Senior Platform Engineer (all genders)

80-100%, Winterthur/Smart Working

Shape your future-- together with us!

Are you passionate about platforms, automation, and developer experience? Then become part of our new Golden Path team and develop standardized, highly automated platforms and tools that enable our development teams to achieve maximum speed with minimal friction.

The Golden Path team of AXA Schweiz with 4 Platform Engineers is building the next iteration of our Internal Developer Platform - standardized, highly automated development platforms and tools that enable our approximately 400 developers in about 50 dev teams to achieve maximum speed with minimal friction.

In the area of Data, Technology & Innovation, around 600 software and system developers work throughout Switzerland and develop the technology of tomorrow in-house. In doing so, we also collaborate in global teams and networks.
We shape and integrate the latest tools, host hackathons, and our agile product teams run self-organized and are independently responsible from A to Z.

What awaits you

• Simplification and integration of new and existing DevOps tools and processes
• Close cooperation with product teams to increase the automation and security of their software products
• Introduction and dissemination of best practices for DevOps within the development organization together with our DevOps teams and the DevOps chapter
• Maintenance of our Secure-SDLC tool stacks
• Integration of AI capabilities into the SDLC processes of AXA Schweiz
• Ensuring that the entire stack meets our security and compliance requirements
• Collaboration with the cloud providers and our global IT service provider AXA Group Operations to integrate their solutions into our platform and provide feedback
• Mentoring the junior members of the team

What you bring with you

• You have several years of experience in the development and operation of software, and preferably a higher education degree in the field of computer science
• You are familiar with CI/CD practices and tools such as Infrastructure as Code, Blue/Green Deployments, Feature-Flags, and GitHub Actions
• You have a strong motivation to learn new things and to further develop your skills and the team
• You possess an inherent drive for automation and strive for technical excellence
• You use AI in your professional daily routine and may have also developed autonomous AI agents
• You bring the willingness to operate critical infrastructure and occasionally perform on-call service
• You are motivated to work in a globally networked team
• You act as a committed and visionary team player who is able to collaborate and prioritize in a complex environment
• You speak fluent German and English

What we offer you

We are convinced: satisfied employees deliver the best performance. That's why we invest in benefits that offer tangible advantages - beyond the usual.

Flexibility and freedom: Smart Working (flexible working model), annual working hours, 5 weeks of vacation (6 weeks from age 50), vacation gift 2 weeks every 5 years, vacation purchase up to 10 additional days/per year

Job and family: Family-friendly meeting times, 22 weeks of maternity leave, 8 weeks of leave for the other parent, childcare subsidies, company family allowances, days off for the care of relatives and in challenging personal situations

Provision and insurance: Attractive pension fund with extensive supra-mandatory benefits including choice savings options, up to 30% discount on insurance products

Flexible benefits: AXA Shareplan (employee participation), CHF 500 annually on the benefits platform Swibeco, discounted lunch or lunch card, Smart Working allowance CHF 200 per year

Mobility: Reimbursement for Half-Fare travelcard, Reka-Pay up to CHF 1-000 per year (20% discount), fleet discount, free e-charging station, AXA rental bicycles

Healthy balance in daily work: Free check-ups, annual health weeks, diverse movement offers (online/offline), massage offers, quiet rooms, Employee Care, online health portal, various seminars/events around health prevention & mental health

Development: 3 days individual learning time, free coaching, large range of learning & development opportunities, financial participation in further education, promotion of internal mobility, talent development offers, seminars for employees 55+ (AXA Horizon), engagement in communities on different topics, participation in innovation projects (Innoday, AXA Hackathon, UnConference), 2 days time for volunteer work (environment & social)

Your future place of work

General-Guisan-Strasse 40, Winterthur, Switzerland

Apply now!

Do you have questions or further concerns? Ute Schläfli, Senior Recruiting Partner, is happy to be available for you via email (ute.schlaefli@axa.ch).

More info on the application process can be found here.

Diversity and inclusion are close to our hearts at AXA

Openness, respect and appreciation of differences and similarities are essential characteristics of cooperation at AXA Schweiz. We want to promote equal opportunity and also reduce barriers in the application process.

If you require support or individual adjustments due to disabilities, neurodivergences and/or health restrictions, you can contact the recruiting team at any time at hr.recruitinggd@axa.ch.

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About AXA

At AXA, we believe that every person has the potential to actively shape the future. Our goal is to create a dynamic, supportive and progressive working environment that inspires, encourages and promotes you. With a culture characterized by cooperation at eye level, trust and diversity. With our modern working conditions, we want