Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer & Technical Lead

Viseca; Bioggio; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office

Open culture

Fringe benefits

Development opportunities

Job summary

Viseca is seeking a hands-on Kubernetes Platform Engineer to design, operate and improve our enterprise Kubernetes platform in a PCI DSS-regulated environment. You will own incidents, architecture and mentoring, working with development, security and infrastructure teams to keep the platform reliable and secure.

Responsibilities include managing Rancher/RKE2 clusters, Terraform, Helm, Argo CD, GitOps, observability with Prometheus, Dynatrace and Grafana, and driving root-cause analysis after

Qualifications

• Hands-on Kubernetes in production
• Strong SRE practices and reliability mindset
• Experience implementing GitOps workflows
• Solid Linux networking and storage troubleshooting
• Proficiency with observability tools and incident management
• Ability to mentor and lead engineers in a regulated environment

Responsibilities

• Design, operate and evolve Rancher/RKE2 clusters, provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Automate infrastructure and delivery with Terraform, Helm, Argo CD and GitOps.
• Engineer core platform services: networking, ingress, storage, secrets, observability and DR.
• Build observability with Dynatrace, Splunk, Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana and OpenTelemetry.
• Lead incident response with root-cause analysis and long-term fixes.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance and mentoring to colleagues.

Skills

Kubernetes production

SRE principles

GitOps workflows

Linux networking

Observability tooling

Incident response

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Argo CD

Job description

Introduction Are you passionate about building and operating Kubernetes platforms at scale? Do you enjoy diving deep into complex technical challenges, from low-level troubleshooting to platform architecture? And are you someone who enjoys taking ownership, driving technical excellence and helping other engineers grow? If so, we are looking for you!

As a hands-on Kubernetes Platform Engineer with technical leadership responsibilities, you will own the design, operation and continuous improvement of our enterprise Kubernetes platform, which supports mission-critical financial services in a PCI DSS-regulated environment. This role combines deep technical expertise with technical leadership. Whether you are tracing a production incident down to the kernel, shaping the platform architecture or mentoring fellow engineers, you will have the opportunity to make a real impact. Working closely with development, security and infrastructure teams, you will help ensure that our platform is reliable, secure and a great foundation for building software. The position is available immediately or by mutual agreement.

Responsibilities

• Design, operate and evolve Rancher-managed RKE2 clusters: provisioning, upgrades, capacity planning, troubleshooting and lifecycle management.
• Automate infrastructure and application delivery with Terraform, Helm, Argo CD and GitOps practices.
• Engineer core platform services: networking, ingress, storage, secrets management, observability and disaster recovery.
• Build and improve observability with Dynatrace, Splunk, but also Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana, Loki, Tempo and OpenTelemetry.
• Lead the response to complex production incidents across Kubernetes, Linux and storage, with a focus on root-cause analysis and long-term fixes rather than workarounds.
• Provide technical leadership, architectural guidance and mentoring to colleagues.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands‑on experience running Kubernetes in production, ideally RKE2 and Rancher or a comparable enterprise distribution.
• Knowledge of SRE principles and strong GitOps and infrastructure-as-code skills (Terraform, Helm, Argo CD).
• Solid Linux, networking and storage troubleshooting skills.
• Practical experience with Kubernetes security and modern observability.
• Experience working in a regulated environment, or the willingness and discipline to work in one.
• Fluent English. German and Italian is a plus.

Job Benefits

• At Viseca you will work in a dynamic and creative environment with good development opportunities.
• We maintain an open and uncomplicated culture and offer our employees extensive decision‑making powers in addition to a thorough introduction.
• home office possibility
• attractive employment conditions
• progressive fringe benefits

Contact

Viseca Payment Services SA, Federica Della Porta, People & Culture