Kubernetes Engineer

HCLTech; Bioggio; Hybrid; CHF 110.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Up to 20 days vacation

Term life insurance

Business Travel insurance

Zusammenfassung

HCLTech is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Engineer to scale and secure enterprise-grade Kubernetes platforms. You will implement IaC (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD), and configuration management (Ansible) across hybrid/cloud environments.

The role emphasizes mentorship, security, and reliability, with a 6-month fixed-term contract and initial 5-day-in-office work, transitioning to hybrid work arrangement. Bioggio, Switzerland location.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of core, relevant DevOps engineering experience.
• Hands-on Kubernetes cluster design, security, networking, storage.
• Proficient with Ansible for configuration management and deployment.
• Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and state management.
• Git workflows expertise and GitLab CI/CD pipeline building.

Aufgaben

• Container Orchestration: design, deploy, configure, and manage large-scale Kubernetes clusters with HA and security.
• IaC: architect and maintain scalable infrastructure using Terraform across hybrid or cloud environments.
• Automation: write modular Ansible playbooks for configuration, deployment, and operations.
• CI/CD: build and maintain secure, robust build/test/release pipelines with GitLab CI/CD.
• Platform Reliability: monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues in Kubernetes and deployment pipelines.
• Mentorship: provide technical leadership and governance of Git workflows and DevOps practices.

Kenntnisse

Kubernetes expertise

DevOps experience

Troubleshooting

Tools

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Git workflows

Jobbeschreibung

Role Overview

As a Senior Kubernetes Engineer you will play a critical role in scaling, securing, and maintaining our enterprise-grade container orchestration platforms. You will bridge the gap between development and operations by implementing robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC), continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, and configuration management tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Container Orchestration: Design, deploy, configure, and manage large-scale production Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Architect and maintain scalable infrastructure using Terraform across hybrid or cloud environments.
• Automation & Configuration: Write clean, modular, and reusable Ansible playbooks to automate system configuration, application deployment, and routine operational tasks.
• CI/CD Pipeline Engineering: Build, optimize, and maintain robust, secure, and efficient build/test/release pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
• Platform Reliability: Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across the Kubernetes ecosystem, system infrastructure, and deployment pipelines.
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, enforcing best practices in Git workflows and DevOps methodologies.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 8+ years of core, relevant experience in DevOps engineering and production Kubernetes administration.
• Orchestration: Deep, hands‑on expertise in Kubernetes (including cluster architecture, networking, security policies, ingress controllers, and storage).
• Automation: Strong proficiency in Ansible for configuration management and application deployment.
• Provisioning: Mastery of Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and state management.
• Version Control & CI/CD: Advanced knowledge of Git workflows and comprehensive experience building pipelines in GitLab.
• Problem-Solving: Strong troubleshooting skills across distributed systems, networking, and container environments.

Preferred / Added Advantages

• Hands‑on experience managing and troubleshooting Middleware technologies (e.g., WebSphere, WebLogic, Tomcat, MQ, or similar).
• Strong foundational expertise in Unix or Linux platform administration, including shell scripting (Bash), performance tuning, and system security.
• Experience working within banking, fintech, or highly regulated financial enterprise environments.

Work Location: Bioggio, Switzerland

Work Mode: 5 Days from office (for initial 3months) later Hybrid- 3 Days from office.

Fixed Term Contract for 6 months

• A supportive, diverse, and global team with a brilliant culture.
• Competitive compensation and benefits that includes up to 20 days’ vacation per year, various insurances like Term life and Business Travel insurance. These are apart from the statutory benefits applicable in the country. Employee benefits are regulated by an internal policy that contains full details regarding the entitlement and conditions for the benefits as per the law of the land.
• Great opportunities to make the role your own, upskill yourself and get involved with exciting projects.
• Total Wellbeing is our focus. Alongside your professional excellence, you join the likeminded colleagues to create a larger impact within the company and society at large in your chosen area of passion - CSR Council, Diversity Council, Women Connect, Sparks – Engagement Champion to name a few.
• To know more about us visit – www.hcltech.com