Solution Engineer/ Expert 80-100%

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)