DevOps/System Engineer (Platform Kubernetes) Senior

Overview:

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer / Platform Engineer to join SOFTSWISS as part of the Infrastructure Development Department and help us build and evolve a reliable internal platform based on Kubernetes.

Purpose of the role:

In this role, you will work on infrastructure automation, CI/CD tooling, and internal platform standards that enable product teams to deploy and operate their applications efficiently and safely. You will play a key role in shaping our Kubernetes ecosystem, improving developer experience, and supporting application teams throughout onboarding and migration to Kubernetes.

Key responsibilities:

• Design and maintain infrastructure automation for internal Kubernetes-based application platforms

• Develop and maintain reusable Helm charts for application teams

• Build and operate CI/CD components (GitLab CI templates, shared pipelines, pipeline scripts)

• Develop internal standards in infrastructure

• Participate in application onboarding and migration to k8s

• Provide documentation, and guardrails for developers.

Required Experience:

• Good understanding of Linux-like operating systems

• High experience with Kubernetes

• High experience with own Helm-chart preparation

• Good knowledge and experience in CI/CD process (Gitlab CI)

• Experience with configuration management systems (Puppet / Chef / Ansible / Saltstack). Experience in shell-scripting

• Development experience with Python/Golang language

• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases

• Intermediate or higher English (B1+).

Nice to have:

• Experience with Werf

• Architectural ability to participate in the design of complex, scalable systems and the readiness to argue decisions.

Technology stack:

• Kubernetes

• Helm

• Gitlab-CI

• Terraform

• Kube Prometheus stack

• Python

• Postgresql

• Kafka

• Saltstack

• Python

Our Benefits:

• Full-time remote work opportunities and flexible working hours

• Private insurance

• Additional 1 Day Off per calendar year

• Sports program compensation

• Comprehensive Mental Health Programme

• Free online English lessons with a native speaker

• Generous referral program

• Training, internal workshops, and participation in international professional conferences and corporate events.