DevOps AWS Specialist (all genders)

Accenture DACH; Zürich; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Mentors & leaders

Training opportunities

Career advancement

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer in Zürich to empower development teams to deliver fast, secure, and scalable cloud-native solutions. You will own CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure with Terraform, and implement robust monitoring for high-availability systems.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in AWS DevOps, Terraform, and container platforms like Docker/Kubernetes, with German at C1 and English proficiency. Join a team that values change, learning, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Degree in an IT- or tech-related field.
• 2+ years hands-on experience in AWS DevOps engineering.
• Ideally AWS certified (Developer Associate, DevOps Engineer Professional).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, automation, GitOps, configuration management, monitoring & observability and cloud-native technologies.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Fluent in German (C1), with English proficiency; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for high-availability systems.
• Support application teams in adopting DevOps and cloud-native practices.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and deployment efficiency.
• Collaborate across development, operations, and security teams to ensure smooth delivery.

Skills

CI/CD

GitOps

Monitoring

Automation

German (C1)

English proficiency

French (optional)

Education

IT/tech degree

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Authentic personalities with a passion for change – are working at Accenture. High-performing cloud environments depend on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement. At Accenture, we are looking for AWS DevOps Engineers who enable development teams to deliver fast, secure, and scalable solutions.

What Awaits You

• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native applications on AWS
• Automating infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform
• Implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for high-availability systems
• Supporting application teams in adopting DevOps and cloud-native practices
• Improving system reliability, scalability, and deployment efficiency
• Collaborating across development, operations, and security teams to ensure smooth delivery

What We Are Looking For

• Degree in an IT- or tech-related field
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in AWS DevOps engineering
• Ideally AWS certified (e.g., Developer Associate, DevOps Engineer Professional)
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, automation, GitOps, configuration management, monitoring & observability and cloud-native technologies
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus
• Fluent in German (C1), with English proficiency; French is a plus

Your perks at Accenture

You are important to us as a person. This is something you’ll feel and experience daily, as our working environment is completely adjusted to you. Enjoy

• flexible working hour models
• experienced mentors and project leaders who’ll guide you along the way
• interesting further training and certification opportunities available
• career opportunities (advancement, promotion)
• workplace culture that supports diversity & inclusion