Senior DevOps Engineer–Virtualization & Platform Automation

ITech Consult AG; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ITech Consult AG in Zurich seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and evolve a new virtualization platform. You will work on Linux servers and platform services, focusing on OpenShift or Kubernetes, automation, CI/CD, and API-driven self-service for other teams.

You will contribute to secure, automated infrastructure, incident analysis, and ongoing hardening and optimization of the environment, with about 40% remote work in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• German language proficiency at C2 level or equivalent is required.
• 5–8 years of hands-on DevOps/Platform or Linux engineering experience.
• Experience with OpenShift or Kubernetes in production environments.
• Proficiency with Git, containers, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC.
• Programming knowledge in Python or Go and able to develop maintainable automation.

Responsibilities

• Own lifecycle management of Linux-based server and platform infrastructure.
• Design, build, and improve a new virtualization platform.
• Automate server provisioning, patching, and decommissioning processes.
• Develop reusable automation services, APIs, and CLI tools.
• Operate and enhance GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, or OpenShift workflows.
• Implement security measures and monitor infrastructure for cyber risks.
• Create secure self-service APIs for infrastructure access.
• Investigate incidents and perform root cause analysis.
• Continuously improve automation, interfaces, and operations.

Skills

German language proficiency

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Ansible

SaltStack

Puppet

Chef

Job description

ITech Consult AG in Zurich seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and evolve a new virtualization platform. You will work on Linux servers and platform services, focusing on OpenShift or Kubernetes, automation, CI/CD, and API-driven self-service for other teams.

You will contribute to secure, automated infrastructure, incident analysis, and ongoing hardening and optimization of the environment, with about 40% remote work in a hybrid setup.