Cloud Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

About Swisscom

We are about 850 IT experts and enthusiasts devoted to creating inspiring customer experiences and developing the best quality services, one of the leading IT providers in Switzerland. In addition, we’re building a new DevOps Center in Rotterdam and are looking to grow this to over 200 new hires over the next few years. Our ambition is to become the #1 DevOps Team. We work on innovative and challenging projects that use “state of the art tech” in an Agile environment. As DevOps engineers, we understand the equal importance of relationships, culture, soft skills, and collaborative working in a friendly environment.

Position

You are a Kubernetes specialist, fascinated by cloud computing and paving the way for others at scale. With this mindset, you are an ideal fit for us!

What you move?

You work in an international and geographically distributed team with cultural diversity and interact with other DevOps engineers and product owners. You play a vital role in our agile DevOps team. With your passion for Kubernetes, you take Swisscom's internal cloud platform to the next level.

In an agile environment, you are responsible for tenant management and the onboarding of new projects on our TKGI-based Kubernetes platform.

In this role you will act as the interface between the users of our internal Kubernetes cloud and the platform team responsible for the underlying infrastructure. You will focus on preparing the environments for cluster deployments, deploying clusters according to existing plans and providing on-boarding support to the users. You will also maintain and further develop scripts and tools to manage the Kubernetes clusters. Besides your focus on Kubernetes, you will also have the opportunity to work with additional technologies and platforms like Cloud Foundry, VMware (vRA), and AWS thanks to our hybrid cloud setup.

As a platform engineer, you adhere to solid engineering practices to achieve your goals. You are eager to learn and willing to share your knowledge and experiences with others so that we can constantly improve together. With your proven expertise in the field of Kubernetes, you complement our team optimally.

This team belongs to the "Shared Enabling and Platform Services" tribe, which is the Shared Service organization in Swisscom. Thanks to you, we can offer our internal cloud offerings as a fully-integrated, secure and compliant self-service platform to all Swisscom internal DevOps teams.

Your qualification

In your daily work, you will get in touch with the following tools and technologies. The more you are already familiar with the better. Everything else you will learn on the job:

• Tanzu Kubernetes
• JAVA, Python, Javascript/Typescript (nodejs)
• Cloud Foundry
• VMware (vRA)
• AWS

Ideally we would like you to have more than 2 years experience in working with Kubernetes and hold one or more of these specific certifications:

• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

We are also looking for someone who:

• Has excellent problem-solving skills to develop quick and sound solutions that resolve complex issues
• Is Team-oriented, very adaptable, a flair for continuous improvement
• Has Very good English, German is a plus

What we offer

Work environment

• Agile way of working, multi-cultural work environment promoting work-life balance
• Autonomy, flexibility, opportunity and growth
• Cool office space in the World Trade Center Rotterdam!
• Office and team events to build a stronger Swisscom community

Allowances

• Full relocation support (Housing, settling-in, etc.) for you and your family
• Telephone/internet allowance and contribution to health insurance
• Paid training days and access to Swisscom learning platforms
• Commuting and home office allowance
• Gym subscription, Tax advice, and language course

Leaves policy

• Work from abroad possibility for a fixed term
• Care, bereavement, maternity and paternity leaves
• 25 days paid vacation days plus Dutch national holidays

Contract terms

• To begin with you will receive a fixed term contract (one year), after 6 months of your employment with us, after a feedback meeting with the team, there is a possibility of extending the contract to an indefinite term
• The salary ranges mentioned in our Job Descriptions are base annual gross salaries.

Additional details

Want to know more about us?

We are serving the Swiss market as Switzerland’s leading IT & Telecom company. Thus, we are actively driving digitalization and networking, and tapping new paths for our customers and our employees. We do not know what the future is going to look like, but we definitely have the opportunity to shape it. To do so we are and act trustworthy, committed and curious.

Since 2019, we have been building up the coolest DevOps Center with a wonderful office at the World Trade Center in the heart of Rotterdam. We are currently recruiting IT passionate professionals who are keen on developing high-quality software, have an agile mindset and appreciate collaboration with motivated colleagues from all over the world.