On-Prem DevOps Engineer

Soda; London; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a digital transformation initiative for a major bank in Zurich. This pivotal role involves enhancing CI/CD processes, automating deployments, and maintaining robust platform infrastructure in a regulated environment. Ideal candidates will have deep expertise in Ansible and Jenkins, and experience in regulated industries such as finance or public sector is preferred.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Ansible and Jenkins infrastructure and build pipelines.
• Intermediate skills with Containers (Docker/Kubernetes) and NGINX.
• Scripting experience with Terraform, Groovy, Bash, Python.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub.
• Automate release and deployment workflows across multiple environments.
• Support development teams with platform services and integration.

Skills

Ansible

Jenkins

Containers

NGINX

Terraform

Scripting

Networking

Monitoring

Job description

Location: Zurich, Switzerland (3 days onsite per week)
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Until 31.12.2025 (Extension likely)
Workload: 100%
Language Requirements: Fluent German & English
Rate: Up to 100CHF/Hour
Engagement: Freelance (Service Contract)
The Opportunity: Join a long-standing digital transformation initiative supporting a large Bank via a leading consultancy. This role sits within a team that provides critical DevOps support across multiple value stream applications that gather, analyze, and publish Swiss economic data.
You will play a pivotal role in enabling development teams, modernizing deployment and monitoring pipelines, and maintaining robust platform infrastructure in a regulated, mission-critical environment. Key Responsibilities:

• Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, SonarQube, Artifactory)
• Automate release and deployment workflows across multiple environments
• Support development teams with platform services, standards, and guidelines
• Integrate monitoring and observability tools (Dynatrace, etc.)
• Contribute to platform modernization efforts and legacy system replacement
• Assist in containerization and infrastructure provisioning

Must-Have Skills:

• Expertise in:
  
  • Ansible
  • Jenkins infrastructure and build pipelines
• Intermediate in:
  
  • Containers (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • NGINX
• Familiarity with:
  
  • SpringBoot, J2EE, IntelliJ, Chocolatey
• Scripting/Automation experience with Terraform, Groovy, Bash, Python
• Strong understanding of networking and on-prem/cloud hybrid systems
• Proven experience in regulated industries (finance or public sector)