IT Operations Engineer / Specialist
Apply locations Zurich time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR012936
About Us
Rothschild & Co is a leading global financial services group with seven generations of family control and a history of over 200 years at the centre of the world's financial markets.
Our expertise, intellectual capital and global network enable us to provide a distinct perspective that makes a meaningful difference to our clients, communities and planet.
We have 4,200 talented specialists on the ground in over 40 countries around the world, enabling us to deliver a unique global perspective across four market-leading business divisions – Global Advisory, Wealth Management, Asset Management and Five Arrows.
As a family-controlled business built on relationships, we place a huge emphasis on our people and finding the right colleagues to take our business forward.
Rothschild & Co is committed to an inclusive and supportive environment where diversity and different perspectives are valued.
Overview of Role
Rothschild & Co is an organization that demands a high-quality, responsive and agile IT service to meet the needs of its banking professionals. We are looking for a Senior IT Operations Engineer to help drive and support our ambitious business and IT strategic objectives.
The successful candidate will take on a diverse, engineering and hands-on role in IT Operations, overseeing the operation, maintenance, and support of the bank's client facing and internal applications and services.
The candidate should be a proactive problem solver, capable of taking ownership and working independently as part of a team.
Main Responsibilities & Tasks
* Execution of day-to-day 'business as usual' tasks to ensure availability and stability of the bank's business applications and services.
* Engineering and implementation of smart solutions (Automation, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code / IAC) that align with organizational goals.
* Troubleshoot technical issues also by engaging with our service providers and development teams.
* Ensuring application and system processes are correctly scheduled and monitored both during and outside of business hours.
* Onboarding, Installing and Updating applications and interfaces while adhering to banking security standards.
* OS Administration, Windows & Linux, OpenShift Container Platform.
* Continuous improvement of the bank's applications and systems and processes.
* Collaboration with external parties who provide infrastructure and/or services.
Education and Qualifications
* IT education or advanced training in IT with several years of relevant experience.
Required Experience, Skills and Competencies
* Proven experience in a similar role / environment.
* 'Run the Bank' knowledge and ability to drive forward operational efficiency and improvement.
* Expert knowledge of Windows & Linux Application administration/operation, Scripting (PowerShell) and Web Servers (IIS, Apache).
* Knowledge of Networks and System Security (Hardening, Firewalls, WAF, Load Balancers).
* Strong team player with an ability to establish and maintain a high level of trust and confidence amongst peers and colleagues.
* Flexible and willing to get involved where required, keen to face new challenges on a daily basis; learning new tools and technologies.
* Ability to solve problems independently, efficiently and completely, providing clear updates to management and business users.
* Ability of managing small projects.
* Solid written and spoken communication skills in English (German is a plus).
Beneficial Skills
* Container Platforms (Openshift / Kubernetes).
* Cloud Technology (Azure, Oracle OCI).
* CICD concepts, DevOps and tools Monitoring tools (Splunk, Grafana, OEM).
* Active Directory, SSO, SAML.
* PKI Infrastructure, Kerberos.
* Managed File Transfer concept and tools (Tibco, File Express).
Benefits
* Rothschild & Co is committed to safeguarding and enhancing the health and wellbeing of all its employees. To support this, Rothschild & Co provides all employees with a range of healthcare services and benefits that aim to support their overall wellbeing.
* We provide a variety of in-house trainings, as well as tuition assistance for further education and training courses.
* Everyone can choose to incorporate agile working principles into their working week.
* We believe there are opportunities for all of us to enhance our working lives and outcomes, by applying a more flexible approach to where and when we work and up to 40% of your work time can be performed from home, after probation period.
If you are curious to learn more about us and offer valuable experience in a similar role, please submit your CV along with a cover letter through our recruitment tool.
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