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DevOps/System Engineer (Platform Kubernetes) – Senior

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Strong experience with Kubernetes and Helm chart preparation
  • Extensive CI/CD experience with GitLab CI
  • Experience with configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, SaltStack) and shell scripting
  • Development experience in Python or Go, plus familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases and English level B1+

Requirements:

  • Design and maintain infrastructure automation for internal Kubernetes-based application platforms
  • Develop and maintain reusable Helm charts for application teams
  • Build and operate CI/CD components (GitLab CI templates, shared pipelines, pipeline scripts)
  • Develop internal infrastructure standards and support application onboarding and migration to Kubernetes, including documentation and guardrails for developers

Job description

Overview:

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer / Platform Engineer to join SOFTSWISS as part of the Infrastructure Development Department and help us build and evolve a reliable internal platform based on Kubernetes.

Purpose of the role:

In this role, you will work on infrastructure automation, CI/CD tooling, and internal platform standards that enable product teams to deploy and operate their applications efficiently and safely. You will play a key role in shaping our Kubernetes ecosystem, improving developer experience, and supporting application teams throughout onboarding and migration to Kubernetes.

Key responsibilities:

  • Design and maintain infrastructure automation for internal Kubernetes-based application platforms.

  • Develop and maintain reusable Helm charts for application teams.

  • Build and operate CI/CD components (GitLab CI templates, shared pipelines, pipeline scripts).

  • Develop internal standards in infrastructure.

  • Participate in application onboarding and migration to k8s.

  • Provide documentation, and guardrails for developers.

Required Experience:

  • Good understanding of Linux-like operating systems.

  • High experience with Kubernetes.

  • High experience with own Helm-chart preparation.

  • Good knowledge and experience in CI/CD process (Gitlab CI).

  • Experience with configuration management systems (Puppet / Chef / Ansible / Saltstack). Experience in shell-scripting.

  • Development experience with Python/Golang language.

  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.

  • Intermediate or higher English (B1+).

Nice to have:

  • Experience with Werf.

  • Architectural ability to participate in the design of complex, scalable systems and the readiness to argue decisions.

Technology stack:

  • Kubernetes

  • Helm

  • Gitlab-CI

  • Terraform

  • Kube Prometheus stack

  • Python

  • Postgresql

  • Kafka

  • Saltstack

  • Python

Our Benefits:

  • Full-time remote work opportunities and flexible working hours

  • Private insurance

  • Additional 1 Day Off per calendar year

  • Sports program compensation

  • Comprehensive Mental Health Programme

  • Free online English lessons with a native speaker

  • Generous referral program

  • Training, internal workshops, and participation in international professional conferences and corporate events.

Learn more about our hiring process here (link) – what to expect, how to prepare, and what makes SOFTSWISS different.

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