AI Platform Engineer (a)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026.
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Zurich
What you're going to do
Software engineering is being reimagined around AI agents that do the work under human direction. Become part of this journey and help build the platform that helps our engineers deliver better software to our clients while keeping quality, security and governance at enterprise level.
As our AI Platform Engineer, you'll play a key role in shaping this platform from the ground up. You'll combine platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, and software delivery expertise to build, operate and continuously improve the internal platform that powers AI-native software delivery.
You will ensure that AI-native as development remains secure, observable, cost-efficient, and governed by engineering best practices so that humans stay accountable and in control.
This is a hands-on role with broad ownership in a strategic initiative shaping internal engineering practices and future client offerings. You'll work closely with engineering teams, evaluate new AI capabilities, support internal adoption and help turn technical innovation into value for our customers.
You will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Designing, implementing, operating and evolving the AI-Native Software Factory platform
- Establishing and maintaining quality gates, testing, and verification mechanisms
- Curating engineering standards, templates, architecture guidelines, and agent context
- Operating observability, security controls, and policy guardrails
- Managing platform configuration, LLM access, and cost transparency
- Supporting project onboarding and ensuring secure project isolation
- Driving continuous improvement through telemetry, reliability, and delivery metrics
What we're looking for
- Strong experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or SRE
- Experience with AI-assisted or agentic software development
- Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and infrastructure-as-code (eg. Terraform)
- Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, or comparable container platforms
- Experience with observability, reliability engineering, and incident management
- Experience with software delivery lifecycle, quality engineering, and automated testing
- Knowledge of security best practices, identity management, and secrets handling
Excellent communication skills
Pragmatic, ownership-driven, and innovative mindset
Ability to thrive in environments with uncertainty and rapidly evolving requirements
Strong interest in emerging AI technologies and experimentation
Sharp minds, good vibes
We are the sharp-minded IT experts who tackle the trickiest software and security challenges. With more than 700 employees in our locations in Zurich (HQ), Bern, Lausanne, Budapest, Lisbon, Singapore, and Ho Chi Minh City, we make the digital business of our clients work.
As a great team, we empower each other to share, grow and succeed. The unique Adnovum spirit across locations stands for helping each other at any time, having an open door and contributing to an appreciating and trustful atmosphere. We always enjoy having a laugh, a coffee or a drink together!
Apart from our unique «one Adnovum» spirit, we offer a solution-oriented engineering culture with flat hierarchies, which gives you the opportunity to contribute with your opinions and ideas. We embrace flexible working, like the possibility to work part-time and a hybrid work model. Your continuous education and development are key to us. Therefore, we actively encourage and support individual training opportunities.
We firmly believe that diversity drives innovation and creates a vibrant and engaging workplace. We therefore encourage applications from people of all genders, all backgrounds, and all life journeys - a sentiment we express with an (a) for «all» in our job postings. At Adnovum, everyone is welcome.
For data privacy reasons, we only accept applications submitted via our online portal. Applications received by e-mail cannot be processed. Thank you for your understanding.
David Lemos
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager