Lead Application Engineer - Commercial & Origination Portfolio

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, with two offices in Switzerland (Zurich, Geneva). We're looking for a Lead Application Engineer – Commercial & Origination Portfolio to join our team in Lausanne, Switzerland, in an on-site working mode. This role provides technical leadership for a critical application portfolio supporting customer-facing sales, origination and contract pricing systems. By shaping architecture, guiding delivery teams and ensuring strategic alignment, you will play a key role in driving digital transformation and operational excellence for the client.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior technical authority for the commercial and origination application portfolio
• Develop and govern application architecture and technology choices within defined design principles
• Lead build and run teams managing priorities, quality and risk
• Maintain relationships with senior client stakeholders across IT and business functions
• Provide technical governance through design reviews and standards enforcement
• Support portfolio investment decisions with technical input on effort, risks and solution options
• Own escalation for high-impact incidents and delivery risks within the portfolio

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in application engineering or solution architecture
• Proven leadership of combined build and run teams
• Expertise in application and integration architecture with cloud experience (AWS) and modern web/backend stacks
• Strong ability in stakeholder management and governance within an outsourced delivery model
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Fluent English; French and/or German preferred
• Availability to work full-time on-site in Switzerland
• Nice to have Experience with SaaS integration Familiarity with risk and pricing applications