DevOps Middleware Specialist

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.

We are looking for aDevOps Middleware Engineer for a team of motivated, enthusiastic and committed colleagues who always take the time to look at complex issues from all sides, who together master the challenges of day-to-day business, and who make the job of "running the bank" in Avaloq a success.

On our way to the cloud, we are providing an ever-increasing range of microservices to best combine availability and scalability.

Your key tasks

Infrastructure, Cloud & Automation

• Define and deploy infrastructure components in Terraform for Oracle (OCI).
• Manage containers on OpenShift (OCP) or Kubernetes clusters (provisioning, scaling, upgrades, networking, security, observability).
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines for scalable, predictable deployments.
• Use modern technologies to continuously improve and automate system operations.
• Set up, operate, monitor, and maintain systems required to deliver Avaloq services.

Middleware & Application Servers

• Administer and configure middleware components.
• Administer and configure web application servers and J2EE application servers (JBoss, WebLogic, Tomcat).
• Perform middleware refreshment, patching, and full lifecycle maintenance.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and administration of enterprise applications.

Operations, Reliability & ITSM

• Participate in ITSM processes:

  performance, service, change, asset, incident, and problem management.

• Manage L2/L3 tickets in collaboration with strategic 3rd-party suppliers.
• Participate in 7×24 on-call rotation, including early/late shifts.
• Investigate and troubleshoot complex technical issues across middleware, cloud, and infrastructure layers.

Automation, Scripting & Documentation

• Develop automation and monitoring scripts.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation.
• Collaborate with specialists from multiple domains to support cross-area activities.

Messaging & Integration

• Work with queues and message exchange mechanisms (JMS-style or equivalent).
• (Nice to have) Experience with IBM MQ.

• Degree in Computer Science or IT, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong Linux knowledge (Windows is a plus).
• Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, MPLS, peering, hub & spoke).
• Experience with at least one cloud provider (Oracle preferred).
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, Git (IaC).
• Strong CI/CD background: Jenkins, GitHub, CloudInit.
• Basic understanding of software development.
• Experience analyzing technical problems and automating recurring tasks.
• Experience with J2EE servers (JBoss, WebLogic, Tomcat).
• Secure Data Transfer expertise (SFTP, queue management).
• Knowledge of SSL and digital certificates.
• Ability to work under strict deadlines while handling multiple tasks.
• Excellent teamwork, communication, customer focus, and a positive attitude.
• Strong proficiency in English communication

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.