DevOps Engineer

CH-Bluesign

About The Position

The DevOps Engineer is a key member of the Information Technology (IT) team and serves as a critical link between Software Development and IT Operations. The role focuses on automating processes, optimising software deployments and releases, enhancing cross-team collaboration, and ensuring efficient, secure, and reliable software delivery for applications used internally and by bluesign’s customers. In this role, you will take a holistic view on our growing IT landscape and contribute to defining standards, best practices, and tooling to continuously improve development processes, deployment strategies, and operational reliability. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, analytical professional with strong problem-solving skills and a passion for automation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

University degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a comparable role.
Strong experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
Solid hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
Strong knowledge of containerisation and orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or similar.
Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g. Bash, PowerShell) to automate workflows and manage infrastructure.
Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Azure Monitor, Prometheus, ELK stack, or similar).
Experience with workflow automation and job scheduling tools.
Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Curious mindset and willingness to continuously learn and develop.
Fluency in English.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Microsoft .NET developer
Familiarity with technologies such as Elasticsearch, Redis, Kafka, and API Management solutions.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and automated build, test, and deployment processes.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and environment configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to ensure consistency, scalability, and maintainability.
Manage and optimise containerised environments.
Support and manage cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
Monitor application performance and infrastructure health, proactively identifying and resolving performance, availability, and security issues.
Collaborate closely with development teams to improve deployment frequency, reduce lead time, and enhance system stability.
Integrate security best practices into development and deployment processes (DevSecOps approach).
Contribute to defining standards, documentation, and best practices across development and operations.
Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis across applications, infrastructure, and environments.