Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled System Engineer with expertise in Cloud, DevOps, and automation technologies. You will be part of a collaborative team focused on modernizing our infrastructure with a cloud-first strategy, while ensuring seamless integration with traditional systems and platforms.
In this role, you will be responsible for managing and optimizing hybrid cloud environments, automating infrastructure provisioning, and supporting both cloud and on-premises systems. You will contribute to building a secure, scalable, and resilient IT environment that aligns with our business goals and operational needs.
Our team values innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence. We foster a culture of collaboration, learning, and open communication, and we stay ahead of industry trends in cloud computing, virtualization, and systems automation.

Your Key Tasks

• Automate infrastructure with IaC tools: Use Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform to automate provisioning and management of compute and cloud resources
• Cloud and DevOps integration: Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate cloud platforms—especially Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)—with existing systems for seamless operations
• On-call support for critical issues: Participate in on-call rotations to troubleshoot and resolve high-priority system and cloud-related issues
• Ensure security and compliance: Implement and maintain security protocols across cloud and traditional systems, ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory standards

Qualifications

• Automation and IaC Proficiency: Proven experience in automating virtual infrastructure using Terraform or similar tools
• Hybrid cloud experience: Strong background in managing hybrid environments that combine cloud platforms and traditional on-premises systems
• Strong communication and documentation skills: Ability to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

It would be a real bonus if you have

• VMware certifications, such as:

VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)
VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)
VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX)

• Microsoft Windows certifications, such as:

Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800, AZ-801)
Endpoint Administrator Associate (MD-102)

• DevOps knowledge: Experience working closely with DevOps teams to deploy and manage cloud-native and hybrid environments

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.