LINUX CLOUD ENGINEER

About the Role  We are seeking a skilled engineer with expertise in Puppet to improve our ability to deliver reliable, cost-effective and modern solutions in private and public cloud environments (e.
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Swisscom Cloud, MS Azure).
We need a specialist for.
engineering our Linux cloud service and cloud infrastructure, drive process automation to next level (Azure DevOps) and look after our infrastructure systems with an excellent knowledge of automation, configuration and infrastructure management solutions (preferably Puppet).
You will be responsible to.
Maintain and further develop the puppet service (puppet server infrastructure)  Design, implement, and manage Puppet manifests, modules, and configurations to ensure desired state configurations.
Develop and maintain custom Puppet modules to automate repetitive tasks and configuration management.
Support and lead the IAC development of Linux blueprints based on Swiss Re IT governance  Design, develop, implement and enhance the Linux DevOps domain (LDAP, Puppet, CMDB)  Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for infrastructure changes.
Focus on standardization and infrastructure automation  Provide consultancy to internal customers on application onboarding and all relevant infrastructure topics  Technically lead and contribute to application and (mainly) infrastructure projects  Support lifecycle projects (Puppet 8, Ubuntu, SLES, RHEL)    About the Team  Our team provides IT services to internal customers within Swiss Re.
The Infrastructure Team consists of software developers, systems and information engineers.
We provide high quality infrastructure services and ensure smooth operation of critical platforms and business solutions.
We work in multi-functional, agile teams on delivering IT solutions in close collaboration with customers and platform owners.
About You  Extensive experience with Puppet, including writing and managing manifests and modules  Experience in writing custom type and providers  Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems (SLES, Ubuntu, RHEL).
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python and Ruby.
Understanding of CI/CD principles and tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).
Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation  Experience with vulnerability scanning and security hardening of Linux systems  Good packaging and software deployment knowledge including high grade of security awareness  Understanding of CI/CD principles and tools  Strong scripting skills and profound knowledge of interfaces and protocols (Ruby, Java, Spring Boot framework)  Good packaging and software deployment knowledge including high grade of security awareness    Preferred Qualifications  Proven experience in Linux system administration and cloud infrastructure management.
Proven of experience specifically working with Puppet for configuration management.
Puppet certification or equivalent hands-on experience.
Experience with other configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, or SaltStack.
We provide feedback to all candidates via email.
If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder   About Swiss Re   Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient.
We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.
Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients.
This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking.
We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics.
In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
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