About this role
Senior Developer Workplace Engineer
About the Role:
As a Senior Developer Workplace Engineer within the Developer Workplace squad, you will be a key enabler in our vision to empower every developer at Swiss Re with a seamless, secure, and high-performance workplace. Your role is central to creating a frictionless environment that fosters innovation, accelerates software delivery, and ensures compliance without sacrificing speed. By integrating automation, self-service solutions, and secure-by-design practices, you will help transform Swiss Re into a leading technology-driven reinsurer.
Further you will partner with endpoint engineers, developer advocates, and IT Security to standardize developer workstations, automate onboarding and environment setup, and deliver self-service tools that allow engineers to provision their own dev/test environments and access the right packages and privileges from day one.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Engineering
Utilize containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) to design and manage standardized, self-service developer environments. Integrate and configure essential developer tools (such as Git, Azure DevOps, and JIRA) into cohesive, automated workflows that empower on-demand provisioning and streamline deployment processes.
Security Integration & DevSecOps
Implement secure-by-design configurations across all developer workstations and established processes. Collaborate with IT Security to define and enforce guardrails, manage access and privileges, and continuously monitor compliance to ensure a secure yet agile development ecosystem.
Developer Enablement & Support
Drive the standardization of developer endpoints by automating technical onboarding and environment setup, and by building self-service solutions that grant developers immediate access to the right tools and packages. Provide advanced technical support through effective troubleshooting and clear, comprehensive documentation to enhance the overall developer experience.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
Engage closely with cross-functional teams - spanning endpoint engineering, developer advocacy, and IT Security - to integrate platforms and optimize workflows. Serve as a content leader who champions best practices, coordinates complex initiatives, and aligns teams on strategic objectives. Leverage developer feedback and performance metrics to drive iterative enhancements, ensuring that automation, self-service, and security measures evolve in line with industry best practices.
About You
Technical Expertise
- Minimum of 12 years of IT experience.
- Software Development Background: 6-7 years of experience in software development with a strong foundation in computational fundamentals.
- Proficiency in networking and operating systems.
- Expertise in endpoint security including Zero Trust architecture principles, application whitelisting/ allowlisting.
- Experience with scripting deployments and configurations on Windows using PowerShell, Group Policies, and Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Chocolatey, Configuration Manager and Intune).
- Operating Systems: Solid understanding of both Linux and Windows operating systems, with practical experience in system-level troubleshooting.
- Experience with packaging and managing software using tools like Intune, SCCM, Chocolatey, etc.
- Debugging & Problem-Solving: Demonstrated ability to diagnose, debug, and resolve complex issues, improving system performance and security.
- Technical Documentation: Skilled in producing clear and effective technical documentation using diagrams, flowcharts, and detailed guides.
- Good to have:
- Programming Proficiency: skills in popular programming languages, including Java, JavaScript, Python.
- IDE Mastery: Thorough knowledge of setting up and using IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA and VS Code.
- Containerization: high level understanding of Docker internals with familiarity in creating, deploying, and running containerized applications.
- Infrastructure as Code: Proficient in managing infrastructure resources using declarative configuration languages like Terraform.
- CI/CD Tools: Proven experience with configuring and utilizing tools such as Git, Azure DevOps pipelines.
Collaboration & Leadership
• Cross-Functional Content Leadership: Ability to lead and drive initiatives across multiple teams and departments, ensuring alignment of goals and clarity in technical direction.
• Developer Enablement: Experience in providing technical support and automation that empower developers to work autonomously and efficiently.
• Communication: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Continuous Improvement: A proactive, innovative mindset focused on streamlining processes, increasing automation, and driving the ongoing evolution of the developer experience.
About the Team
The Senior Developer Workplace Engineer is a pivotal member of the Developer Workplace squad, a dedicated team responsible for delivering a frictionless developer experience. Our mission is to standardize and optimize developer endpoints, build self-service and automation-driven solutions, and embed security seamlessly into every aspect of the developer workplace. By doing so, we ensure that every Swiss Re engineer can build, deliver, and iterate efficiently, reinforcing our position as a data- and technology-driven leader in reinsurance.
Why Join Us?
• Empowerment & Impact: Directly contribute to creating a seamless, secure, and high-performance development environment for over 2,000 developers worldwide.
• Innovation & Collaboration: Operate in a strategic leadership capacity, guiding technical direction, leading cross-functional initiatives, and partnering with a high-performing, collaborative team.
• Career Growth: Enhance your technical and leadership skills in an environment that values continuous improvement, innovative problem-solving, and mentorship.
• Strategic Contribution: Play a critical role in Swiss Re’s mission to deliver a world-class developer experience, enabling rapid, secure, and compliant software delivery on a global scale.
Interested?
Apply now to join Swiss Re’s mission in shaping the future of developer productivity and security, and to help create the ultimate developer workplace experience!
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
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About Swiss Re
The Swiss Re Group is a leading wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer. Dealing direct and working through brokers, its global client base consists of insurance companies, mid-to-large-sized corporations and public sector clients. From standard products to tailor-made coverage across all lines of business, Swiss Re deploys its capital strength, expertise and innovation power to enable the risk taking upon which enterprise and progress in society depend.
Founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1863, Swiss Re serves clients through a network of over 70 offices globally and is rated "AA-" by Standard & Poor's, "Aa3" by Moody's and "A+" by A.M. Best. Registered shares in the Swiss Re Group holding company, Swiss Re Ltd, are listed in accordance with the Main Standard on the SIX Swiss Exchange and trade under the symbol SREN.
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What you'll do
- The role involves utilizing containerization technologies to design standardized, self-service developer environments and integrating essential developer tools into automated workflows for on-demand provisioning. Key duties also include implementing secure-by-design configurations, enforcing security guardrails, and automating technical onboarding and environment setup for developers.
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