DevOps / Platform Engineer (a), 100% — Bachem AG
- Location
- Bubendorf
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 30 days ago
Role overview
To strengthen our team in the Global IT department, we are looking for a dedicated DevOps Platform Engineer, 100%.
- To strengthen our team in the Global IT department, we are looking for a dedicated DevOps Platform Engineer, 100%.
- Degree in IT or equivalent practical experience in a field related to DevOps or software engineering
- 3-5 years of experience with DevOps or a closely related software engineering role
Key requirements
- Degree in IT or equivalent practical experience in a field related to DevOps or software engineering
- 3-5 years of experience with DevOps or a closely related software engineering role
- Strong hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise, including GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines and repository governance
- Solid experience automating infrastructure-as-code deployments (Terraform) via GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, targeting Azure and/or AWS
- A product-oriented mindset and the drive to make developers more productive
- A collaborative, service‑oriented mindset that thrives in agile, iterative environments, measuring success by how productive and self‑sufficient you help platform users become
- Comfortable in an agile environment, delivering iteratively and self-organizing to keep steady progress
- Nice to have: Experience with regulated / GxP environments Fluent in English, German is a plus Our offer:
- A dynamic and rapidly growing work environment with internal development and training opportunities
- Flexible working hours with home office days and an option for obtaining additional vacation days through workload reduction
- Company‑run daycare center on the Bachem Campus in Bubendorf
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Application process
- We are building an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that lets teams across Bachem deliver applications in a standardized, self-service way.
Company and context
- In this hands-on role you will build, operate and scale the platform – bringing your experience to strengthen its core foundations today, and helping grow it into the backbone that serves the whole organization tomorrow. Your tasks:
- Build, automate and operate our Internal Developer Platform based on GitHub Enterprise and cloud infrastructure
- Design and maintain infrastructure as code to provision environments, resources and guardrails in a repeatable, auditable way
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and reusable workflow templates in GitHub Actions, with quality, security and compliance built in
- Help scale the platform as adoption grows - improving reusable templates, guardrails and self-service capabilities so it serves more teams without more manual effort
- Keep the platform reliable, compliant and secure – monitoring, observability, incident response, patching and continuous improvement of operational practices
- Implement platform governance and guardrails: access management, policies, secrets handling and cost awareness
- Facilitate discussions and drive alignment across stakeholder groups with different priorities, translating their requirements into coherent, shared platform capabilities.
- Partner with developers across a wide range of skill levels: coaching newcomers, enabling professional developers and adapting your communication and support to each audience.
- Create documentation, guidelines and onboarding materials that make the platform easy to adopt for developers of every maturity level
Additional details
- In this hands-on role you will build, operate and scale the platform – bringing your experience to strengthen its core foundations today, and helping grow it into the backbone that serves the whole organization tomorrow.
- Nice to have: Experience with regulated / GxP environments Fluent in English, German is a plus
Notes and original content
- Your tasks:
- Your profile
- Nice to have: Experience with regulated / GxP environments
- Fluent in English, German is a plus
Questions about this listing
What salary does Bachem AG offer for this role?
Bachem AG lists CHF 62'000 - 94'000 gross per year for this position in Bubendorf. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Bachem AG offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Bachem AG during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Basel?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Basel can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Basel's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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