Senior Linux DevOps Engineer (m/f) 80 - 100%

Be responsible for complex Linux systems at a leading Swiss provider of hosting and managed services – focusing on security, availability, and technological advancement.

Job Description

Location: Rotkreuz (Zug), Zurich City (Weberstrasse), Glattbrugg (near the airport) or hybrid within Switzerland

CONVOTIS Schweiz AG is part of an international IT group and has been offering innovative IT and software solutions with its own data center for over 25 years. In the area of Cloud & Security, we develop and operate customized IT solutions. From managed private cloud services to modern workplace solutions and advanced security services, even in hybrid environments. This creates a secure, scalable, and modern IT infrastructure for our clients.

Senior Linux DevOps Engineer (m/f/d) 80 - 100%

Help us design modern Linux platforms

Do you enjoy working with Linux, automation, and complex system landscapes?

With us, you will take responsibility for stable, secure, and scalable platforms and further develop modern infrastructure together with our engineering team.

It is important to us: You do not need to be perfect at everything already. If you are eager to develop your skills and take on responsibility, you are exactly right with us.

Job Requirements

Your Role

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Automation with Ansible: Maintenance and further development of Linux and Linux-related roles, including code reviews and quality standards

• Further development of our Infrastructure-as-Code environment (Ansible, GitOps)

• Co-design and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments

Container & Cloud-native Technologies

• Operation and further development of containerized applications on OpenShift / Kubernetes

• Working with ArgoCD and GitOps-based deployment workflows

Platform & System Operations

• Operation and management of virtualized Linux (RHEL) environments including lifecycle management of VMs

• Operation and maintenance of managed Linux hosts – both on classic VMs and in containerized environments (patching, lifecycle, hardening)

• Standardization of new Linux distributions as well as RHEL major upgrades (planning, implementation, documentation)

• Monitoring and performance optimization of complex systems and services

• Automated installation and maintenance of web applications and databases in coordination with our clients

How is the collaboration as a new member of the Linux Delivery

• Close collaboration and coordination with development and specialist teams to continuously develop our IT infrastructure and delivery processes

• Support clients in migrating classic VM workloads to container environments

• Operation and further development of observability solutions (logging, monitoring, alerting with Zabbix and Grafana)

Job Requirements

Your qualifications in focus

Must-have

• At least 8 years of experience in managing Linux systems (focus on RHEL)

• Good to very good German language skills, both written and spoken

• High team orientation with good communication skills, even in cross-departmental collaboration

• Solid experience in automating system administration tasks (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Salt, etc.)

• Experience with GitOps workflows and Infrastructure as Code

• All-rounder mentality and willingness for general technical tasks in on-call duty

• Experience in operating virtualized server landscapes

• Initial experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes / OpenShift / Docker Swarm)

What you can bring

Nice-to-have

• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD)

• Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Graylog)

• Experience with secrets management (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, OpenBao, etc.)

If you do not bring all of this but are motivated to develop further, we are just as happy to receive your application.

What to expect from us

Hybrid working with up to 3 days of home office per week

Personal development through experienced colleagues and exciting projects

Support for your professional development including coverage of costs for relevant training and certifications

Free drinks in the office for your energy balance

Regular team events and joint activities for strong cohesion

Family-friendly working conditions

We know that work and private life must fit together. That is why we create conditions that support employees in various life phases.

This includes, among other things:

16 weeks of maternity leave with 100% salary continuation

Flexible reintegration options after maternity leave

Flexible working hours and hybrid working models, if the role allows

Up to two weeks of workation per year within Europe

A corporate culture where work, family, and private life are compatible

Interested?

Get to know us now informally over a virtual coffee. Maybe you will soon be an important part of our team and help us with our expansion. Just upload your resume, we do not need a cover letter. We will contact you for a first short meeting via MS Teams. We look forward to meeting you!