Platform Engineer (80 - 100% - all identities and backgrounds)

Salary: CHF 100’000 - 140’000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge and experience in Kubernetes, GitOps building and maintaining Gitlab CI/CD pipelines
• Strong Unix/Linux knowledge
• Proficient coding skills in languages like Python, Bash scripting
• Experience in working with observability platforms (collecting infrastructure, application metrics, dashboards visualization. Prometheus, Thanos, Loki, Grafana)
• Respectful and cooperative attitude towards team members and colleagues
• Proactive attitude with the ability to take initiative and drive projects forward
• Strong problem-solving skills to tackle complex issues effectively
• Knowledge of networking concepts
• We need people who:
• Are community oriented and can understand and support the needs of research and education
• Help colleagues and team members by documenting processes and sharing knowledge
• Receive and act on constructive feedback from peers and management
• Want to make things better
• Fluent in English, German or French is a plus

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and scale our observability platform and Kubernetes cluster
• Architect, build and maintain Gitlab CI/CD pipelines enabling our application teams to efficiently develop, test, deploy and release their software
• Migrate classic services to cloud native deployments
• Collaborate closely with the application teams to onboard and ease the migration of workloads to more cloud native solutions.

Technologies:

• Ansible
• Architect
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• GitLab
• GitOps
• Grafana
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• Prometheus
• Python
• Unix
• DevOps

More:

With around 180 employees, Switch supports Switzerland's universities, research institutions, and critical infrastructure organizations on their way to a secure and trustworthy digital age. With innovative IT services, secure infrastructures, expert advice, and the networking of relevant specialist communities, we help our customers effectively and efficiently use the opportunities offered by digitization.

We are a Circle of 8 People who run services for internal and external customers. We are analytical troubleshooters, problem-solving decision makers, curious learners, open, and self-motivated. And we are looking for you if you are a Platform Engineer with a strong cloud background who shares the same values.

• Lots of interesting responsibilities, with the chance to make an impact and grow with the work
• A committed and service-oriented team
• Use of modern technologies and products such as Kubernetes, Linux, GitLab, Python, Ansible, Prometheus, Thanos, Loki, Grafana, and much more
• An open and collaborative work environment where everyone contributes to success
• An attractive work model with flexible working hours, remote work options, overtime compensation, and more
• Company language is German, team language is English, and we provide support to help employees achieve a comfortable level of proficiency in German or English
• Offices located in the heart of Zurich or in Lausanne at the EPFL Innovation Park

Does that sound exciting in itself? Then find out more about what it's like to work at Switch and get an overview of the benefits.

Switch is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life. We do not discriminate based on gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, pregnancy status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know how we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!

last updated 40 week of 2025