Senior Cloud-Native Systems Engineer — Remote/Flexible

Adfinis

Bern

Hybrid

CHF 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Open Source culture

Flexible work options

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Growth mindset

Job summary

Adfinis, a Swiss cloud-native team of 25 professionals, seeks a Senior System Engineer to lead challenging customer projects and serve as the Single Point of Contact for select SLAs in Bern. You will drive technical discussions, architect cloud platforms, and ensure robust operations across on-prem and cloud environments.

You bring a strong DevOps background, CNCF/HashiCorp expertise, and a hands-on approach to security, automation, and performance tuning.

Qualifications

Five to eight years of experience as a system engineer in cloud environments.
Breadth of CNCF and HashiCorp stacks, GitLab, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm, DevSecOps, IaC and GitOps.
Experience in software development, cloud migration, and platform engineering.
Strong networking skills and translating advanced concepts into smart network designs.
Identify security vulnerabilities early and address them effectively.
Improve automations and build new ones to enhance operations.
Align technology, architecture, and business requirements in complex customer environments.

Responsibilities

Act as the technical lead on complex projects, ensuring quality standards are met.
Lead technical discussions with demanding stakeholders and turn ambiguity into clear next steps.
Anticipate risks and address them early through structured communication in high-pressure environments.
Manage complex, critical systems, apply updates, and resolve incidents to keep them on track.
Plan and implement sophisticated multi-cloud or on-premises platforms.
Provide comprehensive support and assist team members in critical situations.