Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Julius Baer; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer is looking for a Platform Engineer to build, operate, and evolve our Kubernetes-based platform ecosystem across on-premises data centers and Microsoft Azure. You will focus on automation, self-service capabilities, and platform standardisation to support hundreds of developers.

You will bring hands-on experience with Linux, container technologies, and modern deployment patterns, contribute to platform reliability, security, and disaster recovery, and collaborate with application,

Qualifications

• Experience operating Kubernetes platforms in production environments, including workload deployment, networking, ingress, storage, and cluster lifecycle management.
• Strong hands-on experience with Linux systems administration in business-critical environments.
• Proficiency in Bash, Python, or Go, with IaC and code-driven configuration management experience.
• Solid understanding of networking, storage, compute, and security concepts.
• Experience with container technologies and modern deployment practices.
• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve Kubernetes platforms including AKS and on-premises offerings, with emphasis on automation, self-service capabilities, and standardisation.
• Operate and enhance the TKGI-based Kubernetes platform hosted in on-prem data centres, ensuring reliability and security.
• Support application teams in adopting cloud-native patterns and optimising workloads.
• Automate provisioning, patching, monitoring, and incident response workflows.
• Contribute to architectural decisions for AKS cost efficiency and disaster recovery planning.
• Participate in platform support rotation and provide guidance to development teams.

Skills

Kubernetes operations

Linux administration

Automation scripting

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring & observability

Collaboration across teams

Tools

AKS

TKGI

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

We are looking for a skilled Platform Engineer to join our team and help build, operate, and evolve our Kubernetes-based platform ecosystem. You will work with production grade platforms that host critical business applications across Julius Baer, spanning both our on-premises data centres and Microsoft Azure Cloud.

If you're strong in Linux operations, automation, and infrastructure fundamentals and want to specialise in cloud-native platform engineering, this role offers mentorship, hands-on learning, and direct impact on how JB runs containerised workloads at scale.

YOUR CHALLENGE

What you'll work on:

• Build and evolve the next generation of shared Kubernetes platforms, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and future on-premises platform offerings, with a strong focus on automation, self-service capabilities, and platform standardisation
• Operate and continuously enhance the existing TKGI-based Kubernetes platform hosted in our on-premises data centres, ensuring reliability, security, scalability, and operational excellence
• Support application teams in adopting cloud-native patterns, troubleshooting platform issues, and optimising their workloads
• Automate operational workflows — provisioning, patching, monitoring, incident response
• Contribute to architectural decisions for AKS cost efficiency initiatives, the design of the upcoming on-premise platform, and disaster recovery planning
• Participate in the platform support rotation, providing guidance to application teams and resolving platform-level issues

YOUR PROFILE

What You'll Bring (Required):

• Experience operating and supporting Kubernetes platforms in production environments, including workload deployment, networking, ingress, storage, troubleshooting, and cluster lifecycle management
• Strong hands‑on experience with Linux systems administration and operational support in business‑critical environments
• Proficiency in automation and scripting using Bash, Python, or Go, with experience managing infrastructure and platform configurations through code
• Solid understanding of infrastructure fundamentals, including networking, storage, compute, and security concepts
• Experience with container technologies and modern application deployment practices
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace, or equivalent platforms
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex platform issues
• Experience working in collaborative engineering environments and partnering with application, infrastructure, and security teams
• A growth mindset with a passion for learning, knowledge sharing, automation, and continuous improvement

Nice to Have (We'll Support Your Development in These Areas):

• Experience with enterprise Kubernetes platforms such as AKS, Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKGI/TKG), OpenShift, or similar solutions
• Understanding of Kubernetes internals, including control plane components, scheduling, networking (CNI), storage (CSI), and operators
• Experience designing and operating shared platform services and self‑service capabilities for application teams
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Argo CD, or Crossplane
• Experience developing or maintaining Kubernetes Operators, Crossplane Providers, or platform extensions using Go
• Knowledge of Kubernetes security practices, including CIS benchmarks, image scanning, policy enforcement, runtime security, and compliance frameworks
• Familiarity with cloud‑native architectures and operating platforms across on‑premises and public cloud environments, particularly Microsoft Azure
• Professional certifications such as CKA, CKS, CKAD, Azure Administrator, or Azure Kubernetes Service Specialist

Working in the team:

• Collaborative platform team environment with experienced engineers who share knowledge and support your development
• Structured support rotation and shared responsibility for platform reliability, with senior backup during your ramp‑up period
• Direct impact on JB's cloud adoption strategy and how hundreds of developers work
• Real production environment: learn from incidents, architectural decisions, and large‑scale operational challenges