Senior System Engineer (Cloud Native, 80-100%, Remote-First) - ID260507

For around 25 years **Adfinis** has been driving digital transformation through open standards and technologies, shaping a world of innovative, sustainable, and resilient IT solutions built on reliable open-source technology.

Our Swiss-based **Cloud Native** stream, consisting of 25 professionals, collaborates closely with clients to support them in their organizational and technical journey into the cloud-native world. We design, build, and manage critical cloud-based IT infrastructures, relying on our proven, standardized tool stack for container platforms, security measures, and CI/CD solutions.

To expand our team, we’re seeking a **Senior System Engineer.** In this role, you will lead challenging customer projects and act as the Single Point of Contact for select Service Level Agreements.

## Tasks

**What You Will Do with Us**

• Act as the technical lead on complex projects, ensuring quality standards are met.
• Lead technical discussions with demanding stakeholders, align expectations, and turn ambiguity into clear next steps.
• Anticipate organizational and delivery risks, and address them early through structured communication in complex, high-pressure customer environments.
• Manage complex, critical systems, apply updates, and resolve incidents to keep them on track.
• Plan and implement sophisticated (multi-)cloud or on-premises platforms.
• Provide comprehensive support, tackle high-priority issues, and assist junior and professional team members in critical situations.

## Requirements

**Must-Have Hard Skills**

• **Proficiency in both written and spoken German (communicating with hand signals and gestures won’t cut it for this role, unfortunately).**
• Five to eight years of experience as a system engineer in cloud environments.
• A strong DevOps background: CNCF and HashiCorp stacks, GitLab, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm, DevSecOps, IaC, and GitOps are your bread and butter.
• Broad experience in software development, cloud migration, and platform engineering.
• Strong networking skills and the ability to translate advanced concepts into smart network designs.
• Ability to identify security vulnerabilities early and address them effectively.
• Expertise in improving automations and building new ones to enhance operations.
• A sound understanding of how to align technology, architecture, and business requirements in complex customer environments.

**Must-Have Soft Skills**

• You understand client needs, navigate demanding stakeholder situations with clarity and tact, and build strong, trust-based relationships.
• You identify risks and dependencies early, address them proactively, and create clarity in complex situations.
• You thrive on challenges and see solutions where others see problems.
• Quality matters to you, and you take full responsibility for your work.
• You work hands-on, support others in critical moments, and keep the right stakeholders aligned.

**Nice-to-Have Qualifications**

• GitLab, IBM (HashiCorp), Red Hat, and/or SUSE certifications.
• Experience with SUSE products.
• AWS, Azure, and/or GCP certifications.

## Benefits

• We're **REALLY** serious about Open Source. Keeping things transparent and accessible, supporting collaboration, and bigging up the community, it's not just what we do; it's who we are.
• Full-time or part-time, working on-site or logging in from your couch; the choice is yours. Thinking of jetting off for a bit? Hit us up in advance, and we'll probably sort it out.
• Pick Your Poison: Emacs, Nano, or Vim? Arch, Manjaro, or TempleOS? Whatever tools or distro make you deliver that sweet, sweet system engineering performance, it's all up to you. No Microsoft products, tho.
• Being right in the sweet spot between a small tech shack and a big corporation, we keep it real with a down-to-earth attitude, solid business processes, and speedy decisions.
• We're all about that growth mindset. Whether it's levelling up your skills, nabbing some new certs, or geeking out at conferences, we've got your back.

Are you interested? **Heinrich Vogt** and his team look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you.