Senior AWS Cloud Engineer (m/f)

About the job

Zurich (and home office) | 80-100% |

What you can contribute

• Further develop our AWS platform with over 100 AWS accounts using Terraform (Landing Zone, AWS Organizations, Account Vending, SCPs, etc.)
• Automate recurring tasks, e.g. with CI/CD pipelines and Python
• Share responsibility for the operation and support of the platform within the team, including on-call duty in rotation
• Advise development and specialist teams as an expert on architectural questions as well as on optimising cost efficiency, implementing security requirements, onboarding and migration projects
• Implement security and compliance as code and resolve findings

What makes you unique

• Completed degree in computer science (FH/HF/University or equivalent) and at least 5 years of professional experience as a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer
• Analytical thinking skills and a strong understanding of complex IT architecture landscapes
• You think like a software engineer; Git, CI/CD, Linux and clean code in Python or another language are second nature to you
• You build infrastructure with code, not clicks. You have experience with Terraform or a comparable tool
• Very good German skills and knowledge of a second official language; English skills are an advantage

In a nutshell

You actively shape our central AWS platform. In our small team, everyone shares development and operations, and we automate consistently. With your enthusiasm for Infrastructure as Code and modern automation, you consistently develop our AWS platform further. As a trusted advisor, you empower our specialist teams and use your scope for design to sustainably help shape the digital future of our IT landscape.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

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Additional information

Questions about the position

Roger Widmer
Head of IT Infrastructure & Platforms
+41 58 460 96 38

Questions about the application

Annette Kleisun
HR Business Partner
+41 58 460 92 35