Cloud DevOps Engineer - (Permanent Contract)

Build the science that shapes the future of human health.
Join a place where ambitious science thrives
Human Technopole (Milan) is a rapidly expanding life science institute where international researchers and cutting-edge technologies converge to accelerate biomedical discovery. Our mission is to transform bold scientific ideas into advances that improve human health.
Within this mission, the ICT & Digitisation Department at HT is expanding and seeking professionals with specific expertise in DevOps related tasks.
We are seeking a technically gifted, innovative, and enthusiastic DevOps Engineer to support the activities of the Core Services Team in the Data Centre Facility.
As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for the implementation and continuous improvement of centralized IT systems and cloud-native infrastructure. You will design and optimize CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks to enable efficient and reliable software development and deployment processes.
Working in a collaborative team environment, you will support enterprise-grade Kubernetes and cloud platform capabilities, including microservices, virtualization, and container technologies. You will ensure the scalability, security, and high availability of development, testing, and production environments.
The successful candidate will actively support the research community and collaborate closely with digital development, cybersecurity, and core services teams to enhance automation, efficiency, and service reliability.
You will report to the Core Services Manager.
You will enhance your professional skills by:
CI/CD & Automation
Designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to enable automated testing, integration, and deployment.
Optimizing build, release, and deployment processes to accelerate development cycles.
Ensuring seamless integration across development, staging, and production environments.
Integrating automated security scans, compliance checks, and DevSecOps best practices into CI/CD pipelines.
Infrastructure as Code & Cloud Engineering
Developing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
Automating provisioning, configuration management, scaling, and self-healing mechanisms.
Implementing and supporting multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures.
Planning, deploying, configuring, and managing new and existing infrastructure systems.
Kubernetes & Container Platforms
Implementing, administering, and maintaining Kubernetes (on-premises and cloud), Docker, and containerized workloads.
Ensuring the health, scalability, performance, and reliability of Kubernetes, microservices, and related systems.
Monitoring and optimizing system performance, resource utilization, and latency.
Security, Reliability & Operations
Collaborating with the Cybersecurity team to enforcing RBAC, secret management, encryption, and security best practices.
Diagnosing and resolving infrastructure and CI/CD incidents, performing root cause analysis, and implementing preventive measures.
Ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and operational continuity, including performing emergency maintenance.
Documentation, Governance & Support
Maintaining up-to-date technical and operational documentation.
Enforcing DevOps standards, coding practices, and operational guidelines.
Providing technical guidance, contributing to projects, mentoring junior engineers, and supporting broader DevOps, Linux, and Data Centre operations as needed.
Human Technopole supports career development through training, mentoring and dedicated learning opportunities.
Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, a related field or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 3 years in DevOps, cloud engineering, or infrastructure automation.
Strong expertise in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps).
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
Deep knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Strong scripting and automation skills in Bash, Python, or Go.
Good English communication skills, both written and spoken.
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Terraform Associate
ITIL certification
Proactive approach to continuous improvement.
Why Human Technopole
HT offers an international and dynamic workplace, competitive welfare provisions, flexible working policies and relocation support. Researchers moving to Italy may benefit from attractive tax benefits. We promote work–life balance and provide parental support initiatives.
This is a permanent contract offered under CCNL Chimico Farmaceutico, Level B2.
Number of positions offered: 1The position is based in Milan, Italy, within our vibrant international campus.
We strongly encourage applications from candidates belonging to protected categories (L. 68/99).