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Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn SZU AG Tech Stack

Regional transit operator managing rail, bus, and cable services in Zürich metro

Ground Passenger Transportation Zürich, ZH 201–500 employees Founded 1973 Public Company

SZU operates three distinct transport modes—regional rail, bus services, and a cable car—across the Zürich area. The tech stack reveals an infrastructure-heavy organization (VMware, Hyper-V, Cisco, HPE) shifting toward cloud and zero-trust security (adopting SASE and ZTNA, migrating to Azure). Active hiring is concentrated in engineering leadership and senior roles, concentrated in automation and infrastructure transformation, reflecting the scale of their digitalization initiative.

Tech Stack 13 technologies

Core StackPython Ansible Hyper-V Cisco Fortinet VMware vSphere HPE Azure Microsoft 365 Azure Entra ID SD-WAN

AdoptingSASE ZTNA

What Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn SZU AG Is Building

◆Challenges

Cloud transformation
Digitale transformation
Infrastructure maintenance
Market development

▲Active Projects

Digitale transformation im fachdienst
Budgetierung im bereich elektrische anlagen
Cloud transformation (sase, ztna)
Automation (python, ansible, iac)
Market development
Infrastructure maintenance

Hiring Activity

Accelerating5 roles · 3 in 30d

Department

Engineering

5

Seniority

Lead

2

Senior

2

Intern

1

Notable leadership hires: Lead Engineer

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About Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn SZU AG

SZU is a public regional transport operator headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, established in 1973. The company runs two rail lines (Sihltalbahn S4 and Uetlibergbahn S10 from Zürich HB) and operates the Adliswil–Felsenegg cable car, alongside organized bus services in the Zimmerberg area. With around 160 employees, the organization manages infrastructure, fleet operations, scheduling, and passenger services across these modes. The company is actively modernizing its operational and IT infrastructure, with current focus on cloud migration, network security upgrades, and process automation.

HeadquartersZürich, ZH

Company Size201–500 employees

Founded1973

Hiring MarketsSwitzerland

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech stack does SZU use?

SZU runs on VMware vSphere and Hyper-V virtualization, Cisco networking, HPE storage, Fortinet security, and Microsoft 365/Azure. They are actively adopting SASE and ZTNA for network security.