Senior DevOps Consultant

• IT - Software Engineering
• St. Gallen
• Contracting
• Part-time, 80-100%
• Immediately - 01.07.2028
• DevOps, Consulting

Your tasks:

• Setup, introduction and technical leadership of the DevOps process within a strategic program.
• Development and implementation of a DevOps strategy including governance, standards and best practices.
• Definition, establishment and continuous optimization of DevOps processes and working methods.
• Conception, implementation and further development of modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Automation of build, test, deployment and operating processes.
• Introduction and further development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and other automation solutions.
• Consulting and coaching of development, operations and project teams on DevOps principles and best practices.
• Technical coordination of DevOps activities as well as promotion of collaboration between development, operations and architecture.
• Ensuring quality, security and compliance requirements in the DevOps environment.
• Analysis and continuous optimization of the DevOps landscape in terms of performance, stability and efficiency.
• Evaluation and integration of suitable DevOps tools and technologies.
• Promotion of knowledge sharing and sustainable anchoring of the DevOps culture.

Your profile:

• Completed degree or equivalent higher education in the field of computer science.
• Several years of professional experience as a DevOps Engineer, DevOps Consultant or DevOps Lead in complex IT environments.
• Proven experience in setting up and introducing DevOps processes and DevOps organizations.
• Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines, for example with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• In-depth knowledge of Infrastructure as Code with technologies such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Experience with container technologies and orchestration platforms like Docker, Kubernetes or OpenShift.
• Practical experience with at least one public cloud platform (Azure, AWS or Google Cloud).
• In-depth knowledge of automation of development, testing, deployment and operating processes.
• Experience in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams as well as in agile methods like Scrum, Kanban or SAFe.
• Ideally, knowledge of DevSecOps, GitOps, Observability, platform engineering as well as experience in change management and corresponding cloud or DevOps certifications.