Cloud Engineer Networking

With around 180 employees, Switch supports Switzerland's universities, research institutions, and critical infrastructure organisations on their way to a secure and trustworthy digital age. With innovative IT services, secure infrastructures, expert advice, and the networking of relevant specialist communities, we help our customers effectively and efficiently use the opportunities offered by digitisation.

Are you driven by a deep passion for building and running the best research cloud? Join our team of 10 employees as a Cloud Engineer and play a key role in building and running the Swiss Research Cloud. In this meaningful position, with a focus on networking, you will have the opportunity to work in an inspiring environment, collaborating with like-minded individuals to shape the future of Cloud Services in academia.

Cloud Engineer Networking (80-100% - all genders)

Your main tasks are

• You actively contribute to the SwitchCloud in making it the best research cloud in Switzerland.
• You identify, analyse, and solve problems, working with your team to further develop our solutions. Additionally, you coordinate adjustments and initiatives to ensure a seamless change management process.
• You participate in 2nd/3rd level support and iteratively improve the products based on direct customer feedback.
• Your focus is on the networking part of our SwitchCloud and supporting it with design changes.
• You manage the infrastructure, operate, and automate it, identifying trends and reacting before they become problems.

What you bring

• A university degree in computer science or comparable qualifications.
• Operations support and as a bonus, expertise in Site Reliability Engineering.
• The ability to work independently, take ownership, and collaborate effectively with the team.
• Good communication in English is a must. German (preferred), French or Italian is an advantage.
• Technical skills:
• Expertise in optimising software-defined or physical networks and the challenge of configuring switches or firewalls.
• Experience with OVN and the OpenStack networking projects.
• Ansible and other automation tools are part of your Swiss Army Knife.
• Understanding of the balance between the benefits of automation and the effort it requires.
• Familiarity with monitoring and SLOs.
• Good programming skills in Python or another SRE language.
• Knowledge of Linux, Git (Gitlab), Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenStack, and general SRE practices.

What you should know about us

• We are a team of passionate individuals sharing a common vision to develop the research cloud of tomorrow.
• We offer a supportive environment in which collaboration and knowledge sharing thrive.
• We work in a unique educational environment where community-based solutions benefit students and employees.
• We have an attractive working model with flexible working hours, home office, overtime compensation and much more.
• We have a unique workplace in the heart of Zurich or on the EPFL campus in Lausanne.

Does that sound exciting in itself? Then find out more about what it's like to work at Switch and get an overview of the benefits.