Alex Muster

Profile

Enterprise and cloud architect with experience in banking, consulting and technology. I design target architectures and cloud strategies, lead architecture teams through large migrations and turn technology into clear decisions for business and IT. Strengths: analytical thinking, solution design, client focus, teamwork.

Career

Experience

1. 2023 – 2026

   ICT Architect

   Beispiel Kantonalbank (BKB), ZürichW1 · 12/2023 – 02/2026

   • Developed and maintained cross-project enterprise and ICT architectures incl. standards and roadmaps aligned with the ICT strategy
   • Co-developed the cloud strategy and sourcing model (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, on-prem) incl. business cases, TCO and CapEx/OpEx analyses
   • Architecture for operational resilience, cloud backup and IT infrastructure lifecycle management
   • Supported the Cloud value stream: architecture compliance and solution proposals based on the Microsoft Azure service catalogue
   • Advised ICT projects, team leads and CIO boards, incl. procurement and vendor evaluation of IT products and services
   • Reviewed projects for architecture relevance and compliance
   • Created training material and presented at internal and external boards
   • Worked with portfolio and project management on migration plans and the cloud target operating model; SAFe

2. 2021 – 2023

   Consultant · Sub-project Lead, Cloud Architecture

   Globex Consulting AG, ZürichW2 · 07/2021 – 11/2023

   • Led a project team of up to 12 people incl. schedule and budget responsibility; deputy to the delivery lead
   • Global cloud transformation: migrated 1000+ servers across 50+ countries to Azure (lift & shift)
   • Designed Azure target architectures with business and IT stakeholders
   • Designed and implemented cloud security services (WAF, load balancer) and connected SIEM and monitoring tools globally
   • Integrated Azure services into operating models incl. RACI
   • Planned the phased migration from Active Directory to Entra ID
   • Business cases and cost-benefit comparisons (incl. Azure Hybrid Benefit); weekly client presentations

3. 2019 – 2021

   Consultant; Senior Consultant from 01.2021

   Initech Solutions AG, Zürich & BernW3 · 10/2019 – 02/2021

   • Team lead for IT architecture, engineering and API management in a federal office's IT transformation: project management incl. budget and schedule, onboarding team members, stakeholder management with public-sector and partner organisations, release planning

     10/2019 – 10/2020

   • Azure cloud integration for a major health insurer: concept and architecture to integrate an on-prem Oracle DB into Dynamics 365 (Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, landing zone) incl. proof of concept

     11/2020 – 02/2021

   • Technologies: Java, web services, API management, IAM, Docker, Azure

4. 2017 – 2019

   Junior Software Engineer (Master@Helix) · Technical Sales Support

   Helix Technologies Schweiz AG, Zürich & New YorkW4 · 10/2017 – 10/2019

   • Set up Helix Cloud Private on-premise in Helix's data centre (VMs, Kubernetes, Docker)
   • Implemented Watson AI services on a Pepper robot for a client at Helix Research
   • Proof of concept for a secure access management solution (APIs, OAuth 2.0)
   • Blockchain-based company-formation process for Switzerland (Hyperledger, digitalswitzerland)
   • Research on text recognition in complex images with deep neural networks
   • Cloud training for sales peers; technical expert at hackathons
   • Worked with the CTO of Helix Switzerland in pre-sales
   • Assignment in New York (08.2018–12.2018)

5. 2013 – 2015

   Software Developer SAP/ERP (alongside studies)

   Example IT Services International, ZürichW5 · 10/2013 – 04/2015

   • Developed and customised SAP ERP solutions (ABAP) for clients in an agile team
   • Optimised SQL queries for production database performance; project planning

6. 2012 – 2013

   Software Developer (Internship)

   Beispiel Zentralbank (BZB), ZürichW6 · 08/2012 – 08/2013

   • Migrated the time-series analysis system together with economists (Java, Groovy; Scrum, Kanban)

Skills

Interests

Technology, politics, travel & backpacking (Asia, South America, South Africa), football (7 years FC Beispiel), fitness, motorcycling, boxing; PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

Certifications

• AZ-305 – Azure Solutions Architect

  MicrosoftC1 · 2025

Education

• MSc Business Information Technology

  Beispiel School of Management and Law, ZürichE1 · 09/2017 – 07/2019

  Master's thesis at Helix Research (text recognition, machine learning); exchange semester at Hudson College, New York (08.2018–12.2018)

• BSc Business Information Technology

  Beispiel School of Management and Law, WinterthurE2 · 09/2013 – 07/2017

  Bachelor's thesis in enterprise architecture (TOGAF, ArchiMate); exchange semester at Han River University, Seoul (02.2016–06.2016)

• Swiss Federal VET Diploma in Informatics and Federal Vocational Baccalaureate (commercial)

  Kantonsschule Beispiel, ZürichE3 · 08/2009 – 08/2013

Languages

• German Native Articulate in business talks and in social settings
• Persian (Farsi) Native Spoken in everyday life
• English Fluent Very strong business and above all technical vocabulary; less so in literature
• French Basic
• Korean Basic

Activities

• Buddy system and guide for exchange students

  Beispiel-Hochschule08/2016 – 06/2017

• Student organisation (events, school website)

  Kantonsschule Beispiel08/2009 – 06/2012