DevOps Engineer

Blockstream was founded in 2014 by Dr. Adam Back and a group of fellow cryptographers and engineers who are passionate about Bitcoin and its potential to change the world. Today Blockstream is the leading Bitcoin company providing cutting-edge infrastructure solutions for enterprises institutions and individual Bitcoin users. We develop industry-leading Bitcoin self-custody solutions Bitcoin-based financial products second-layer scaling technologies and enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure.

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer responsible for building automating and operating secure blockchain and digital asset infrastructure for enterprise and institutional clients. This role focuses on deploying and operating production-grade platforms using infrastructure-as-code automation and security-first practices tailored for regulated financial services environments.

Within the Service & Enterprise Solutions organization the DevOps Engineer works closely with Solution Architects Delivery Product and Engineering teams to build and operate resilient infrastructure. This role ensures blockchain solutions are secure scalable observable and operationally sound for banking and institutional environments.

What Youll Be Doing (Responsibilities):

• Build and operate cloud infrastructure for blockchain platforms in banking custody payments and digital asset environments

• Design implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment testing and release management

• Deploy and manage infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation

• Operate containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes

• Configure and manage environments across AWS Azure hybrid and on-premise deployments

• Implement security hardening secrets management encryption and access controls

• Build and maintain monitoring logging and alerting systems using tools such as Prometheus Grafana ELK or CloudWatch

• Support production deployments go-live activities and incident response

• Collaborate with Solution Architects to ensure infrastructure meets security compliance and architectural requirements

• Contribute to reusable infrastructure patterns automation frameworks and operational documentation

What We Look for In You (Required Qualifications):

• 36 years of experience in DevOps platform engineering SRE or infrastructure operations roles

• Hands-on experience building and operating infrastructure in fintech financial services or other regulated environments

• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred; Azure and/or GCP a plus)

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions or ArgoCD

• Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code tools including Terraform Ansible or Pulumi

• Solid scripting skills in Python Bash Go or similar languages

• Experience operating Docker Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms

• Strong understanding of security networking and compliance requirements in regulated environments

• Self-starter with proven ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and geographies demonstrating high-quality and high-touch customer engagement throughout all phases of delivery
  

• Ability to collaborate effectively with architects engineers delivery teams and client technical stakeholders

• Languages: English required; Swiss German German French or Italian a plus

• Location: Switzerland with focus on Zurich and Lugano

Nice To Haves (Preferred Qualifications):

• Experience operating blockchain infrastructure (Bitcoin nodes Lightning Network or similar)

• Familiarity with distributed systems and blockchain-specific operational requirements

• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Prometheus Grafana Datadog or ELK

• Knowledge of service mesh API gateways or load-balancing technologies

• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)

• Interest in progressing into Senior DevOps Engineer or SRE leadership roles

• Genuine interest in Bitcoin digital assets and blockchain-based financial infrastructure

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