About Us
Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.
About the role
We are partnering with a leading Swiss technology-driven environment offering modern infrastructure and a highly advanced workplace ecosystem. As part of their continued growth, they are looking to strengthen their IT department with a Cloud Platform Engineer focused on Kubernetes, Azure, and DevOps practices.
You will play a key role in designing, operating, and evolving a robust cloud and on-prem platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security across critical systems.
Working model: ONSITE
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Contract: Permanent
Interview Process: Intro Call + 2 client interviews (HR and HM)
Responsibilities
- Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters (on-premise and Azure AKS – RKE2/AKS)
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI and implement GitOps workflows with Argo CD
- Operate and evolve centralized logging systems using ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash/Filebeat, Kibana)
- Administer Azure cloud infrastructure (AKS, Entra ID, NSG, Key Vault, Azure Monitor) with strong security practices
- Deploy and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (OpenTofu, Ansible)
- Implement monitoring and alerting using Prometheus and Grafana
- Ensure deployment, availability, and performance of middleware/data components (RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL)
- Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement actions
- Maintain clear and up-to-date technical documentation (runbooks, architectures, procedures)
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering roles
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployments, services, Helm, troubleshooting)
- Practical experience with Argo CD and GitOps deployment strategies
- Solid experience with GitLab (CI/CD pipelines, runners, container registries)
- Proven experience managing ELK stack environments
- Good knowledge of Azure ecosystem (AKS, Entra ID, NSG, Key Vault, Azure Monitor)
- Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (OpenTofu, Ansible)
- Scripting skills (Bash and/or Python) for automation
- Understanding of security best practices in cloud and containerized environments
- Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Fluent French (spoken and written) and professional English