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The original was posted on /r/cybersecurity by /u/nojofed960 on 2024-01-23 22:34:20+00:00.

Hello,

I am a US/CND Citizenship Information Security Engineer holder currently living in the USA. I have a Bachelor and a Master’s degree in Computer Science and have 10 years + of Experience in the field. I speak English, French (spent my formative in the Walloon  part of Belgium) at a Native like Level. German fluency would be B2 but I’m positive I could improve very rapidly.

I’m in the works towards obtaining an EU Citizenship within the next year or so, and only after would I be looking at finding employment in Switzerland within the InfoSec\ CyberSec field.

I want it straight, no chaser.

Zurich is the main tech hub of the country, but Swiss German (to me at least) sounds like a language that has the intonation of the Bavarian Dialect with Klingon and Dothraki sprinkled into it. (no offense to any Swiss German).

• Are Zurich InfoSec\Tech engineer positions requiring Swiss German proficiency? Or is Hochdeutsch sufficient?!
• Does the Canton of Geneva possess somewhat the same number of Infosec Eng positions or are the opportunities in Zurich that much more available?
• Any Tech presence in Lausanne?
• If I have a base in a border town in France, do Swiss employers view it favorably, should I just apply and find employment remotely?
• I heard salary negotiations happen at the beginning of the process, not after. Any resources which explains this?!

Any other info welcome.