Innovation, Efficiency and Ambition: this is what VAT has stood for over 50 years.

With this passion, VAT has grown to become the leading international developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-performance high-end vacuum valves and vacuum sealing technology, employing over 2000 people worldwide. The headquarters are located in Haag (Switzerland), the production centers in Switzerland, Malaysia, Romania and Taiwan.

Cloud Applications Architect

Join us as a Cloud Application Architect to shape the future of cloud-based business applications in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) department. You'll drive innovation, help to establish a competence center, and train the organization on advanced cloud and AI solutions. If you're passionate about technology and its business impact, we want to hear from you!

YOUR CHALLENGES

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud applications that add real business value in forecasting, supply chain planning and optimization.
• Develop scalable analytical and AI/ML solutions for better decision-making in supply chain management.
• Optimize ETL workflows and data pipelines for business applications.
• Implement UI solutions for cloud business applications.
• Promote adoption of digital tools across departments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technology solutions.
• Mentor and train the organization on cloud and AI applications.
• Play an important role in establishing a competence center for innovation in SCM digitalization.
• Lead or collaborate on digital transformation initiatives in the strategic semiconductor supply chain.

YOUR COMPETENCIES

• 3+ years of experience in cloud applications, and preferably AI/ML solutions, or data science.
• University degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• Expertise in Azure, Azure ML, MLOps, DBT, and cloud-native application design.
• Strong skills in Python and SQL.
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
• Leadership, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing mindset.

• Knowledge of time-series forecasting, optimization, and analytics.
• Experience with ML/DL libraries like Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Ability to build UIs with Power BI, Streamlit, Dash Plotly or alike.
• Familiarity with other major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with supply chain systems (D365, SAP, Kinaxis) and supply chain KPIs and processes.

WHAT WE OFFER

• High-impact role in digital transformation within the highly strategic semiconductor supply chain.
• Opportunity to shape a competence center and define SCM digitalization best practices.
• Career growth at the intersection of business strategy, data science, and cloud technologies.
• Flexible hybrid work in a collaborative, forward-thinking culture.

Interested? Then we look forward to receiving your written application.
You can expect a dynamic and successful company where innovation, courage, fairness, openness and transparency are encouraged and your ideas are welcome.