DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer - FinTech

About the job

Are you a DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience in Linux, cloud infrastructure and automation? Do you enjoy solving technical challenges and taking ownership of critical systems? Then we have the right opportunity for you!

Our partner, a growing Swiss FinTech company operating a digital trading platform for institutional financial markets, is looking for a motivated DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer to join its engineering team in Zurich.

DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer - FinTech

About the role

As a DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer, you will maintain production systems across cloud and physical infrastructure, automate operational processes and ensure the reliability and security of a trading platform used by financial institutions worldwide.

Work tasks

• Infrastructure Operations: Operate and maintain cloud environments and physical Linux servers, including storage, networking, operating system updates and hardware-related issues.
• Infrastructure Automation: Automate server provisioning, system configuration and deployments using Infrastructure as Code, scripting and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitoring & Incident Management: Configure and maintain monitoring, logging and alerting systems, investigate production incidents and resolve infrastructure and application performance issues.
• System Reliability & Recovery: Implement and test backup, restore, failover and disaster recovery procedures to maintain production availability.
• Security & Maintenance: Manage operating system patching, access controls and infrastructure security measures in a regulated financial environment.
• Technical Collaboration: Coordinate with internal engineering teams, external infrastructure providers and technical contacts at client organisations.

Must-Haves

• Experience: At least 2-3 years in DevOps, Linux System Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering or a similar role.
• Linux & Networking: Hands-on experience with Linux systems, networking and troubleshooting.
• Cloud & Automation: Experience with cloud infrastructure, scripting (Python/Bash) and automation tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• DevOps Practices: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and production support.
• Working Style: Reliable, independent and structured, with the ability to stay calm when resolving technical issues.
• Communication: Strong English communication skills. German and Bare Metal experience are advantages, not requirements.

Your Benefits

• Technical Ownership: Take responsibility for production infrastructure supporting a live institutional trading platform.
• Broad Technical Scope: Work across Linux, cloud infrastructure, automation, networking and infrastructure security.
• Engineering Development: Contribute to establishing and developing the engineering function in Zurich.
• International Team: Collaborate with engineering colleagues based in Switzerland and abroad.
• Direct Involvement: Work in a small team with direct access to technical decision-makers and involvement in infrastructure decisions.
• Work-Life Balance: A team culture focused on productive working hours, with flexibility for focused work from home.
• Modern Tooling: Work in an automated infrastructure environment where AI tools are used to support engineering tasks.

Our recruitment process

• Online Logic and Personality Test
• First phone call
• Online interview with our Recruitment Team
• Online interview with the Hiring Managers
• On-site meet & greet
• Welcome to Academic Work!