Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps)

System Recruitment Specialists; Basel; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

System Recruitment Specialists is seeking a Senior DevOps Platform Engineer in Basel to own the architecture, development and operational maintenance of the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.

You will collaborate with teams on strategic projects, provide incident management and change support, perform system engineering tasks and participate in on-call rotations. Strong Linux, automation skills and English fluency are essential; German is a plus. This is a permanent Basel-based position.

Qualifications

• University degree in CS or equivalent with further education.
• 3 years of automation experience with the listed tools.
• Strong Linux (RHEL/CentOS) skills and scripting.
• Fluent in English; German a plus.
• Experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enhancements related to the existing environments.
• Engineer solutions oriented towards operational improvements and project requirements.
• Perform system engineering activities together with the team.
• Provide second-level support as part of the existing support organization and responsibilities.
• Be a member of the on-call organization.

Skills

Automation experience

Kubernetes / OpenShift

Linux scripting

English fluency

Education

University degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Ansible

Helm

Kustomize

Terraform

OpenShift

Job description

Our financial client is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps) to join their Basel based team in a permanent role.

Your Role:

As Senior DevOps Platform Engineer a you are responsible for the architecture, development and operational maintenance of the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. You work closely with the teams behind our strategic projects and you provide support for incident management and changes.

Your Responsibilities

• Design and implement enhancements related to the existing environments
• Engineer solutions oriented towards operational improvements and project requirements
• Perform system engineering activities together with the team
• Provide second-level support as part of the existing support organization and responsibilities
• Be a member of the on-call organization

Your Profile

• University degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics or equivalent professional experience with further education
• 3 years of practical experience in Automation (e.g. Ansible, Helm, Kustomize, Terraform)
• Good knowledge and experience of Kubernetes clusters based on Red Hat OpenShift (SDN, Service Mesh, Security, etc.)
• Solid Linux skills (preferably RHEL/CentOS), including scripting
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a hands-on mentality
• Fluency in English; fluency in German is a plus