avacone Switzerland

Senior PowerShell Automation & Deployment Engineer

avacone Switzerland  •  Zürich, CH (Hybrid)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior PowerShell Automation & Deployment Engineer to design, implement, and support automation, deployment, and system-management solutions across on-premises Microsoft infrastructure and Microsoft Azure environments.

The successful candidate will play a key role in release management, application support, vulnerability remediation, monitoring, and major technology rollouts within sensitive and regulated environments. This position requires strong PowerShell, Windows Server, SQL, CI/CD, and troubleshooting expertise, combined with effective stakeholder collaboration and a disciplined approach to security, compliance, and operational resilience.


Key Responsibilities

Automation and Deployment

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain PowerShell scripts and automation solutions for application deployment, infrastructure configuration, system administration, and operational support.
  • Plan, coordinate, and execute application deployments, software releases, mass data uploads, and data-mutation activities.
  • Verify rollout schedules, deployment outcomes, system readiness, and post-release stability.
  • Develop reusable, reliable, and secure automation components that improve deployment speed, consistency, and traceability.
  • Integrate automation solutions with CI/CD pipelines and source-control platforms.
  • Support the adoption of infrastructure-as-code practices across on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Plan and execute major software upgrades, technology migrations, and enterprise rollouts with minimal business disruption.


Application and Infrastructure Support

  • Provide second- and third-level support for complex application and infrastructure incidents.
  • Investigate and resolve production issues through structured troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective action.
  • Monitor, maintain, and optimize applications and technical systems hosted across on-premises Microsoft Server and Azure environments.
  • Support enterprise application integrations, archive-system integrations, and platforms such as Finastra.
  • Participate in incident, problem, change, and release-management processes.
  • Maintain operational stability while meeting agreed service levels and business-continuity requirements.


Security and Vulnerability Management

  • Identify, assess, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities across applications, infrastructure, and deployment pipelines.
  • Design and implement remediation solutions aligned with internal security policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
  • Respond promptly to critical vulnerabilities and coordinate immediate mitigation activities to protect systems and data.
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, and risk teams to track and report vulnerability-management activities.
  • Maintain accurate evidence and documentation to support governance, compliance, and audit requirements.
  • Stay informed about emerging threats, vulnerabilities, security practices, and regulatory developments relevant to the technology landscape.

Monitoring and Observability

  • Use monitoring and observability platforms such as Grafana, BigPanda, and Splunk to track system health, application performance, incidents, and deployment activity.
  • Configure and maintain dashboards, alerts, and operational reports to enable the timely detection of anomalies and service degradation.
  • Analyze monitoring data to identify trends, recurring issues, capacity concerns, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Integrate monitoring, alerting, and validation controls into deployment and automation workflows.
  • Collaborate with operational and engineering teams to improve system visibility and incident response.


Data Management and Reporting

  • Write, review, troubleshoot, and optimize Microsoft SQL queries.
  • Perform controlled data uploads, updates, and mutations in accordance with change-management and data-governance requirements.
  • Analyze operational and application data to generate reports, metrics, and statistics for technical and business stakeholders.
  • Ensure data-related activities are validated, traceable, and appropriately documented.


Collaboration and Governance

  • Work closely with engineers, developers, product managers, designers, testers, security specialists, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and coordinate delivery.
  • Participate in technical projects, roadmap planning, architectural discussions, and the integration of new technologies and applications.
  • Produce and maintain deployment procedures, automation documentation, runbooks, support guides, and technical standards.
  • Promote knowledge sharing and contribute to the continuous improvement of deployment, support, security, and operational practices.
  • Ensure all activities comply with organizational policies and applicable regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Required Skills and Experience

  • Proven professional experience developing PowerShell scripts and automation solutions for deployment, configuration, and system management.
  • Strong knowledge of application deployment, release management, and CI/CD principles.
  • Hands-on experience with tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and Git.
  • Strong experience administering and supporting Microsoft Windows Server environments.
  • Experience working with on-premises, Microsoft Azure, and hybrid-cloud architectures.
  • Good understanding of infrastructure-as-code concepts and tools such as ARM templates, Terraform, or Ansible.
  • Strong Microsoft SQL skills, including writing, reviewing, troubleshooting, and optimizing queries.
  • Experience supporting enterprise applications, application integrations, and archive-system integrations.
  • Familiarity with enterprise financial-services platforms, such as Finastra, is advantageous.
  • Experience using monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, BigPanda, and Splunk.
  • Demonstrated experience in vulnerability remediation, security controls, and regulated technology environments.
  • Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, problem-solving, and incident-management capabilities.
  • Ability to manage complex deployments and production changes with accuracy and minimal supervision.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Strong documentation skills and a disciplined approach to change control, compliance, and audit readiness.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Relevant Microsoft Azure, Windows Server, DevOps, ITIL, or security certifications.
  • Experience working in financial services, banking, or another highly regulated industry.
  • Familiarity with Agile delivery methods and formal IT service-management processes.


Key Competencies

  • Automation-first mindset
  • Operational ownership and accountability
  • Security and compliance awareness
  • Analytical and structured problem-solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Effective cross-functional collaboration
  • Clear technical communication
  • Ability to perform effectively during critical incidents and time-sensitive deployments
avacone Switzerland

About avacone Switzerland

Avacone AG is a Swiss service provider delivering specialised solutions across IT and non IT environments, covering both regulated and non regulated industries.

We support organisations in the pharmaceutical, chemical, medical technology and IT system engineering sectors with a strong focus on reliability, technical expertise and sustainable delivery.

Headquartered in Switzerland, with offices in Spain, Romania, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Canada and India, Avacone delivers services and projects worldwide through an international and highly connected operating model.

Our strength lies in combining deep business understanding with the ability to translate technological developments into practical, scalable and industry relevant solutions.

We work as an integrated partner to our customers, aligned with their vision, strategy and operational priorities.

Our services are structured around two core pillars:

• Pharmaceutical Engineering

• IT System Support and Engineering

Our expertise includes:

• Pharmaceutical processes and clinical studies

• Project management and business analysis

• Quality and compliance management

• GMP in regulated and non regulated environments

• Laboratory operations and IT laboratory infrastructure

• Laboratory application management

• IT infrastructure management

• Infrastructure services including system engineering, IT support, consulting, storage, converged technologies, VMware and Citrix

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Sissach, CH
Year Founded
2014
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