DevOps Engineer

Swisscom AG; Ittigen; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Home-office option

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Swisscom AG in Bern Worblaufen is seeking a DevOps engineer to improve CI/CD pipelines, automation, monitoring, and deployment reliability across the inventory platform. You will help modernise the stack with Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code while driving the move from on-premises to AWS.

You will collaborate in an agile team, own complex problems, and communicate effectively in English (German helpful).

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience developing Java applications and working with Linux and Bash.
• Experience evolving legacy systems towards a microservices architecture and operating cloud-native services and PostgreSQL.
• Strong version control, code reviews, automated testing and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with automation including AI in operations and IaC tools (Ansible).
• Knowledge of networking concepts including firewalls, load balancing, and reverse proxies.
• Ability to document knowledge and collaborate in an agile team.
• Excellent written and spoken English; good German.

Responsibilities

• Automate CI/CD pipelines, testing, infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, patching and dependency management.
• Develop and operate cloud-native applications using Kubernetes and IaC tools; evaluate tools and architectural approaches.
• Plan and implement the transition from on-prem to AWS and build cloud capabilities.
• Decouple and modernise existing components to improve scalability and deployment flexibility.
• Improve monitoring, incident handling, and operational automation with AI capabilities.

Skills

Java development

Linux

Bash scripting

Microservices

Cloud-native services

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

GitLab CI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Infrastructure as Code

Ansible

Networking concepts

English communication

German language

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Your future starts hereYou’ll join a close-knit agile DevOps team based in Bern Worblaufen, where spending time together on site is part of how we collaborate. The team has developed and operated an inventory system for many years, and you’ll help to make it more reliable, scalable and easier to maintain. You’ll work across application development and operations, improving CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring and patch management. You’ll also help modernise the platform using Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code, while decoupling parts of the existing system to make deployments more flexible. As we explore a move from on-premises infrastructure to AWS, you’ll contribute to the technical direction of the platform.Automate CI/CD pipelines, testing, infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, patching and dependency management to improve software delivery and operations.Develop and operate cloud-native applications using Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code, and evaluate tools and architectural approaches for the evolving platform.Plan and implement the transition from on-premises infrastructure to AWS, building the platform’s public cloud capabilities along the way.Decouple and modernise the inventory system’s existing functional components to improve scalability, maintainability and deployment flexibility.Keep the application stable and secure across environments by improving monitoring, incident handling, and operational automation with AI capabilities support.Your skillsA degree in computer science (university, ETH or university of applied sciences), or equivalent professional experience.Experience developing Java applications and working with Linux and scripting languages such as Bash. You’ve worked on evolving legacy systems towards a microservices architecture and have experience operating cloud-native services and databases, particularly PostgreSQL.Strong command of version control, code reviews, automated testing and CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins or GitHub Actions. You’re also familiar with dependency management, the software lifecycle and monitoring in a DevOps environment.Hands-on experience with automation including practical uses of AI in operations and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible, alongside networking concepts including firewalls, load balancing and reverse proxies.You bring depth in your area of expertise, share and document what you know, and are willing to build skills beyond your main specialism.You take ownership of complex problems, investigate root causes and balance modernisation goals with the realities of running a production system.You contribute constructively to an agile team, support colleagues and stay open to new approaches.You communicate technical topics clearly and work effectively with others in very good English and good German.With us, you have the opportunity to work in one of our offices in Switzerland or in your home office. You will come into contact with agile working methods and the latest technologies. We offer flexible working hours to meet your personal needs. As a Swisscom employee, you can look forward to a variety of attractive benefits that will enrich your work experience. These include a pleasant working environment, financial benefits and exciting opportunities for professional development. Discover your Benefits .Is it a match? Apply now.Discover your possibilitiesAny questions?Here you'll find answers to the most important and frequently asked questions.To all recruitment agencies: Swisscom does not accept agency CVs. Please do not forward CVs to our job's alias, Swisscom employees or any other organisation location. Swisscom is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.Contact personKarin LoosliHR Talent Attraction & Sourcing Specialist II+41 (58) 2240351Your homebaseSwisscom (Schweiz) AGAlte Tiefenaustrasse 6, 3048 Worblaufen