Senior Cloud Engineer

SOPHiA GENETICS

$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles.
  • Expertise in secure cloud infrastructure solutions design and implementation.
  • In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes for large-scale operations.
  • Strong Linux experience and familiarity with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform and Ansible.
  • Proficient in observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
  • Excellent communication and mentoring skills, with a passion for cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement secure cloud infrastructure solutions, primarily on Azure.
  • Architect and operate Kubernetes clusters at an enterprise scale.
  • Mentor and guide junior cloud engineers.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes.
  • Assist engineering teams with troubleshooting and root cause analyses.
  • Lead cloud and infrastructure projects from conception through execution.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive sickness and accident coverage through Helsana.
  • Monthly meal vouchers worth 90CHF with partner cafeteria.
  • Engaging work environment with free snacks, coffee, and rest spaces.
  • Free parking available at an accessible location.
  • Direct interaction with senior leadership and opportunities to influence company decisions.
Full Job Description
Your mission:

Reporting directly to the Head of Technology Infrastructure, the Senior Cloud Engineer will fill a key role in the strategy and development of our cloud infrastructure and security.

The value add:

  • Design, architect, and implement secure cloud infrastructure solutions on cloud platforms (Azure in particular).
  • Kubernetes design, implementations and operations at scale.
  • Mentor junior cloud engineers.
  • Act as a subject matter expert for Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes.
  • Help engineering teams troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis.
  • Lead infrastructure and cloud related projects.

Requirements

The experience you bring:

  • 5+ years of experience as a Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, SRE or similar role.
  • Proven experience designing and implementing secure cloud infrastructure solutions.
  • Expert Kubernetes knowledge.
  • Strong Linux knowledge.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
  • Strong understanding of cloud platform security features (specific to chosen platform).
  • Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Loki, etc.).
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
  • A passion for cloud and staying current with the latest advancements.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms especially Azure.
  • Deep understanding of cloud architecture principles and best practices
  • Extensive experience with cloud infrastructure services: Virtualization, networking, storage, compute services, etc.
  • Strong scripting skills: Python, shell, etc.
  • Strong problem-solving skills: Ability to identify and solve complex cloud-related problems
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills: Ability to work effectively with other engineers and stakeholders
  • Leadership and mentoring skills: Ability to lead and mentor junior cloud engineers
  • Able to gather requirements at all levels, analyze them and proceed to the design, planning and lead technically the project.

Benefits

You will be joining an organization with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we pursue exponential growth.

Our benefits package is comprehensive, but varies internationally in-line with local standards and laws. You can discuss a full breakdown with us, but as a brief overview:

  • Sickness and Accident coverage through Helsana
  • Meal Vouchers at 90CHF PM with our partner cafeteria
  • A fun and engaging work environment, with Rest & Entertainment space, full stocked free coffee machine and free fruit/snacks
  • Free parking in an easy to access location
  • A strong social committee whose purpose is to make SOPHiA GENETICs both enjoyable as well as rewarding
  • As our global HQ, you'll have direct interaction and exposure to senior leadership and our executive team locally


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Apply now with your CV and any supporting information.

Suitably qualified candidates will be invited through an interview and screening process where you will speak with members of our Talent Acquisition Team, the hiring leader alongside key colleagues and stakeholders from across the business. If you need additional support for accessibility, please contact our TA team for assistance.

We appreciate the value external partners can bring, but we operate a direct-hiring model and we are not looking to utilize agency support at this time. All hiring is controlled by Talent Acquisition, potential partners should liaise through TA and not our hiring teams please.

Starting Date: ASAP

Location: Rolle, CH

Contract: Permanent

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