Senior DevOps Platform Engineer
Job Description
For our DevOps Platform team in Zurich, we are looking for an experienced and versatile professional with a strong technical background and a passion for platform engineering and automation. If you thrive on delivering an exceptional developer experience, balancing the diverse needs of development teams, and implementing robust automation aligned with best practices and standards, we would love to hear from you.
What would your role be?
Design, build, operate, and continuously improve a scalable, resilient platform and workplaces for our development teams.
Enable automation through CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and self-service tooling.
Demonstrate deep expertise in Azure cloud, automation tooling, and programming languages.
Evaluate and adopt new technologies to enhance platform capabilities and efficiency.
Drive DevOps security by implementing secure coding standards, SAST/DAST, and software supply chain security, while embedding security best practices across the entire software development lifecycle.
Support the adoption of cutting-edge AI coding assistants and autonomous agents, shaping how they are used to improve developer experience and engineering workflows.
Act as a trusted partner to development teams by actively supporting, guiding, and educating engineers, driving best practices, and fostering a strong DevOps culture across the organization.
What are we looking for?
Familiar with different tools and solutions regarding developer workplaces, CI/CD, code security, AI coding assistance.
At least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
Highly motivated, committed, used to taking on responsibility and eager to continuously develop yourself further.
Agile, flexible and appreciative working in an energetic, dynamic team.
Excellent communication skills in English; German language proficiency is an advantage.
What do we offer?
Top Zurich location with collaboration spaces and free lunch.
Friendly, diverse team in an open-office space.
All the latest technology to help you excel and advance.
Agile environment in how we think, the way we work and our trust for each other.
Flat hierarchy with collaboration on all levels.
Campus feeling and collaborative spirit.
We are looking for talented people, not just a CV that ticks all the boxes. Even if you do not have absolutely everything we have asked for, if this role sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.
Why Vontobel?
At Vontobel, you are building better futures for our clients and society, as well as for yourself. As a family-owned and publicly listed company with over 2,000 professionals based in 28 locations globally and headquartered in Zurich, we’re committed to long-term thinking and sustainability.
Our diverse team values unique perspectives, and we hire individuals determined to deliver in a dynamic and changing world. Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply if you’re enthusiastic about the role.
Do you want to be Vontobel?
Thank you for applying to Vontobel. We will carefully review your application and will respond to you in a timely manner.
At Vontobel, we are an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.
We value the many voices within our teams and are committed to creating an environment where everyone who wants to be part of our performance culture can be themselves. It is based on mutual respect and zero tolerance for any form of discrimination.
If you have any questions you can contact us through our contact form.