Senior DevOps Engineer - Linux, Kubernetes & Automation

UZH Alumni; Bern; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

UZH Alumni seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer for C5I in Bern, integrating secure groupware, on-prem private cloud, and identity services. You will automate provisioning with Terraform/Ansible and deploy in Kubernetes, ensuring reliability and security across infrastructure and applications.

You should bring hands-on Linux expertise, experience with self-hosted collaboration platforms, and strong scripting skills (Python/Bash). Swiss citizenship is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/IT.
• Strong hands-on experience with Linux systems and open-source infrastructure.
• Experience with self-hosted email, groupware or collaboration platforms.
• Good understanding of networking and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, IMAP, HTTP, TLS).
• Experience with containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash).
• Familiarity with identity management (LDAP, OIDC or SAML) is an advantage.
• Analytical mindset and structured working style; Swiss citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and operate secure, open-source groupware and collaboration services (email, file sharing, messaging, document editing).
• Build and maintain Linux-based infrastructure and containerized apps in an on-premise private cloud.
• Integrate and manage identity/auth services (LDAP, OIDC).
• Automate provisioning/configuration using Terraform/Ansible.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines; deploy apps in Kubernetes environments.
• Operate supporting services: databases, storage, monitoring, backup and recovery.
• Analyze and resolve technical issues across infrastructure, networks and apps.
• Continuously improve service reliability, security and automation.

Skills

Linux systems

Open-source infra

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

LDAP/OIDC

Networking

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

Job description

UZH Alumni seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer for C5I in Bern, integrating secure groupware, on-prem private cloud, and identity services. You will automate provisioning with Terraform/Ansible and deploy in Kubernetes, ensuring reliability and security across infrastructure and applications.

You should bring hands-on Linux expertise, experience with self-hosted collaboration platforms, and strong scripting skills (Python/Bash). Swiss citizenship is required for this role.