Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer
As the premier supplier to our international banking client in Basel, Swisslinx are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to support the enhancement of secure software delivery, automation, and observability capabilities across critical enterprise platforms
Senior DevOps Engineer
Job description:
This is an initial contract running for 12 months with strong potential to extend (up to maximum of five years), with start date ASAP.
You will join an established team of SRE/DevOps engineers and developers focused on improving resilience, security, and operational excellence within a highly regulated environment implementing observability and automation solutions around Openlink Findur, Financial Messaging System, and OpenShift platforms to meet the needs of stakeholders. The role involves close collaboration with infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver scalable and compliant solutions.
Currently, the project focuses on two main tools: GitHub Enterprise and ELK. We are also looking into onboarding Ansible Automation Platform. Having experience in similar projects would be important, ideally with these tools and onboarding them, or experience with a similar tool in the market. We are looking for experienced candidates (late professional to senior level).
The current focus areas include GitHub Enterprise, ELK Stack, and automation platform onboarding initiatives.
Responsibilities will include:
Improve and enhance SDLC and DevOps processes across enterprise platforms
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (ideally GitHub Actions)
Create and optimize automation scripts and infrastructure tooling
Work on observability and monitoring solutions using ELK or similar technologies
Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams on compliance and best practices
Contribute to automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code methodologies
Support configuration, resilience, and operational improvements across platforms
Document solutions, standards, and operational procedures
Participate in end-to-end delivery within a cross-functional engineering team
About the customer:
As the premier supplier to our international banking client in Basel, Swisslinx are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to support the enhancement of secure software delivery, automation, and observability capabilities across critical enterprise platforms.
Competences:
Please note interviews would be conducted via video call, however the role is based 100% in Switzerland. Our client offers:
The opportunity to work in a diverse and international environment on a long-term basis
50% working from home
20 days working remotely from abroad per year
Modern office in central Basel (50 minutes direct train from Zurich) with subsidised canteen
Two stage interview process (conducted via video call)
Are you interested to work in an international environment in one of the most important financial companies worldwide? Then apply now! We look forward to receiving your full application before the deadline on Wednesday 27 May.
Compensation benefits:
You will possess as many of the following skills as possible:
5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or related engineering roles
Strong experience delivering large-scale DevOps initiatives
Hands-on expertise with CI/CD platforms (preferably GitHub Actions)
Good knowledge of Scripting (PowerShell and/or Bash) and programming languages such as C#
Experience with ELK Stack or similar observability platforms
Strong understanding of security best practices including: Secrets management, Encryption Access control and permissions
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Passion for clean code, automation, and software craftsmanship
Fluency in English
Nice to Have:
OpenShift / Kubernetes experience
Infrastructure as Code experience (preferably Ansible)
Database administration experience (ideally Oracle)
Experience within banking, financial services, or regulated environments
Experience with treasury management systems
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