Your mission:
Reporting directly to the Head of Technology Infrastructure, the Senior Cloud Engineer will fill a key role in the strategy and development of our cloud infrastructure and security.
The value add:
- Design, architect, and implement secure cloud infrastructure solutions on cloud platforms (Azure in particular).
- Kubernetes design, implementations and operations at scale.
- Mentor junior cloud engineers.
- Act as a subject matter expert for Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes.
- Help engineering teams troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis.
- Lead infrastructure and cloud related projects.
Requirements
The experience you bring:
- 5+ years of experience as a Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, SRE or similar role.
- Proven experience designing and implementing secure cloud infrastructure solutions.
- Expert Kubernetes knowledge.
- Strong Linux knowledge.
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
- Strong understanding of cloud platform security features (specific to chosen platform).
- Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Loki, etc.).
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- A passion for cloud and staying current with the latest advancements.
- Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms especially Azure.
- Deep understanding of cloud architecture principles and best practices
- Extensive experience with cloud infrastructure services: Virtualization, networking, storage, compute services, etc.
- Strong scripting skills: Python, shell, etc.
- Strong problem-solving skills: Ability to identify and solve complex cloud-related problems
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills: Ability to work effectively with other engineers and stakeholders
- Leadership and mentoring skills: Ability to lead and mentor junior cloud engineers
- Able to gather requirements at all levels, analyze them and proceed to the design, planning and lead technically the project.
Benefits
You will be joining an organization with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we pursue exponential growth.
Business recognition and accolades include:
- World's most innovative companies (Top 10)
- World's smartest companies (Top 50)
- 100 Best Places to Work in Boston
- Top 10 European Tech Startup
- Top 10 European biotechs startup to watch
- Top 25 East-Coast Biotech to watch
Our benefits package is comprehensive, but varies internationally in-line with local standards and laws. You can discuss a full breakdown with us, but as a brief overview:
- Sickness and Accident coverage through Helsana
- Meal Vouchers at 90CHF PM with our partner cafeteria
- A fun and engaging work environment, with Rest & Entertainment space, full stocked free coffee machine and free fruit/snacks
- Free parking in an easy to access location
- A strong social committee whose purpose is to make SOPHiA GENETICs both enjoyable as well as rewarding
- As our global HQ, you'll have direct interaction and exposure to senior leadership and our executive team locally
Our DNA
Like the strands of DNA itself, SOPHiA GENETICS and the team are deeply interconnected and reliant on each other to deliver. There are common threads across the team. Things that bind us together. Those things are Relentless Curious; Resilient & Nimble and Fearlessly Adventurous
Our Virtues
At SOPHiA GENETICS we established our 7 Virtues to clarify how our principles show up each day through action. We Decide; We Do; We Collaborate; We Innovate; We Empower; We Adapt and We Learn.
At the centre of our Virtues is our Mantra, We Care, which provides a constant reminder of the compassionate, benevolent, and hopeful nature of our mission and how it should be threaded through each of our Virtues and everything we do. Learn more about our DNA and Virtues on our Careers portal
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Apply now with your CV and any supporting information.
Suitably qualified candidates will be invited through an interview and screening process where you will speak with members of our Talent Acquisition Team, the hiring leader alongside key colleagues and stakeholders from across the business. If you need additional support for accessibility, please contact our TA team for assistance.
We appreciate the value external partners can bring, but we operate a direct-hiring model and we are not looking to utilize agency support at this time. All hiring is controlled by Talent Acquisition, potential partners should liaise through TA and not our hiring teams please.
Starting Date: ASAP
Location: Rolle, CH
Contract: Permanent
Skills Required
- 5+ years experience as a Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, SRE or similar
- Proven experience designing and implementing secure cloud infrastructure solutions
- Expert Kubernetes knowledge (design, implementation, operations at scale)
- Strong Linux knowledge
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible)
- Strong understanding of cloud platform security features
- Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Loki, etc.)
- Strong scripting skills (Python, shell)
- Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms, especially Azure
- Deep understanding of cloud architecture principles and best practices
- Extensive experience with cloud infrastructure services: virtualization, networking, storage, compute
- Leadership and mentoring skills; ability to lead and mentor junior cloud engineers
- Ability to gather requirements, analyze, design, plan and technically lead projects
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
SOPHiA GENETICS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials point to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage in the U.S., with high employer cost sharing and added wellness support such as telehealth and a wellness stipend.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests paid time off, holidays, and sick time are well-defined, and flexibility options like hybrid or remote work are available in many roles.
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Retirement Support — Public materials highlight a U.S. 401(k) with employer match and note country-specific retirement structures, aligning with typical multinational practices.
SOPHiA GENETICS Insights
What We Do
SOPHiA GENETICS (Nasdaq: SOPH) is a healthcare technology company dedicated to establishing the practice of data-driven medicine as the standard of care and for life sciences research. It is the creator of the SOPHiA DDM™ Platform, a cloud-based SaaS platform capable of analyzing data and generating insights from complex multimodal data sets and different diagnostic modalities. The SOPHiA DDM™ Platform and related solutions, products and services are currently used by more than 780 hospital, laboratory, and biopharma institutions globally.
Why Work With Us
This is not just a tech company, it’s not only about algorithms and data, it’s more than that. It’s bold, visionary, and altruistic. Democratizing health outcomes is bigger than a spreadsheet, a sale, or a line of code. It’s all of those things coming together with driven, curious people to deliver this audacious vision.
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