A bit about the role
Your key tasks
- Build & run our cloud SaaS environments by monitoring availability, optimizing system performance and taking a holistic view of system health
- Provide primary operational support and engineering for multiple large distributed software applications
- Build software and systems to manage and automate platform infrastructure and applications
- Balance feature development speed and reliability with well-defined service level objectives
- Improve reliability, quality, and time-to-market of our suite of software as a service solutions
- Partner with development teams to improve services through rigorous testing and release procedures
- Participate in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning to create sustainable systems and services through automation and uplifts
A bit about you
- University degree in Computer Science or related discipline
- Solid experience in implementing public cloud concepts and models
- Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Go or Java including object-oriented design
- Experience with distributed storage technologies like S3 as well as dynamic resource management frameworks as Kubernetes, Mesos, Docker
- A proactive approach to spotting problems, areas for improvement, and performance bottlenecks
- Drive to standardize, streamline, and automate processes
- Experience in operating highly available services design of large-scale distributed systems, preferably using AWS technologies
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Experience with Observability (e.g. Cloudwatch, Prometheus / Grafana, Kibana, Elastic Search)
It would be a real bonus if you have
- Expert of cloud SaaS security best practices
- Configuration management tooling (e.g. Puppet, Ansible)
- Git, Gradle and Jenkins CI tool
Additional information
We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.
In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.
We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.
Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.
Benefits
Annual bonus
At Avaloq we work hard to remain an industry leading provider and we love to reward our colleagues with a share of that success with an annual bonus, you will even remain eligible for annual bonus while you do the hardest job of your life – taking care of your children during parental leave.
Flexible working
We understand that fitting your life around your job can be challenging which is why in most roles we offer flexible working to allow you to thrive both in and out of work.
Instant recognition
We love to see people thriving in their roles and we have an instant recognition scheme at Avaloq to help managers reward the great work our colleagues deliver with a gift to say thanks.
Access to Udemy for professional and personal learning
We think it is important to learn and grow professionally, but if you are someone who likes to learn outside of work we give you access to online learning for both professional and personal learning, with over 210,000 courses to choose from.
A bit about us
Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 10 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.