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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.