Azure Cloud Engineer (m/f/d) 80-100%

About the job

Innosuisse promotes science-based innovations for the Switzerland of tomorrow and helps start-ups and SMEs to seize future opportunities and be internationally competitive.

Our Digital Solutions team provides the digital solutions and IT services that support Innosuisse's business processes and enable the digital processing of applications and related procedures. This includes internal solutions as well as digital platforms and tools used by applicants, innovation mentors, accredited coaches, experts, project partners, and other external stakeholders to submit, process, assess, and manage funding and support applications.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for you as

As an Azure Cloud Engineer, you ensure the secure, stable, and standardised operation as well as the continuous development of our Azure platform. In close collaboration with architecture, security, operations, and external partners, you make a significant contribution to the reliable and scalable provision of our digital services.

Azure Cloud Engineer (m/f/d) 80-100%

Your tasks:

• You operate and continuously develop our Azure platform – including Azure Landing Zone, subscriptions, networks, private endpoints, DNS, key vaults, and central platform services.
• You implement governance and security requirements technically, especially in the areas of Microsoft Entra ID, IAM, RBAC, PIM, Conditional Access, Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, encryption, and Zero Trust.
• You are responsible for monitoring, logging, and alerting and maintain operational documentation as well as operational standards.
• You support incidents, changes, migrations, and disruptions in the Azure environment and ensure root cause analysis, technical remediation, and sustainable improvements.
• You develop automations and infrastructure as code with tools such as ARM, Bicep, Terraform, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and CI/CD pipelines.
• You work closely with architecture, security, operations, application teams, and external partners and support resilience, backup, recovery, compliance, and cost optimisation topics.

Our requirements:

• You have completed a degree in computer science, business informatics, or a comparable education (Bachelor or Master) and have several years of practical experience in operating and securing cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure. Additional training or certifications in Azure Administration, Azure Security, or Cloud Operations (e.g., Azure Administrator or Azure Security Engineer) are advantageous.
• You bring a solid understanding of secure, stable, and standardised platform operating models on Azure and have in-depth knowledge in cloud operations, Azure security, identity & access management, networking, monitoring, and technical operations management.
• Infrastructure as code, automation in the Azure environment, and the use of Azure DevOps, Git, and modern CI/CD pipelines are part of your daily routine, and you are able to identify, assess, and derive pragmatic measures to improve security, stability, and operability.
• You work independently, structured, and reliably and are capable of documenting technical contexts comprehensibly and explaining them understandably to different stakeholders.
• You think analytically and interconnectedly, act responsibly and solution-oriented, and have a strong awareness of data protection and information security. You communicate confidently in German (C1) and have good English skills in a technical environment.

Innosuisse offers you:

• An exciting and dynamic working environment where you contribute to promoting science-based innovation in Switzerland in the interest of business and society.
• A varied range of tasks at the heart of the Swiss innovation scene, where you can apply your knowledge and experience and help ensure that highly innovative products and services can be successfully promoted.
• Flexibility as well as attractive employment conditions with excellent social benefits.
• A motivated, committed, and professional team awaits you.

Do you want to move the world with Swiss innovations? Then we look forward to receiving your application via our application portal. For additional information, Mr Markus Geiser, Co-Lead Digital Solutions (Tel. 058 343 60 73 or email markus.geiser@innosuisse.ch), will be happy to assist you.

Innosuisse pays attention to the diverse needs and life experiences of its employees and promotes their diversity. Equal opportunities have the highest priority, and we are committed to promoting the professional integration of people with disabilities.