Senior Container Platform & Automation Engineer (Basel)

albedis; Basel; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Meal allowance

Long-term career opportunities

Exposure to private banking clients

Collaborative environment

Professional development

Modern workplace

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Albedis is seeking a Senior Container Platform & Automation Engineer to lead the engineering, operation and ongoing evolution of enterprise OpenShift platforms. You will combine hands‑on platform engineering with automation, operational support and infrastructure optimisation.

Collaborating with application, infrastructure and project teams, you will ensure container environments are secure, scalable and highly available, while driving platform enhancements and strategic technology initiatives.

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science, Business Information Systems or comparable technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Several years of hands-on experience engineering and operating production-grade Kubernetes and container platforms in complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and improve enterprise Red Hat OpenShift environments and platform services.
• Design and implement enhancements to Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.
• Develop infrastructure automation and deployment solutions.
• Support application teams with onboarding, deployments and platform-related technical requirements.
• Analyze and resolve complex incidents across container, Linux, networking and platform components.
• Contribute to platform availability, security, performance and operational resilience.
• Participate in change, release and lifecycle management activities.
• Provide second-level technical support within the existing support organisation.
• Participate in the on-call rotation for business-critical platform environments.

Skills

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Automation

Linux administration

Shell scripting

Infra as Code

Problem solving

Independent work

English proficiency

German advantageous

Education

University degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Ansible

Helm

Kustomize

Terraform

OpenShift Service Mesh

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

CentOS

Job description

Description of the company

Our client is a well-established financial institution known for its long-standing stability, international footprint, and commitment to operational excellence.

The organisation operates a complex enterprise technology landscape and continuously invests in modern infrastructure, automation and platform engineering to support business-critical applications and strategic transformation initiatives.

Role & Responsibilities

As Senior Container Platform & Automation Engineer, you will take responsibility for the engineering, operation and continuous development of enterprise-grade container platforms based on Red Hat OpenShift.

You will combine hands-on platform engineering with automation, operational support and infrastructure optimisation. Working closely with application, infrastructure and project teams, you will ensure the stability, security and scalability of containerised environments while contributing to platform enhancements and strategic technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and continuously improve enterprise Red Hat OpenShift environments and surrounding platform services


• Design and implement enhancements to existing Kubernetes and OpenShift environments


• Engineer reliable and scalable platform solutions based on operational requirements and strategic project needs


• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation and deployment solutions


• Support application teams with onboarding, deployments and platform-related technical requirements


• Analyse and resolve complex incidents across container, Linux, networking and platform components


• Contribute to platform ecurity, availability, performance and operational resilience


• Participate in change, release and lifecycle management activities


• Provide second-level technical support within the existing support organisation


• Participate in the on-call rotation for business-critical platform environments

Candidate Profile

You hold a university-level qualification in Computer Science, Business Information Systems or a comparable technical discipline, or bring equivalent professional experience combined with relevant further education.

You bring several years of current, hands‑on experience engineering and operating production-grade Kubernetes and container platforms, ideally within complex enterprise environments.

Additionally:

• Minimum 3 years of hands‑on experience with infrastructure and platform automation


• Strong practical experience administering Red Hat OpenShift environments; candidates with predominantly theoretical Kubernetes knowledge will not be sufficient for this role


• Solid knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, cluster operations, networking, SDN, security and workload management


• Experience with OpenShift Service Mesh and related container platform technologies is highly advantageous


• Strong hands‑on experience with automation and Infrastructure-as-Code technologies such as Ansible, Helm, Kustomize and/or Terraform


• Solid Linux administration skills, ideally within Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS environments


• Practical scripting experience in Shell/Bash or comparable scripting technologies


• Experience troubleshooting complex production incidents across OpenShift, Kubernetes, Linux and associated infrastructure components


• Familiarity with CI/CD and automated deployment methodologies is highly desirable


• Strong understanding of enterprise platform availability, security, lifecycle management and operational resilience


• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities combined with a hands‑on mentality


• Ability to take technical ownership and work independently within business-critical environments


• Strong collaboration skills when working with application development, infrastructure and release management teams


• Fluent in English; German is advantageous


• Valid CH work permit or EU/EFTA citizenship required


• Willingness to work 100% on-site


• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation

Benefits

• Contribution to health insurance and meal allowance


• Long-term career opportunities within a stable and internationally recognised financial institution


• Exposure to sophisticated private banking and wealth management clients


• A collaborative and highly professional working environment


• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities


• Modern workplace and international environment
  
• Competitive compensation and attractive employment conditions


• Opportunity to build and develop long-term client relationships within a highly respected organisation