Alex Muster

Profile

Implementable target architectures and cloud strategies: I combine standards and roadmaps aligned with the ICT strategy with delivery experience, including migrating 1000+ servers to Azure.

ICT architect with experience in banking and consulting, including projects for a federal office and a health insurer. At Beispiel Kantonalbank I developed cross-project enterprise and ICT architectures with standards and roadmaps aligned with the ICT strategy, reviewed initiatives for architecture compliance and advised CIO boards, incl. on procurement and vendor evaluation. At Globex Consulting I designed Azure target architectures with business and IT, led a project team of up to 12 people and worked on a global migration of 1000+ servers. My foundation: Swiss Federal VET Diploma in Informatics, MSc in Business Information Technology and a bachelor's thesis in enterprise architecture (TOGAF, ArchiMate). I turn technology into clear decisions for business and IT.

• What I stand for

  Architecture that connects business and IT: standards, roadmaps and target architectures that follow the ICT strategy and are clearly justified with business cases, TCO and sourcing options.

• Working with me

  I work closely with ICT projects, team leads and portfolio and project management. I review initiatives for architecture relevance and compliance, make concrete solution proposals and explain architecture decisions clearly, from project teams to CIO boards.

• What you can expect

  Deliverables teams can build on: target architectures, roadmaps, business cases, migration plans, operating models with RACI and training material. Plus a technical foundation that ranges from a Federal VET Diploma in Informatics through Java and SAP to Kubernetes and Azure.

Skills

The ten most important skills for the role

1. Enterprise ArchitectureArchitecture & ICT strategy SpecialistSources: W1E2
2. Target and solution architecturesArchitecture & ICT strategy SpecialistSources: W1W2W3
3. Cloud strategy & sourcing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, on-prem)Architecture & ICT strategy SpecialistSources: W1W2
4. Microsoft Azure IaaS/PaaSCloud, infrastructure & security SpecialistSources: W1W2
5. Business cases, TCO & CapEx/OpExMethods & approach SpecialistSources: W1W2
6. Stakeholder management & C-level advisoryPersonal & social skills SpecialistSources: W1W2W3
7. ICT standards & roadmapsArchitecture & ICT strategy ExperiencedSources: W1
8. Architecture governance & compliance reviewsArchitecture & ICT strategy ExperiencedSources: W1
9. TOGAF / ArchiMateMethods & approach ExperiencedSources: W1E2
10. Technology and vendor evaluation, proofs of conceptMethods & approach ExperiencedSources: W1W3W4

Career

Experience

1. 2023 – 2026

   ICT Architect

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

   Enterprise-level architecture: standards, roadmaps and architecture governance for ICT initiatives, with a focus on cloud and infrastructure.

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

2. 2021 – 2023

   Consultant · Sub-project Lead, Cloud Architecture

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

   Azure cloud architecture and sub-project lead: from target architectures and security services to operating models and business cases.

   • Designed Azure target architectures with business and IT stakeholders
   • Global cloud transformation: migrated 1000+ servers across 50+ countries to Azure (lift & shift)
   • Led a project team of up to 12 people incl. schedule and budget responsibility; deputy to the delivery lead
   • 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

   Architecture and integration consulting for a federal office and a major health insurer.

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

     10/2019 – 10/2020

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

     11/2020 – 02/2021

   • Technologies: API management, IAM, web services, Java, 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)
   • Proof of concept for a secure access management solution (APIs, OAuth 2.0)
   • Pre-sales together with the CTO of Helix Switzerland; cloud training for sales peers

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

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)

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

Activities

• Buddy system and guide for exchange students

  Beispiel-Hochschule08/2016 – 06/2017

• Student organisation (events, school website)

  Kantonsschule Beispiel08/2009 – 06/2012

Interests

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