Kubernetes DevOps Engineer - Basel, Switzerland

Kubernetes DevOps Engineer - Basel, Switzerland (Contract until 31.12.2024)

Proclinical are currently supporting a pharmaceutical company as they are looking to recruit a Kubernetes DevOps Engineer ensures to architect and implement sustainable hybrid cloud architectures including assurance of lean, automated, and secure maintenance.

Furthermore, he is responsible to collaborate across senior stakeholders in amongst other the areas of Digital, OT, Enterprise Architecture, Quality Assurance, and IT Security.

The Kubernetes DevOps Engineer is also responsible to introduce containerization and associated concepts, such as orchestration, central automation, and infrastructure as a code, to the company and drive the DevOps culture within the company.

The ideal candidate is a thought leader, a consensus builder, and an integrator of people and processes, as well as a sound subject matter expert in setting up cloud services (incl. People, organization, technical aspects, cost effectiveness, high reliability, security, etc.).

* Responsible for designing and maintain containerized solutions - Design and implement cloud or on-premises infrastructure for IT and OT together with the IT and OT infrastructure representatives which need to meet the highest levels of GxP requirements, IT security controls and reliability.

* Define cloud standards and frameworks to manage the entire infrastructure lifecycle with DevOps techniques and technologies like:
o Hardware provisioning (Infrastructure as code)
o CI/CD pipelines
o Testing automation framework
o Artifact repositories (Releases, images...)
o Logs management and aggregation
o Events/Metrics management and aggregation
o Alert system
o Apps building and deployment
o Authentication and security framework

* Responsible for proper Design according to IT Security and QA standards and procedures conducting reviews against architecture standards
* Ensure that forward looking architectures, including new applications, move to cloud native setups. To provide a single pane of glass for IT and OT management, strengthen business resilience, etc.
* Define, drive, and implement new working methodologies using modern agile approach in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
* Look for improvements & enhancements to infrastructure systems that will ultimately provide more efficient services to the business

Required:
Enterprise architect 5-10 years
English mandatory

Proclinical is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

Proclinical Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.