(Senior) Cloud Security Engineer (80-100%)

Electricity moves our lives. And we move electricity. Every day we commit ourselves to the network-side supply security in Switzerland. On behalf of Switzerland and in cooperation with international partners, our employees ensure a powerful and reliable electricity grid.

For our "Platform Services" team at the headquarters in Aarau, we are looking for motivated and ambitious reinforcement with the will to make an important contribution to a modern and highly available IT environment at Swissgrid. Do you want to use your skills for the secure electricity supply of Switzerland? Then we look forward to your application as

(Senior) Cloud Security Engineer (80-100%) - 1476

This is how you ensure electricity in Switzerland

As a (Senior) Cloud Security Engineer, you are part of our Cloud Platform team and responsible for the secure use and further development of our Azure Cloud platform. You develop security architectures and implement security measures. Our central Cyber Security team supports you in this. Your tasks include:

• Engineering and implementation of security requirements in our cloud environment considering best practices
• Identification and assessment of cyber security risks for our cloud platform
• Definition and implementation of preventive measures to prevent cyber security risks
• Support of cloud projects and line initiatives: determining protection requirements and designing security concepts
• Creation and continuation of concepts and guidelines regarding cloud security
• Documentation and knowledge transfer

This is how you make a difference

We are looking for a communicative, team-oriented, and analytical personality with a can-do mentality who is not afraid of complex contexts and shares our passion for an agile working environment. You have a quick grasp, willingness to cooperate, and great motivation to work on new topics. In addition, you bring the following:

• Master's degree in Cyber Security or Computer Science with further training/certifications in the field of Cyber Security as well as Microsoft Azure Platform
• Several years of experience in cyber security roles with a focus on cloud security
• Experience in offensive security (security auditing, pentesting, CTF... etc.)
• Knowledge in hyperscaler technologies, especially with Azure and the associated SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and security services
• Knowledge in infrastructure automation and infrastructure as code (e.g., Git, Terraform), CI/CD pipelines (Github, Github Actions, Azure DevOps), IAM as well as AKS
• Knowledge in cyber security frameworks and standards (e.g., ISO / IEC 270xx series, NIST)
• Excellent communication skills in German and English

This is how we inspire you

We offer you a responsible and exciting task in a company unique to Switzerland, located close to Aarau train station and with a state-of-the-art working environment. In addition, you benefit from the following perks:

• Flexible working hours (42 hours per week), including possibilities for home office
• 25-30 working days of vacation as well as company holidays between Christmas and New Year
• Active support for professional development
• Progressive social benefits and an attractive pension fund
• Financial and/or time support for internal or external training

Let us introduce ourselves

Our "Platform Services" team is international, dynamic, and innovative. We are characterized by a high level of professional maturity and a strong service orientation. Team spirit is important to us - we work together and help each other. It motivates us to develop and operate a modern and "leading-edge" infrastructure.

Would you like to get an insight into the team? Here Patrick talks about his daily work and his reasons for working at Swissgrid.