Cloud Engineer Compute (80-100% - all identities and backgrounds*) in Zürich or Lausanne

Switch is the digitalization partner of Swiss universities and a non-profit foundation. With around 180 employees, we develop digital solutions for teaching and research and strengthen the digital sovereignty of Switzerland. Our collaboration is based on trust, personal responsibility, and professional exchange between different roles and disciplines. We rely on sustainable solutions, transparent decisions, and a way of working in which thinking along and co-shaping are desired. Cloud Engineer Compute (80-100% - all identities and backgrounds) in Zürich or Lausanne Your team and your work You will become part of the CURE (Cloud and Undercloud Reliability Engineering) circle, a team of around 10 people that works collaboratively and agilely. The team language is mainly English. Together, they develop and operate the research cloud of tomorrow for the Swiss university and research landscape. Their focus is on stable, secure, and scalable cloud services as well as an engineering culture in which collaboration, knowledge exchange, and continuous improvement are a matter of course. These are your main responsibilities in this role: You further operate and develop the compute platform of our SwitchCloud based on OpenStack. You design technical solutions, accompany upgrades, and support capacity planning as well as long-term technical further development. In doing so, you implement security standards and coordinate technical changes within the framework of reliable and transparent change management * You analyze and solve complex technical problems across compute, storage, and networking and work in 2nd/3rd-level support. You further develop monitoring and alerting, recognize trends and risks early, and continuously improve the reliability of our services based on operational experience and direct customer feedback * You develop and maintain automations for deployment, configuration management, and ongoing operations. You design processes to be efficient, reproducible, and maintainable, document technical changes and operational processes in a comprehensible manner, and support other engineers through active knowledge transfer What you should bring * A university degree in computer science (Uni, FH, HF) or comparable qualifications with corresponding professional experience * At least five years of practical experience in the engineering and productive operation of OpenStack as well as experience in securing the platform and in technical troubleshooting. You work independently, take responsibility, and develop sustainable solutions together with the team * Strong technical expertise in OpenStack, solid Linux know-how, and good programming skills in Python. You bring experience with infrastructure automation, especially Ansible, as well as with Git/GitLab and Docker. Basic knowledge of Kubernetes and an understanding of monitoring, Reliability Engineering, and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) complement your profile * Business fluent English skills as well as German skills or the willingness to acquire them independently Not necessarily required, but we are pleased if you additionally bring the following: * Experience with Site Reliability Engineering and provisioning workflows as well as the willingness to participate in the further development of OpenStack in the community How we work at Switch * At Switch, we communicate at eye level, which is why it is important to us that we use the informal "du" from the first contact * We live collaboration and see lifelong learning as the key to success * As a digitalization and innovation service provider, we shape the Swiss university environment of tomorrow * Our flexible working hours and hybrid way of working enable a high compatibility of work and everyday life, you can find important details right [here](< >) * For us, bilingualism is lived DNA; Switchies switch between German and English quite naturally in everyday life. To ensure that everyone reaches a comfortable language level, we offer support and language training * Our offices are centrally located and easily accessible by public transport. You can work in Zürich directly at Stauffacher or in Lausanne in the EPFL Innovation Park Does this role appeal to you? Are you ready to become a Switchie? Then we look forward to your application. Please ensure that we can review your complete dossier immediately: * Cover letter: Tell us why you are interested in Switch, what interests you about the job advertisement j4id10447059jm j4it1043jm j4iy26jm