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.br/br/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.br/br/“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.br/br/Test Architect (80–100%)br/br/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.br/br/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.br/br/You will work in a modern technology environment including:br/br/You will work in a modern and evolving technology landscape, including:br/br/- Frameworks: Spring Boot, Quarkus, Angularbr/br/- Platforms: OpenShift, Kafkabr/br/- Innovation: AI-related RDbr/br/YOUR ROLEbr/br/Test Strategy Quality Engineeringbr/br/- Define and evolve the enterprise testing strategy aligned with Test Factory objectivesbr/br/- Design scalable test architectures and automation frameworksbr/br/- Establish standards, best practices, and quality gatesbr/br/- Integrate testing into CI/CD/CT pipelines for continuous qualitybr/br/Coaching, Mentoring Enablementbr/br/- Coach and mentor development and QA teamsbr/br/- Promote shift-left and shared ownership of qualitybr/br/- Lead trainings, workshops, and communities of practicebr/br/- Provide clear documentation and actionable guidelinesbr/br/- Adapt practices to team context and maturitybr/br/Collaboration Communicationbr/br/- Collaborate with Engineers, QA, Architects, and Product Ownersbr/br/- Build relationships based on trust and collaborationbr/br/- Communicate complex topics clearly and effectivelybr/br/- Drive continuous improvement and engineering excellencebr/br/YOUR PROFILEbr/br/- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fieldbr/br/- Experience as Test Architect, QA Architect, or senior QE leaderbr/br/- Strong knowledge of testing across the full lifecyclebr/br/- Experience in Agile and DevOps environmentsbr/br/- Hands-on with frameworks: Cucumber, Gatling, Karate, JMeter, Playwright or similarbr/br/- Experience with tools: Tosca, qTest, XRay or similarbr/br/- Development experience in Java (Spring/Quarkus) and/or JS/TSbr/br/- Experience with CI/CD integration and cloud-native environmentsbr/br/- Exposure to functional, API, performance, and smoke testingbr/br/- Ability to influence, coach, and inspirebr/br/- Strong communication and adaptabilitybr/br/- Empathy and passion for enabling othersbr/br/- Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindsetbr/br/- Collaborative and comfortable in multicultural environmentsbr/br/- Fluent in English and Frenchbr/br/- Based in Switzerland or willing to relocatebr/br/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.br/br/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.br/br/It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.