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.
