DevOps Engineer

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 a strong collaboration with our Partners in Switzerland and attract and retain high performers.

We're expanding our footprint in Riga and actively seeking 50+ DevOps Engineers to join our growing teams within this year.

We invite driven professionals to join us, grow with us, and help shape the future.

THE PRODUCT & TEAM:

You will join a dynamic team of approximately 20 German- and English-speaking colleagues responsible for application operations, security, and lifecycle management across a diverse IT landscape. The team onboards IT customer projects, supports the migration of legacy services to cloud platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, and public cloud providers, and customises standard applications and automation (CI/CD, GitLab pipelines, IAM, logging, certificate management, monitoring).

We collaborate across disciplines throughout the entire lifecycle, respond flexibly to new requirements, and remain calm and solution-focused during incidents. The team also supports the development of new platforms and takes on coordination responsibilities.

As a DevOps Engineer you will:

• Take end-to-end ownership of applications, from setup to monitoring and lifecycle management
• Handle incidents, service requests, account orders, and customer onboarding
• Improve application reliability and performance
• Contribute to building and improving infrastructure, including VMs, Kubernetes, and CI/CD
• Automate user administration, certificate management, monitoring, and logging
• Evaluate and implement suitable AI use cases while ensuring secure data handling, traceability, and human oversight
• Conduct threat modelling, develop security concepts, and perform data classification
• Ensure compliance with security standards and data protection requirements
• Optionally serve as Security Champion, working closely with architects and auditors
• Support roadmap discussions, technical assessments, and drive standardisation and resilience initiatives

• Degree in computer science from a higher technical college, university of applied sciences or university, or equivalent professional experience
• Experience with Linux, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools such as GitLab
• Understanding of IT security and compliance
• Strong troubleshooting skills in complex VM, cloud, and hybrid environments
• Proactive working style and a strong sense of ownership

Nice to have

• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification or equivalent knowledge
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk, Elastic, Prometheus, and Grafana
• Knowledge of IAM integration, including SAML, LDAP, and Active Directory
• Scripting experience with Python, PowerShell, or Bash
• Experience with AI-assisted development or operations tools, such as coding assistants, anomaly detection, or automated log analysis

• 80 EUR monthly cell phone and internet allowance
• Flexible schedule and possibility to work in hybrid mode
• Ergonomic home office allowance in value of 500 EUR
• Possibility to work abroad for 4 weeks each year
• Health Insurance – includes gym or pool/aquatic fitness membership, issued after 1 month, and covers consultations with a psychologist or psychotherapist
• Optics (200 EUR every 2 years)
• 24 working days of annual paid holiday per year
• 5 dedicated paid learning day’s annually
• Gym membership or swimming pool/water aerobics membership
• Day off on your birthday or names day
• 1 day off for social activities (voluntary project, adopting an animal)​
• Collaborative, friendly and driven work environment
• Work on innovations, cutting edge technologies and in autonomous high performance teams
• Parking options
• Continuous development environment that fosters your growth (conferences, cross-department experience sharing, learning platforms etc.)