Senior System Engineer - Linux

Writing the future. Together. 

Avaloq is a value driven, fast-paced financial technology and services company and we are committed to developing the banking solutions of tomorrow. 

By joining Avaloq, you’ll become a key part of our effort to power the digital transformation of the financial services industry. Our ambition is big and bold – to provide full end-to-end digital solutions by combining our leading efficiency with a flexible, responsible digital user experience. Headquartered in Zurich, Avaloq has over 2,000 employees globally. More information is available at www.avaloq.com  

Your team

In our DevTech division, we deliver highly scalable and performant software – with passion. We consist of hundreds of Software Engineers, Architects, Product Owners and Cluster Leads and speak fluent agile – amongst many other languages. Our vision is clear – we want to code software that provides simplicity for a new era. And we think that we are quite good, at what we do, working with brilliant people on future-ready solutions every day. Our flat hierarchies enable each and every one to have a voice and we are always looking for new ones, helping us to become even more innovative.

Your mission

• Work together with the product team to align and optimize Linux system
• Centralized management of a Linux of 5000 virtual servers
• Advice stakeholders on Linux standards
• Test and role-out Linux upgrades

What you need

• Strong experience RHEL/CentOS 7.0 / 8.0
• Strong experience with configuration management Puppet and/or Ansible
• Good knowledge with shell scripting language like ksh, zsh, bash
• Strong troubleshooting skills through the stack up to the application
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking

You will get extra points for the following 

• RHEL certified engineer
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• experience with AIX or Solaris
• Knowledge of operating Oracle data bases
• vSphere virtualization environment

Now let's talk about perks and compensation

We offer high flexibility in regards to working models (e.g. part time and home office models are possible depending on business requirements). Our base salaries are competitive and if you prove to be a superstar, you might even be entitled to an extraordinary achievement reward. Avaloq aims to share its success with all its employees by paying out “Success Share Units” depending on its performance in a given year.

At Avaloq we embrace diversity, we embrace difference. We are whole-heartedly committed to equal employment opportunities and we foster an inclusive culture where everyone’s' contributions are valued and their voices are listened to. We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other fascinating characteristics that make us different. Please note that our job descriptions are intended to be written in an inclusive and gender neutral language.

Don’t be shy – apply!

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