Senior Platform Engineer - Identity & Security (m/f/d) 80-100% — Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino)
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 30 days ago
Role overview
135892 | 80
100% | Oerlikon, Zürich | Hybrid
Are you energized by solving complex IT challenges, and do you bring the emotional intelligence to navigate stakeholders across business, security, and engineering?
- 135892 | 80
- 100% | Oerlikon, Zürich | Hybrid
Application process
- We’re looking for an experienced professional who leads through concepts, direction, and judgment, preparing Zurich Switzerland for what's next, by ensuring a future-ready, cost-efficient application landscape that scales as our business evolves - in an era where engineering value increasingly lies in judgment.
- You'll work closely with our Senior Product Owner/Architect, Engineers, and Specialists, as the person who moves things forward, technologically, methodologically and conceptually.
- We're an agile, collaborative team with a strong network across Business Unit Switzerland.
- Together with all IT departments, we combine deep technical expertise with a clear focus on delivery and outstanding service to our stakeholders.
- If you love solving hard problems, communicate with clarity and empathy, and thrive in multidisciplinary teams, this role is exactly right for you. What you can expect
- Set the technical direction for how our team engineers identity and security in an era where coding shifts toward becoming a commodity, through concepts, principles, and reference architectures that others in the team and beyond will build on and bring the team along on that journey
- Shape the evolution and operations of our Enterprise Identity Platform (strategic focus: Keycloak), including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and PKCE, while steering the phase out of our legacy federation and extend our security posture into event-driven and AI-augmented workflows
- Develop and articulate the target picture for identity and security in the age of Agentic AI, from access management and security concepts for AI agents, agentic workflows, and workload identity, to fine-grained authorization (OpenFGA, OPA, Cedar) and Zero Trust
Contacts
- Marco, Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant will be happy to assist you on +41 44 628 31 62 .
- Curious to learn more?
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- Zurich Insurance Company Ltd | Talent Acquisition Zurich Switzerland
Additional details
- If you love solving hard problems, communicate with clarity and empathy, and thrive in multidisciplinary teams, this role is exactly right for you. What you can expect
- Partner with business domains and Digital Products to translate insurance requirements into robust identity and security outcomes What makes you stand out
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written, German is a plus Part-time or full-time: 80 Work location : Oerlikon, Zurich Start date: by agreement Travel: No travel required Hybrid working: up to 40% Everything about your application
- Discover Zurich Switzerland as an employer.
Notes and original content
- If you love solving hard problems, communicate with clarity and empathy, and thrive in multidisciplinary teams, this role is exactly right for you.
- What you can expect
- Partner with business domains and Digital Products to translate insurance requirements into robust identity and security outcomes
- What makes you stand out
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written, German is a plus
- Good to know
- Part-time or full-time: 80
- Work location : Oerlikon, Zurich
- Start date: by agreement
- Travel: No travel required
Questions about this listing
What salary does Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) offer for this role?
Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) lists CHF 121'500 - 206'500 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino)?
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