Senior Platform Engineer (Azure & Identity Automation)

About the role

Swiss Re is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join its Directory & Authentication Services team in Bratislava. You will own and improve the Azure platform behind the company's identity automation ecosystem, which supports identity governance, tenant management and privileged operations within Entra ID. The role is product engineering focused on platform ownership, innovation and automation, not operational support.

Key responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Azure platform supporting the identity automation solution
• Drive the expansion of Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform and help shape the future platform architecture
• Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes using Azure DevOps
• Embed security throughout the software delivery lifecycle, including infrastructure hardening, vulnerability management and compliance controls
• Partner with software engineers to deliver secure, scalable and reliable cloud-native solutions
• Implement monitoring, observability and operational health dashboards using metrics, logs and telemetry
• Develop automation solutions and engineering improvements using PowerShell, cloud-native technologies and AI-assisted development tools
• Mentor team members and contribute to engineering best practices

Required profile

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and cloud platform engineering
• Experience designing, operating and securing production-grade cloud platforms
• Ability to take ownership, work independently and influence technical direction
• Nice to have: experience with Entra ID, Active Directory or PKI, IAM, Conditional Access, Zero Trust, PowerShell scripting, and exposure to .NET and modern web application development

Required skills

• Terraform and infrastructure automation
• Deep knowledge of Azure services and security controls, including networking, private connectivity, storage, Key Vault and serverless services
• DevSecOps principles and secure cloud engineering practices
• Understanding of managed identities, workload identities and secure authentication patterns

What we offer

• Ownership of a strategic, security-critical platform used globally
• The chance to influence platform architecture and engineering standards
• No operational on-call duties
• Flexible hybrid working with at least 50% office presence in Bratislava
• Base salary in Slovakia of EUR 3,800 to EUR 6,300 per month, plus a performance-based bonus and additional benefits