Senior Harness Engineer with Google Cloud Platform Experience 80-100% in Zürich

Are you ready to make your mark in fintech?

At YAPEAL, we haven’t just entered the market; we’ve redefined Embedded Finance. Recently recognized by BILANZ as the country's most innovative SME in finance, we were the first company to secure a FINMA fintech license. The foundation is built. Our proprietary platform is ready to scale through two distinct business lines: YAPEAL Direct, our digital-first B2C & B2B offering, and YAPEAL Embedded, our high-growth B2B2X model.

We are on the lookout for a Senior Harness Engineer to help us drive innovation and sustainable growth in an AI-centric environment. Every process you automate, every insight you bring, and every AI-driven idea you share will directly shape our journey.

Curious to learn more? Explore the role and join us in redefining the future of finance!

About The Role:

At YAPEAL, Harness delivers intelligent AI automation, so our teams ship code faster, safer, and smarter - and we operate our platform with maximum efficiency.

Are you a highly skilled Senior Harness Engineer ready to drive next-level IT operations by taking full advantage of AI ? We’re looking for an expert who is passionate about leveraging AI and modern automation to ensure our software, applications, and cloud infrastructure run at optimal performance.This is a pivotal role where you will oversee the seamless operation of both internal and external services, ensuring our systems run reliably, securely, and at peak performance.

You’ll manage end-to-end IT operations with a focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and modern CI/CD orchestration via Harness, collaborating closely with our development teams. By combining smart automation, intelligent monitoring, and AI-assisted cloud engineering, you will optimize our release pipelines and capacity management - ensuring our software ecosystem runs flawlessly at scale.

Expect a Day Full of:

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Management & Monitoring

• Architecture & Performance: Lead the design and optimization of automated monitoring for GCP servers and networks to proactively catch performance bottlenecks.
• High Availability & Scaling: Ensure high availability of production environments through proactive maintenance and develop capacity strategies as client demand grows.
• SLA & Operations: Monitor SLA compliance, managing timely client communication for operational updates or API changes.
• Deployment Ownership: Take full ownership of release pipelines from DEV to PROD by leveraging Harness for seamless, automated GitOps/CD deployments, zero-downtime rollouts, and strict data security.

Incident Management & Support

• Escalation Point: Swiftly triage and resolve escalated help desk issues for internal and external stakeholders.
• Incident Response: Lead incident handling, perform root cause analyses, and implement preventive measures to avoid recurrence.
• IT Infrastructure: Support and manage both internal physical and cloud-based IT setups.

Operations & Documentation

• Governance & Process: Develop, document, and refine operational IT policies to drive efficiency, reliability, and compliance.
• Vendor Management: Oversee third-party contracts to ensure service alignment with our operational standards.
• Tooling: Maintain clear, structured documentation of processes and incident reports in Jira and Confluence, while continuously building automated workflows using Harness to minimize manual IT Ops overhead.

Who We’re Looking For:

Below you'll see our skill wish list. Don't worry if you don't check every box. We’re not about perfectionism from the get-go, but rather willingness to grow. As a start-up we are growing and learning ourselves, so let's grow together.

Education & Languages

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Certifications: Google Cloud Certification (e.g., Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Architect) is required.
• Languages: Proficiency in English is essential; (Swiss-)German is a plus.

Experience

• GCP Operations: 5+ years of experience in IT operations with significant expertise in managing GCP environments.
• Autonomy & Scale: Proven ability to independently manage, deploy, and scale cloud-based production infrastructures.
• Industry Focus: Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries is a plus.

Technical Skills

• GCP & Workspace: Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform services, architecture, and Google Workspace Administration.
• AI Cloud Integration: Familiarity with implementing or managing AI/ML workloads, Vertex AI, or AI-powered operations (AIOps) tools. Containerization & CI/CD: Proficient in managing Kubernetes deployments, manifest files, and utilizing Harness (GitOps/CD) alongside Jenkins.
• Security & IaC: Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Pulumi) and secure communications (TLS, mTLS, X.509 certificates).
• Scripting & Automation: Solid in …

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