Cloud Platform Engineer (Policy Control)

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

Cloud Platform Engineer (Policy Control)

You are a policy control 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 internal 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 the implementation of platform-level capabilities of iAWS - Swisscom's well-architected AWS Landing Zone. Your focus lies on policy control which means that you are responsible for offering it as a developer-friendly experience for the Swisscom internal users of AWS. We selected Styra DAS (Declarative Authorization Service) as our tool of choice and let you use it to build the OPA (Open Policy Agent) based foundation of our platform. As a platform engineer, you embrace Infrastructure as Code to achieve your goals. With your proven expertise in the field of OPA, Kubernetes and EKS in particular, you complement the 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 AWS as a fully-integrated, secure and compliant self-service platform to all Swisscom internal DevOps teams.

Your qualification

• Kubernetes, OPA (Open Policy Agent), Styra
• AWS Services: EKS, VPC, Route53, KMS, Auto Scaler, EFS, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager, ALB, Service Catalog, CDK / CloudFormation, CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline
• Well-versed in working with AWS and hold one or more of these specific certifications:
  • AWS Certified Developer - Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Excellent problem-solving skills to develop quick and sound solutions that resolve complex issues
• Team-oriented, very adaptable, a flair for continuous improvement
• 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

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.