We are looking for an experienced and proactive DevOps / Platform Engineer to join our team and help drive the evolution of our cloud-native platform and deployment processes. You will work closely with engineering teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and efficient application delivery while promoting DevOps best practices across the organization.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in Kubernetes and modern CI/CD tooling with excellent communication skills, a structured way of working, and a passion for automation, observability, and continuous improvement.
You will be part of a collaborative engineering environment where you can make a direct impact on platform reliability, developer productivity, and delivery excellence. We value ownership, continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and a strong DevOps mindset focused on automation and innovation.
What you can do:
− Maintain, optimize, and innovate our software delivery pipeline with a strong focus on Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
− Manage and enhance Kubernetes-based application platforms and deployment processes.
− Implement and maintain GitOps practices using tools such as ArgoCD.
− Develop and improve deployment templates and configurations using Helm and Kustomize.
− Monitor platform and application health through Grafana and telemetry solutions.
− Analyze operational and telemetry data to proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues.
− Automate repetitive operational and engineering tasks to improve team productivity and reliability.
− Partner with development teams to optimize applications for production workloads, performance, scalability, and resilience.
− Contribute to operational excellence, documentation, and knowledge sharing within the team.
− Help establish structure, standards, and best practices across platform and engineering processes.
DevOps / Platform Engineer (Kubernetes) - Banking IT Services
IT Campus
1 day ago
Full-time
On-site
Lisboa, Portugal
Function Description / Professional Tasks
Personal Skills and Education
What you will bring:
− Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes
− Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitLab CI
− Experience with ArgoCD and GitOps deployment methodologies
− Experience with Helm and/or Kustomize
− Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools, particularly Grafana
− Strong team player who can quickly integrate into an existing team environment
− Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities
− Ability to bring structure and clarity to complex technical environments
− Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
− Passion for knowledge sharing and mentoring teammates
− Self-driven and capable of working independently
− Strong sense of ownership and accountability
− Well-organized with the ability to effectively prioritize and manage tasks
Nice-to-have:
− Experience developing or supporting Spring Boot applications
− Knowledge of Oracle Database
− Experience engineering and operating enterprise-grade Spring Boot applications
− Understanding of cloud-native architectures and microservices environments
− Familiarity with performance testing, security testing, and automated quality controls
Education
− University/technical college degree in computer science or comparable.
Language Skills
− English oral and written
− Optional: German oral (and written)
− Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes
− Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitLab CI
− Experience with ArgoCD and GitOps deployment methodologies
− Experience with Helm and/or Kustomize
− Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools, particularly Grafana
− Strong team player who can quickly integrate into an existing team environment
− Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities
− Ability to bring structure and clarity to complex technical environments
− Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
− Passion for knowledge sharing and mentoring teammates
− Self-driven and capable of working independently
− Strong sense of ownership and accountability
− Well-organized with the ability to effectively prioritize and manage tasks
Nice-to-have:
− Experience developing or supporting Spring Boot applications
− Knowledge of Oracle Database
− Experience engineering and operating enterprise-grade Spring Boot applications
− Understanding of cloud-native architectures and microservices environments
− Familiarity with performance testing, security testing, and automated quality controls
Education
− University/technical college degree in computer science or comparable.
Language Skills
− English oral and written
− Optional: German oral (and written)
Additional Comments
− Willingness to travel
− Hybrid Model: One day a week @office (mandatory)
− Hybrid Model: One day a week @office (mandatory)
Why us?
Just by joining us you will get benefits like:
- Open minded company where every employee has to contribute to the development of the company - ideas are welcome as well as independent thinking too
- 25 annual days of vacations
- Flexible working hours
- Annual allowance for Benefits (Training, Gym, Public Transportation, Technologies, etc...)
- An amazing onboarding week at Switzerland
- iPhone
- Second Screen to work at home (Flat or a Curved one)
- First month Tech Allowance to buy your headset or, if you already have one, whatever you need to work comfortably
- Health insurance for you and your family
- Life insurance
- Office Perks (coffee, fruit, stand up desks. etc...)
- So much more...
About us
At the IT Campus, you can grow thanks to challenging IT projects, flat hierarchies, an inspiring environment and state-of-the-art technologies. You also have the opportunity to build up the IT Campus from scratch. You can work flexibly in terms of time and location and benefit from attractive working conditions.
Swiss Post connects people, brings cultures together and is one of the largest IT employers in Switzerland: We handle over 400 software projects each year and run more than 1,000 applications – with these figures set to rise in future.
Swiss Post connects people, brings cultures together and is one of the largest IT employers in Switzerland: We handle over 400 software projects each year and run more than 1,000 applications – with these figures set to rise in future.