CloudOps Engineer

Full time Forex Fintech IT - Software Development

Job Description

Company Description

Building the bank of tomorrow takes more than skills.

It means combining our differences to imagine, discuss, code, develop, test, learn… and celebrate every step together. Share our vibes? Join Swissquote to unleash your potential.

We are the Swiss Leader in Online Banking and we provide trading, investing and banking services to +500’000 clients, through our performant and secured digital platforms.

Our +1000 employees work in a flexible way, without dress code and in multicultural teams.

By having a huge impact on the industry, they are growing their skills portfolio and boosting their career in a fast-pace environment

We are all in at Swissquote. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to join our team and contribute to our shared success.

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Join our 240 software engineers to challenge the code and bring your expertise on cutting-edge Fintech projects such as eTrading, eForex, cryptocurrencies and more.

Our Tech stack is 100% Cobol free! See: Java, Spring, Hibernate, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Docker, Kubernetes... and we always try to find the best tools for the right needs.

Have a look at our Tech Blog!

Are you all in? Don’t be shy, apply!

Team Mission and Stakeholders

Are you passionate about building scalable cloud infrastructure, automating operational processes, and improving developer experience?

Join our CloudOps team and help us supercharge the delivery and management of our cloud-based apps!

We’re looking for a Cloud Operations Engineer with a focus on CI/CD pipelines and cloud migration who can work across teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of our apps in the cloud.

Job Description

In this role, you will:

  • Collaborate with Infrastructure and Software Engineering teams to build reliable, scalable, and secure cloud environments,
  • Work with Software Engineers to improve their developer experience by shortening infrastructure set up time and increasing deployment frequency,
  • Collaborate with IT teams to design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment of cloud-based apps,
  • Monitor system performance, respond to incidents, and ensure healthiness of all our cloud-based apps,
  • Participate in the migration of classic infrastructure to the cloud,
  • Perform load testing, failover testing, and other processes to validate cloud infrastructure resilience,
  • Provide Level-3 support to operational teams and participate in the on-call rotation.

Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of experience in Ops, DevOps, SRE, Software Engineering, or related roles,
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and experience in automating deployments,
  • Hands-on experience with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes,
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and experience working in cloud-native environments,
  • Solid skills in Bash or other shell scripting languages,
  • Experience in one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, Go.
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet,
  • Understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing) in a cloud context.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation,
  • Experience with Argo CD, Rollout, Workflows,
  • Experience with Service Mesh (Istio, Linkerd)
  • Experience with Java (particularly using Maven plugins for build automation, and Spring Boot),
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or equivalent experience with Kubernetes clusters,
  • Knowledge of observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Elastic Stack.

Who You Are

  • A self-starter who enjoys automating tasks and improving processes,
  • A collaborative team player who enjoys working cross-functionally with development and infrastructure teams,
  • Fluent in English (French is a plus),
  • Passionate about technology and eager to stay up-to-date with cloud innovations.