Prime21
Innerschweiz
Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer OpenShift
- 24 August 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Intermediate)
- Innerschweiz
About the job
Do you want to not only operate a modern cloud platform but also actively shape its automation, stability, security, and further development?
On behalf of MediData AG in Root LU, we are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer. MediData is one of the central networking partners in the Swiss healthcare system, connecting around 22,000 actors - from medical practices and hospitals to pharmacies and laboratories, as well as health insurers and authorities. More than 105 million documents are processed annually via the protected digital data space.
As a Platform Engineer, you will work on a business-critical private cloud platform based on OpenShift and Kubernetes. Together with your team, you will consistently develop the platform towards automation and self-service, thereby creating the technological foundation for MediData's product teams.
On behalf of MediData AG in Root LU, we are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer. MediData is one of the central networking partners in the Swiss healthcare system, connecting around 22,000 actors - from medical practices and hospitals to pharmacies and laboratories, as well as health insurers and authorities. More than 105 million documents are processed annually via the protected digital data space.
As a Platform Engineer, you will work on a business-critical private cloud platform based on OpenShift and Kubernetes. Together with your team, you will consistently develop the platform towards automation and self-service, thereby creating the technological foundation for MediData's product teams.
Your Responsibilities
- Engineering, automation, operation, and continuous further development of MediData's private cloud platform
- Operation and optimisation of the OpenShift and Kubernetes environment with ArgoCD, GitOps, and modern CI/CD processes
- Development of self-service solutions that enable product teams to manage deployments and environments as independently as possible
- Automation of infrastructure and recurring operational processes using Infrastructure as Code
- Support of product teams on platform, security, compliance, and monitoring issues
- Ensuring stability, availability, performance, and security of the platform
- Participation in the implementation and further development of requirements in the context of ISO 27001 and information security
- Operation and integration of additional platform components such as S3 storage, ActiveMQ, as well as Oracle and PostgreSQL databases
- Close collaboration with product teams, software engineering, and the architecture guild on DevOps and platform decisions
- Evaluation of new technologies and active further development of the platform architecture
Our Requirements
- Higher vocational training or degree in computer science (HF, FH, ETH, university) or a comparable qualification
- Several years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, cloud engineering, or operation of modern cloud infrastructures
- Solid practical knowledge of OpenShift and Kubernetes
- Experience with Docker, Helm, and modern container and orchestration technologies
- Good knowledge of CI/CD and GitOps, ideally with GitLab, Jenkins, and ArgoCD
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation, for example with Ansible
- Knowledge of secrets management as well as monitoring and observability
- Experience with technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack is an advantage
- Understanding of security and compliance in business-critical IT environments
- Independent and solution-oriented working style as well as enthusiasm for taking responsibility
- Very good German skills as well as good technical English
Your Prospects
- A central engineering role on a business-critical platform in the Swiss healthcare system
- Modern tech stack around OpenShift, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, GitOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code
- Plenty of scope for shaping the automation and further development of the private cloud
- Engineering focus rather than pure infrastructure operation
- Opportunity to actively help shape self-service and DevOps structures for the product teams
- Collaboration with experienced engineers, product teams, and software architects
- Technologically demanding environment with high requirements for security, stability, and availability
- Half-fare travelcard
- REKA checks
- Meal discounts
- Additional benefits (leisure offers)
- Lived team spirit
- Ski days, events & activities for joint exchange
- Above-average pension fund solution
- Very strong social benefits - particularly attractive for candidates aged 40 and above
- Meaningful work in the digital healthcare sector of Switzerland
- Modern technologies in a critical, highly available platform environment
- Continuous further development through training, workshops, and conferences
- Collegial environment with short decision-making paths and high expertise
