Senior DevOps & Platform Engineering Lead

Senior DevOps & Platform Engineering Lead

(Azure Terraform Enterprise Release Management)

Location: Basel, Switzerland

Employment Type: Full-time

Language: English required

About the Role

Swiss Himmel GmbH is looking for a Senior DevOps & Platform Engineering Lead with 15+ years of experience to drive cloud transformation, platform engineering, and mission-critical release governance within a complex, regulated banking environment.

This is a senior leadership role combining hands-on engineering, production delivery ownership, DevOps strategy, and ITIL-based release governance. You will be responsible for building scalable Azure-based platforms, implementing Infrastructure as Code, and ensuring the successful delivery of regulatory and business-critical releases with zero disruption.

Your Responsibilities

Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform across Azure environments

Build and manage end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or TeamCity

Lead containerization and orchestration strategies using Docker, AKS, and Helm

Own and govern Release, Change, and Incident Management in line with ITIL best practices

Manage production deployments, hotfix releases, and regulatory delivery cycles

Drive identity & access management, vulnerability management, patching, and compliance controls

Implement monitoring and observability solutions using tools such as Geneos and Splunk

Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver stable, audit-ready, and error-free enterprise releases

Provide leadership across platform engineering, production support, and DevOps automation initiatives

Your Profile

15+ years of IT experience, preferably within Banking or Financial Services

Strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure (AZ-400, AZ-104, AZ-900 or equivalent)

Advanced experience with Terraform (modular design, remote state management, automated deployments)

Proven track record in CI/CD implementation and DevOps transformation

Deep knowledge of Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, and Helm

Strong experience in production support, release governance, and regulatory delivery environments

Solid understanding of ITIL processes and enterprise change management

Excellent stakeholder management and cross-team coordination skills

Nice to Have

Experience building LLM-powered applications using Python, LangChain, OpenAI APIs, or RAG pipelines

Exposure to Hadoop, Informatica, OBIEE, or Control-M

Experience in highly regulated, audit-driven environments

What We Offer

Opportunity to lead enterprise-scale cloud and DevOps transformation initiatives

High-impact role within mission-critical banking platforms

A collaborative, international, and technology-driven environment

Long-term growth and leadership opportunities within Swiss Himmel GmbH