve the strategy, architecture and operating model for Jira, Jira Service Management and Assets. Ensure stable, secure and compliant services, effective lifecycle management and measurable service quality.
- Drive the Cloud transformation: guide the technical and organisational transition from Atlassian Data Center to Cloud, including application assessments, marketplace app rationalisation, migration decisions, governance and organisational readiness.
- Provide engineering leadership: guide solution design, integrations, automation and platform standardization. Establish pragmatic development practices, code quality, testing, documentation and review standards.
- Stay selectively hands-on: contribute to complex configuration, development, integration and troubleshooting topics when your involvement adds value, without becoming the delivery bottleneck.
What are we looking for?
- Leadership and coordination: Proven experience leading technical teams or senior specialists. You set direction, make decisions, delegate effectively, resolve conflicts and help people grow.
- Software engineering foundation: Several years of practical experience designing, building, testing and maintaining enterprise applications. Strong understanding of clean code, APIs, integrations, automated testing, CI/CD and maintainable architecture.
- Relevant development skills: Hands-on experience with Java and/or Kotlin and modern development frameworks such as Spring Boot. Experience modernizing codebases and reviewing implementation approaches is valuable.
- Atlassian expertise: Practical knowledge of Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence and Assets in a complex enterprise environment. You understand configuration, workflows, permissions, automation, integrations and operational platform needs.
- Platform and service mindset: Experience with platform governance, service management, operational processes, security and compliance. You connect technical choices with customer value, reliability, cost and risk.
- Communication: Clear, pragmatic and trustworthy communication across engineering, operations, business and management. Fluent English is required; German is highly desirable.
- Affinity for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a willingness to embrace AI-enabled tools and ways of working.
What do we offer?
- Top Zurich location with collaboration spaces and free lunch.
- Friendly, diverse team in an open-office space.
- All the latest technology to help you excel and advance.
- Flat hierarchy with collaboration at all levels.
- Campus feeling and a collaborative spirit.
- A role with real influence over the team, platform and transformation roadmap.
- A collaborative environment with direct communication and short decision paths.
- Learning, development and mentoring opportunities.
- Modern technology and close collaboration across business and technology.
We are looking for talented people, not just a CV that ticks all the boxes. Even if you do not have absolutely everything we have asked for, if this role sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.
Location Requirement
This role is based in Zurich but will move to Baar in 2030, ensuring close alignment with key stakeholders in the business.
Why Vontobel?
At Vontobel, you are building better futures for our clients and society, as well as for yourself. As a family-owned and publicly listed company with over 2,000 professionals based in 28 locations globally and headquartered in Zurich, we’re committed to long-term thinking and sustainability.
Our diverse team values unique perspectives, and we hire individuals determined to deliver in a dynamic and changing world. Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply if you’re enthusiastic about the role.
Do you want to be Vontobel?
Thank you for applying to Vontobel. We will carefully review your application and will respond to you in a timely manner.
At Vontobel, we are an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.
We value the many voices within our teams and are committed to creating an environment where everyone who wants to be part of our performance culture can be themselves. It is based on mutual respect and zero tolerance for any form of discrimination.
If you have any questions you can contact us through our contact form.
