Solution Engineer/ Expert 80-100%

Descrizione del posto

* Life Sciences - IT + Digital * Zug * Contracting * Vollzeit * asap / latest Start Date: 01.10.2026 - 12 months from start date * Linux Mastery, Debian , Python, Shell Script, C++ **Start date: asap / latest Start date: 01.10.26** **End date: 1 year (with option to extend)** **Workload: 80-100%** **Contract Type: Contracting** **Location: Canton Zug** **Home Office: max. 2 days/week**   **Your tasks:** * Architect and Engineer our Core OS Platform: Take ownership of our custom Debian-based distribution. This includes everything from kernel customization and driver integration to the creation, maintenance, and optimization of Debian packages * Master the Build and Release Pipeline: Evolve and improve the infrastructure and processes used to build, test, and release our Linux distribution, ensuring reliability and reproducibility * Be the Ultimate Escalation Point: Act as the go-to expert for complex, low-level system issues. Perform deep-dive troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis across both software and hardware * Consult and Empower Development Teams: Guide internal project teams on how to best leverage the Roche Linux platform * Proactively Drive Improvement: Constantly seek out opportunities to enhance our distribution, tools, and processes. Whether it's improving system performance, strengthening security, or automating a complex workflow, you will be expected to identify needs and champion solutions.   **Your Profile:** * Deep, Hands-On Linux Mastery (10+ years): You are a seasoned professional who is comfortable across the entire Linux stack * Custom Distribution Engineering: Proven, extensive experience building, modifying, or maintaining a customized Linux distribution, with a strong preference for Debian (e.g.,using tools like debootstrap, molior, aptly) * Expertise in Debian Packaging: You don't just apt-get install. You can create, patch, and maintain .deb packages from scratch, understanding policy, dependencies and best practices * Strong Scripting and Automation Skills: Fluency in Python and Shell scripting is essential for building tools and automating system tasks * Fundamental Systems Knowledge: A solid grasp of operating system theory (process management, memory, filesystems), software build systems (make, CMake), and the full testing and packaging lifecycle * Advanced English is mandatory; German is a welcome bonus **Nice to have:** * Proficiency in a systems programming language like C or C++ * Experience with embedded systems, the ARM platform, hardware drivers, and low-level hardware/software integration * Knowledge of modern infrastructure: Virtualization (KVM), Containers (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) * Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS)