Senior Devops Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

Zurich Instruments is a technology leader in advanced test and measurement instruments and in control electronics for quantum computing. Our products are used in many challenging research fields by scientists all over the world and by leading high-tech companies worldwide. We help advance science and build the next generation of quantum computers.

For our Engineering Productivity team in Zurich we are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer. In this position, you will architect and lead the evolution of our DevOps infrastructure across the entire software development lifecycle. Your success will be measured through the performance and the reliability of our CI/CD infrastructure and the efficiency of our software release processes.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead, architect and implement company-wide infrastructure strategy in collaboration with IT, Software, Firmware/Gateware and Hardware Testing teams
• Design and implement complex, multi-environment infrastructure ecosystems supporting the entire software development lifecycle
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, establishing best practices (including security) and standards across development teams
• Drive and implement automations for building, packaging and releasing (both internally and publicly) our software and firmware across multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS) and CPU architectures.
• Manage on-prem GitLab and Artifactory server instances with the support of our IT team
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to development teams and other DevOps engineers
• Establish DevOps culture and evangelize best practices across the organization
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate new technologies for strategic adoption

Your Profile

• MSc in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or relevant work experience
• Strong knowledge of GNU/Linux ecosystem and system administration
• Advanced proficiency in multiple scripting/programming languages (Python, Bash, etc.) and configuration management (Ansible)
• Good knowledge of virtualization and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Expert knowledge of enterprise CI/CD architectures (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Experience with C++ and with the maintenance of build toolchains (LLVM) is a strong plus
• Good experience with configuration and management of artifact repositories (Artifactory) and managing software releases
• Passion about stakeholder collaboration, Technical leadership (including team mentoring)

We offer a diverse work environment with an open and transparent company culture where personal development forms the basis of our success. We thrive on cooperation and support distributed decision-making that allows everyone to take responsibility and generate substantial impact from the start and on many levels.

Now is a great time to join the team.

We look forward to receiving your resume and motivation letter.

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