DevOps Engineer (TCl Team)

WHO WE ARE?
Being the daughter company of Swisscom - leading telecommunications company and one of the most sustainable and innovative companies in Switzerland - we share the same values, vision and goals.
As a trustworthy and efficient Swisscom IT service partner, we create valuable customer experiences. We work in strong collaboration with our partners in Switzerland and attract and retain high performers.

We're expanding our footprint in Lisbon and are looking for an AI Platform Engineer to join our growing AI team.
We invite driven professionals to join us, grow with us, and help shape the future.
The team / project
As part of the TelcoCloud Enabler Services team, you will drive the adoption of an Infrastructure as Code philosophy across our IT infrastructure, from initial concept through to delivery. You will help evolve our pipelining framework, work across teams with your CI/CD expertise and play an active role in supporting and monitoring live operational systems.
The team is built on a culture of helpfulness and mutual motivation. Because we handle a wide range of services, we regularly pair up on stories to keep knowledge flowing across the team. You thrive in an agile environment and take ownership of diverse tasks in a DevOps setting.

What you'll do

• Infrastructure as Code: Design, implement and operate Infrastructure as Code solutions for the TelcoCloud IaaS layer.
• Solution architecture: Evaluate technology options, define design patterns and propose scalable approaches for new and evolving enabler services.
• CI/CD: Develop and maintain our CI/CD pipelineframework and automation tooling on GitLab CI.
• Enabler services: Engineer and operate key services including IAM (OpenLDAP), Vault, Bacula, Zabbix and HA clusters.
• Linux & virtualisation: Manage Linux system engineering, KVM virtualisation, secrets management and logging infrastructure.
• Configuration management: Implement and improve configuration management with Puppet or Ansible.
• Monitoring & backup: Maintain and improve monitoring, alerting and backup systems.
• Automation: Build automation and integration tooling in Python and Bash, from small scripts to larger solutions.
• Operations: Take part in the 24/7 on-call rotation and handle operational incidents.

Job requirements

Experience

• 3 - 5 years of experience.

Linux & Infrastructure

• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong command of Linux systems (RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu), which you navigate intuitively.
• Solid foundational knowledge of networking, including routing, DNS, DHCP, LDAP and virtualisation.

Development & Automation

• Advanced knowledge of Python and Bash, with a focus on clean, maintainable code.
• Confident with Git in a team-based development workflow.
• Interest in or experience with solution design and architecture decisions in an infrastructure context.

Soft Skills

• Strong documentation skills: structured, careful and precise.
• Self-organised, proactive and focused on practical delivery.
• Good written and spoken English (at least B2 level).
• Availability for the 24/7 on-call rotation and for occasional travel to Switzerland (around 1–2 times per year).

Nice to have

• Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet or Ansible.
• Experience with KVM, Vault, OpenLDAP, Zabbix or Bacula.
• German language skills.

What we offer

• Hybrid and flexible working: 2 days in the office, flexible hours between 6:00 and 20:00
• 25 days of annual leave (3 more than the legal minimum)
• Meal allowance of €10.40 per day
• Multicare private health insurance, with the option to add dependents at an attractive cost
• Personal accident and business travel insurance
• Home-office allowance of €22 per month, plus a €300 home-office equipment budget every 5 years
• Communication allowance of €20 per month, plus an €800 mobile phone budget every 3 years
• Mobility allowance of €480 per year for your commute
• Laptop and standard equipment kit
• €1,000 referral bonus for every successful hire you refer
• Among others benefits