Join Our Team as a Senior DevOps Engineer
Zurich Instruments is a technology leader in advanced test and measurement instruments and control electronics for quantum computing. Our products are utilized in various challenging research fields by scientists worldwide and by leading high-tech companies. We help advance science and build the next generation of quantum computers.
Your Role
For our Engineering Productivity team in Zurich, we are seeking 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 evaluated based on the performance, 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 the 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 maintenance of build toolchains (LLVM) is a strong plus.
- Good experience with configuration and management of artifact repositories (Artifactory) and managing software releases.
- A passion for stakeholder collaboration and technical leadership, including team mentoring.
What We Offer
We provide a diverse work environment with an open and transparent company culture, where personal development is the foundation of our success. We thrive on cooperation and support distributed decision-making that allows everyone to take responsibility and generate substantial impact from day one.
Application Process
Now is an excellent time to join our team. Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.