At OPSinnovate, we specialize in connecting high-caliber IT infrastructure talent with mission-critical enterprise projects across Europe.
We are currently expanding our platform engineering capabilities for a major public enterprise digital transformation project in Switzerland. We are seeking a Senior Open Source & Red Hat System Engineer to design, automate, and secure core cloud infrastructure and containerized platform operations.
This position begins as a 12-month contract with an explicit pathway/option to convert into a permanent position upon successful project milestones.
Tasks
- Infrastructure & Server Integration: Install, integrate, and manage application environments on Enterprise Linux servers (RHEL) and OpenShift platforms (handling SSO, LDAP, Mail, Proxy, Active Directory, and Backup).
- Automation & GitOps: Drive operational automation using Ansible, Python/Shell scripting, and GitOps methodologies ("Everything as Code").
- Platform Reliability: Build, optimize, and maintain containerized workloads (Kubernetes / OpenShift), monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix), and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with DevSecOps, network security, and product teams to ensure standardized, resilient, and highly secure private cloud operations.
- Support & Operations: Provide 3rd-level support, troubleshooting, operational documentation, and user guidelines for operations teams.
Requirements
- Education: Higher technical degree (FH/HF) or formal qualification (EFZ) in Computer Science / Information Technology.
- Linux & Container Stack: 5+ years of hands-on experience in Linux System Administration (RHEL) and container orchestration using Red Hat OpenShift / Kubernetes.
- Automation & Core Tools: Proficient in Ansible, GitOps (Helm, ArgoCD), Web Servers (Nginx/Apache), Databases (MariaDB/PostgreSQL), and Monitoring tools.
- Residence & Mobility: Minimum 5 years of Swiss residence; ability to work on-site in Bern and Zurich 1 day per week each.
- Languages: Business fluent in German and English (written and spoken).