Thousands of researchers receive financial support from the SNSF to study nature, technology and society. Their findings provide a basis for progress and prosperity. Our task is to select the best ideas at national level based on a competitive process. We are committed to promoting Switzerland as a top-tier research location and to communicating the value of research for society. Join our team!

To support our daily mission, we are looking for a SENIOR CLOUD PLATFORM ENGINEER at 80-100% at our SwissCore office in Brussels.

Your mission

Become part of a dynamic team where your expertise shapes the future of cloud technology. You’ll work at the forefront of innovation, taking on diverse and impactful responsibilities that make a real difference:

• You ensure cloud platform security through policies, compliance checks, encryption and secure workload isolation.
  You collaborate with development and security teams to define cloud and container best practices.

• You assume co-ownership of our Azure DevOps organizations and manage the administration of our Azure DevOps projects.
  You provide expert 2nd and 3rd level support and step in as an engineer on duty.

• You provide training for development teams and cloud platform team members.

Your key skills

Are you passionate about Cloud and DevOps, eager to grow and collaborate in a forward-thinking environment? If you thrive on initiative, teamwork, and continuous improvement, we want to hear from you:

• You show initiative, love to innovate and improve, and you can drive topics forward autonomously as well as thrive in a collaborative team.

• You bring hands-on experience as a DevOps engineer with specialization in Azure (4 years+) and an advanced understanding of Azure networking concepts.

• You have hands-on experience with infrastracture-as-code (implementation, design, orchestration), and you can automate tasks using Python, Bash or similar scripting languages.

• You have experience with Kubernetes platform management and a good understanding of distributed systems and microservices.

• You’re skilled at troubleshooting intricate issues across all layers, such as networking, operating systems, Kubernetes and middleware.

• You communicate clearly and bring very good language skills in German or French, plus a good working knowledge of English.

Your benefits

An exciting working environment at the interface of science, politics and international relations. The SNSF stands for equal opportunities, diversity and the promotion of innovative ideas in science. We offer you a responsible position with creative freedom, flexible working arrangements and attractive employment conditions. Visit our Benefits.

If you recognise yourself in this description and we have managed to spark your interest in the position of SENIOR CLOUD PLATFORM ENGINEER within our organisation, please send us your application via this link. This is just the beginning, we look forward to getting to know you.

Look at your Candidature journey.

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is committed to a professional, appreciative and inclusive working environment in which all employees are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer – regardless of origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation or other personal characteristics. For us, diversity is a strength that enriches our cooperation and strengthens our impact as a funding institution.