Kantonspolizei Zürich
Zürich
IT System Engineer (fixed-term until 30.06.2029)
- 29 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- CHF 120 000 - 160 000 /year
- English (Basic knowledge), German (Native language)
About the job
The Zurich Cantonal Police, with its approximately 4000 employees, takes responsibility for security in the canton. To strengthen our IT department in Zurich, we are looking for a committed and competent individual in the area of datacentres and operational control systems as:
IT System Engineer (fixed-term until 30.06.2029) 80 - 100%
Your area of responsibility:
- Operating and further developing highly available ICT systems such as datacentre base systems, operational control system, image system or voice system in the mission-critical area
- Identifying, consolidating and implementing user requirements into feasible technical concepts
- Implementing projects (planning, engineering, realisation)
- Managing and coordinating collaboration with our partners and service providers, both in daily operations and in projects
- Maintaining and further developing technical documentation
Your profile:
- Completed degree in computer science (FH) or equivalent qualification
- Good knowledge of client/server systems, confident handling of associated administration technologies (e.g. OS, virtualisation software, monitoring, backup, IAM etc.)
- Experience in cloud environments
- Skills in infrastructure as code (Terraform/Ansible)
- Container and Kubernetes are not foreign terms to you
- Fluent German and good English skills
- Independence, teamwork and discretion
- Willingness for on-call duty
Our offer:
- We offer you a varied and meaningful activity in a dynamic environment
- With employment at the Canton of Zurich, you enjoy attractive employment conditions with a secure employer
- A centrally located, state-of-the-art workplace in the Zurich Police and Justice Centre including staff restaurant and access to the in-house fitness centre
- We offer you the chance to make an impact in an exciting new challenge and to shape the future together
Any questions? Further information about the role is provided by Marco Ruesch at rume@kapo.zh.ch. Questions about the application process are answered by Viktor Neidhart at personalgewinnung@kapo.zh.ch or +41 58 648 73 39.
