Cloud Engineer (GCP) - Switzerland

Full-Time Consultancy Assignment | Ticino

The Opportunity

For an established organisation operating in a secure and highly regulated environment, we are looking for an experienced Cloud Engineer to join its Infrastructure and Platform Engineering team in Ticino.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building, automating, securing, and operating cloud-native infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform. You will work directly with Terraform, Kubernetes/GKE, Python, Bash, and Git in a production environment.

The position requires full-time availability and daily onsite presence in Ticino. Remote or hybrid arrangements cannot be considered.

Your Responsibilities

- Build, deploy, and maintain secure and scalable infrastructure on GCP. - Write and manage reusable, production-grade Terraform modules. - Deploy, operate, upgrade, and troubleshoot workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine. - Manage GCP services including IAM, VPC networks, and Compute Engine. - Develop automation and operational tooling using Python and Bash. - Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or GCP-native tooling. - Work through Git-based workflows, including branching, code reviews, and merge requests. - Implement cloud security controls, least-privilege access, secrets management, and SSL/TLS configurations. - Configure monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions. - Investigate production incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and implement preventive actions.



- Collaborate with development, security, and external engineering teams in an Agile environment.

Your Profile

- At least 3 years of hands-on experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering, or DevOps. - Strong production experience with Google Cloud Platform. - Advanced practical knowledge of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code. - Solid experience operating Kubernetes, preferably GKE, and containerised workloads. - Experience with GCP services such as IAM, VPC networks, and Compute Engine. - Strong scripting capabilities with Python and Bash. - Practical experience with Docker, Git, and CI/CD processes. - Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud infrastructure, containers, and production systems. - Comfortable working in an Agile or Scrum environment. - Available for a full-time consultancy assignment. - Able to work 100% onsite in Ticino.

Nice to Have

- Experience with Jenkins and Ansible. - Knowledge of Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, or GCP Cloud Logging. - Exposure to Microsoft Azure. - GCP, Kubernetes, or Terraform certifications. - Previous experience in banking, financial services, or another regulated environment. - Professional proficiency in Italian.

Assignment Details

- Location: Ticino, Switzerland - Workload: Full-time - Working model: Mostly on site - Start date: As soon as possible - Languages: English required; Italian is a strong advantage

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