DevOps Engineer Observability

DevOps Engineer Observability 100% (m/w/d) – OTEL | Azure | Kubernetes | IaC | GitOps

For a bank in Zurich, we are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on observability platforms, OpenTelemetry, Infrastructure as Code, and GitOps. In this role, you will support the development and evolution of a centralized observability platform within a hybrid, highly regulated IT environment. You will work on production-oriented solution architecture, define technical concepts and standards, and ensure the platform is scalable, automated, secure, and independently usable by DevOps teams.

Responsibilities:

• Contributing to the product-focused solution architecture of the central observability platform

• Conceptualizing, standardizing, and implementing the OpenTelemetry approach

• Building OTEL pipelines, collector and gateway architectures, and best-practice configurations

• Further developing the platform using Infrastructure as Code and GitOps

• Creating and maintaining Terraform modules, configuration templates, and Helm charts

• Integrating the observability solution into on-premises and Azure environments

• Addressing network, security, IAM, compliance, and regulatory requirements

• Designing and implementing automated onboarding processes for platform and application teams

• Supporting pilot onboardings, PoC, and PoV activities

• Collaborating on migration scenarios and target architecture mappings to replace existing legacy solutions

• Integrating with ITSM processes such as incident, event, and CMDB management

• Collaborating with Enterprise Architecture, Platform Engineering, Security, Risk, Compliance, ITSM, and Project Management teams

• Coaching internal DevOps teams and creating technical operational and security documentation

Experience:

• 5 to 8 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, Solution Architect, or Platform Engineer in the observability domain

• Experience with observability platforms in production and regulated environments, ideally within banking or insurance

• Proven practical experience with modern observability stacks in production environments

• In-depth experience with OpenTelemetry, particularly the OTEL Collector, gateway architecture, pipelines, configuration, operation, and scaling

• Experience designing and building hybrid platforms involving on-premises infrastructure and Azure

• Knowledge of Kubernetes platforms such as AKS or OpenShift

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and GitOps, specifically Terraform, Helm, or Git-based workflows

• Experience with ITSM integration, particularly incident, event, and CMDB processes

• Solid understanding of security and compliance requirements in the financial sector (e.g., FINMA, BYOK, data residency, RBAC, or IAM)

• Ability to develop technical concepts, standards, and designs suitable for automation in a structured manner

• Experience collaborating with architecture, platform, security, compliance, ITSM, and application teams

• Experience with agile methodologies (such as SAFe) as well as Jira and Confluence is an advantage

• Very good German language skills (C1 level)

• Good English language skills (B2 level)

Reference No.: 925290MC

Role: DevOps Engineer Observability (m/f/d)

Location: Zurich and region

Workload: 100% (approx. 40% remote)

Start: 04.01.2027

End: 31.12.2027