<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> You want to help build Europe’s resilience? You want to protect people and critical infrastructure – ultimately saving the lives of thousands?<br/><br/>You want to work at the frontier of high-performance autonomous systems?<br/><br/><strong>Join us at CDDS to own the infrastructure that keeps next-generation drone interception technology flying - from field data capture through CI/CD to production deployment on edge hardware.<br/><br/></strong><strong>We Are Looking For a Hands-on DevOps Engineer To<br/><br/></strong><ul><li> design and operate scalable pipelines for collecting, storing, and replaying drone sensor datafrom active field operations</li><li> build and maintain CI/CD systems with strong quality gates, hardware-in-the-loop testing,and signed release pipelines</li><li> provision and manage a growing fleet of edge devices through reproducible image builds,offline provisioning workflows, and pre-deployment validation<br/><br/></li></ul>We move at an extreme tempo and priorities shift quickly — you should be comfortable owning infrastructure in an environment where the problem can change underneath you.<br/><br/>Tasks<br/><br/><strong>What You Will Be Working On<br/><br/></strong><ul><li>Building offline-capable tooling for field data capture and post-mission debugging</li><li>Designing CI/CD pipelines with automated testing gates and reproducible builds</li><li>Implementing hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test infrastructure for autonomous drone software</li><li>Designing secure, reproducible image builds and provisioning workflows for air-gapped edge devices</li><li>Instrumenting system performance across the ROS 2 stack and cloud backends</li><li>Architecting cloud data pipelines for drone telemetry, imagery, and MCAP bag files</li><li>Hardening infrastructure against supply-chain and remote-access threats<br/><br/></li></ul><strong>Requirements<br/><br/></strong>We are looking for people who <strong>thrive on the vision to safe lives</strong>, rapid iteration, and hands-on flight testing. You take full ownership of your subsyste, from modelling to real-world validation.<br/><br/><strong>Required<br/><br/></strong><ul><li>At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure</li><li>Strong Linux skills and comfort working close to the metal</li><li>Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar)</li><li>Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Docker Compose; Kubernetes a plus)</li><li>Understanding of software security fundamentals — supply chain, access control, secrets management<br/><br/></li></ul><strong>Nice to have<br/><br/></strong><ul><li>Experience with embedded or edge device provisioning — reproducible OS images, offline deployment, and hardware bring-up workflows</li><li>Cloud experience — storage pipelines, Cloud Run, IAM</li><li>Familiarity with ROS 2 or robotics development workflows</li><li>Experience with hardware-in-the-loop or simulation-based testing</li><li>Scripting fluency in Python and/or Bash</li><li>Knowledge of secure communication protocols and networking<br/><br/></li></ul><strong>Benefits<br/><br/></strong>Why CDDS<br/><br/><ul><li>Direct impact on mission-critical technology shaping Europe’s security landscape</li><li>Fast-moving startup environment with high ownership</li><li>Work with a highly technical, ambitious, and hands-on team</li><li>Real-world testing, deployments, and customer demonstrations</li><li>Attractive compensation<br/><br/></li></ul>Details<br/><br/><ul><li>Location: Close to Zurich Hardbrücke (Zurich City)</li><li>Start date: ASAP</li><li>Environment: Rapidly growing deep-tech startup, high-impact mission<br/><br/></li></ul>If your interested in the position please apply via this form.<br/><br/><strong>Before uploading your cover letter, please merge your last transcript and the cover letter into one pdf and upload it together as one file.</strong> </div>