About Us Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs. About the client Our client is a well-established international software vendor operating in the Digital Experience Platform (DXP) space—helping enterprises unify content, customer data, and integrations to deliver high-quality digital experiences at scale. Their platform powers both public-facing systems with high traffic and large internal enterprise environments. About the role We are partnering with a leading Swiss technology-driven environment offering modern infrastructure and a highly advanced workplace ecosystem. As part of their continued growth, they are looking to strengthen their IT department with a Cloud Platform Engineer focused on Kubernetes , Azure , and DevOps practices. You will play a key role in designing, operating, and evolving a robust cloud and on-prem platform , ensuring scalability, reliability, and security across critical systems. Working model: ONSITE Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Contract: Permanent Interview Process: Intro Call + 2 client interviews (HR and HM) Responsibilities Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters (on-premise and Azure AKS – RKE2 / AKS ) Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI and implement GitOps workflows with Argo CD Operate and evolve centralized logging systems using ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash/Filebeat, Kibana) Administer Azure cloud infrastructure (AKS, Entra ID, NSG, Key Vault, Azure Monitor) with strong security practices Deploy and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (OpenTofu, Ansible) Implement monitoring and alerting using Prometheus and Grafana Ensure deployment, availability, and performance of middleware/data components (RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL) Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement actions Maintain clear and up-to-date technical documentation (runbooks, architectures, procedures) Requirements 3–5 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering roles Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployments, services, Helm, troubleshooting) Practical experience with Argo CD and GitOps deployment strategies Solid experience with GitLab (CI/CD pipelines, runners, container registries) Proven experience managing ELK stack environments Good knowledge of Azure ecosystem (AKS, Entra ID, NSG, Key Vault, Azure Monitor) Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (OpenTofu, Ansible) Scripting skills (Bash and/or Python) for automation Understanding of security best practices in cloud and containerized environments Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana) Fluent French (spoken and written) and professional English