In-house Cloud Consultant (80-100%)

Electricity flows with us. On behalf of Switzerland and in cooperation with international partners, we do our utmost every day to develop the best solutions for the Swiss electricity grid.

In-house Cloud Consultant (80-100%)

Participate in the power supply in Switzerland

As a Cloud Consultant Inhouse, you are jointly responsible for the development and reliable operation of our Azure Cloud Services. You act as an expert in consulting for all topics relating to Azure Cloud Services in your area of responsibility. Your tasks include:

• Providing comprehensive advice to internal departments on the adaptation of cloud services, taking into account information security best practices
• Offering active assistance (hands-on) to specialist departments with the implementation of cloud projects, including assistance with information security risk assessments of potential solutions
• Automating processes and deployments in connection with cloud services
• Participating actively in the creation and continuation of the necessary concepts for cloud adaptation, cloud operations, cloud security and governance
• Supporting and configuring cloud services in the cloud landing zone in constant coordination with the technical stakeholders (engineers, architects and Security)
• Training and instructing employees in the area of cloud technologies and their specific application
• Azure Solution Design: supporting specific cloud plans and projects for implementation on the Azure Cloud platform
• Documenting design decisions, configurations, processes and their implementation

This is how you make the difference

For this position, we are looking for a communicative team player with an independent and structured way of working. You are resilient, flexible and enjoy working in a dynamic environment. You must also have the following:

• Experience in consulting in connection with Azure Cloud Services
• Experience with hyperscaler technologies, especially Azure and the associated SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and security services
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation and infrastructure as code (e.g. Git, Terraform, Bicep) as well as CI/CD pipelines (Github, Github Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Experience with agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban)
• Good knowledge of the Microsoft Azure platform (certifications in this area are an advantage)
• Very good knowledge of German and/or English

This is what you can expect

The chance to carry out varied and exciting tasks in a company that is unique in Switzerland, and a state-of-the-art working environment in the immediate vicinity of Aarau railway station. You can also expect the following benefits:

• Flexible working hours (42 hours per week) including the possibility to work from home
• 25–30 days of annual leave, as well as company holiday between Christmas and New Year
• Progressive social benefits and an attractive pension scheme
• Opportunities for professional development
• Financial support and/or time off for internal or external training courses
• Competitive remuneration and payment for good performance

About us

As the Cloud Platform Team, we are jointly responsible for the further development and operation of Swissgrid’s cloud services. Our team is part of the «Server, Storage & Data Bases» team and has a very high technical maturity, as well as being international, innovative and inclusive. For us, a good team spirit is essential. We work together and take each other to the next level. We are motivated to develop and operate a modern, stable cloud infrastructure.