feat(app): Kongsberg Seatex DevOps & Test Infra submitted; KB gaps closed; scout triage 2026-10-08

Application
- Kongsberg Discovery / Seatex, Lead Engineer DevOps and Test Infrastructure
  (Trondheim): resume, cover letter (+ paste text), verbatim JD, session and
  critique. Submitted 2026-10-08 via EasyCruit as a deliberate cold application
  on a user override of the embedded-SW hard gate (Evidence Fit 69, Document
  Quality 84). Recorded in applications.json and decisions.json.
- Google Senior SWE Full Stack Commerce: session and verbatim JD from
  2026-10-03 (no-go on the frontend gap, held, not submitted).

Knowledge base
- claims.json: ED-1 (embedded/robotics coursework, none since studies),
  SW-9 (current unit testing, pytest), new skills (pytest, unit testing,
  embedded systems (coursework), VHDL, robotics (coursework)), and Jenkins and
  GitLab CI/CD registered from existing GN-1/FC-1/BS-6/SW-3 scopes.
- Earlier uncommitted KB work: 2026-09-18 Python frameworks / enterprise SaaS
  clarification, 2026-10-03 data-product design / no-frontend clarification,
  2026-10-06 working-model rule (3 homeoffice days baseline) in config.md and
  application_strategy.md, plus related experience/bundle/taxonomy updates.
- CLAUDE.md corrections log: 2026-10-08 entry for the three canonical gaps.

Scout
- 2026-10-08 run triaged by JD read: NVIDIA DGX Cloud Senior Production
  Engineer, Google SRE III Prod AI / Senior SRE / Staff Shopping Graph and
  Amazon RIVR DevOps logged as maybe; GenAI FDE family, Kraken AI Platform,
  PostFinance DevOps and five Kdo Cy reqs logged as skip with reasons.

Housekeeping
- .gitignore: ignore .cache/ and raw HTML page dumps under output/.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

resume_builder/reference/current_applications.md

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ Use current outcome and next action below. Imported legacy notes are historical,
 
 | Application | Current outcome | Interview reached | Next action |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| NVIDIA - Senior DevOps Engineer, Zürich (req JR2024256) | applied | not recorded | **Await response. Raise the working model at first contact** - it went in unresolved and a 5-day-onsite seat would be a late no. Note: `claims.json` has no shell-scripting entry, so **Bash is omitted** from Skills although the JD names it and ten years of Debian admin plus Ansible work plainly involve it - same shape as the Ansible/Linux gaps found 2026-08-27. Confirm with the user and record it. Groovy stays out regardless. |
-| RUAG C5I - AI Engineer C5I, Thun (application ID 18027) | applied | not recorded | Await response. Optional but still worthwhile: call **Marco Heinzen** about technical scope and level, and **Frank Haugwitz** about compensation and PSP/project eligibility. **NEW CONTACT 2026-09-07 — `Lars Kauz`, Head of ICT Infrastructure C5I, +41 79 293 93 82, lars.kauz@ruag.ch**, published on the System Engineer C5I posting. Channel is the rationed variable since the 09-05 cohort change, so a published, reachable name matters — **but he heads ICT Infrastructure, the function whose req was ruled out for VMware/VDI/Windows content, and that is NOT demonstrably the Kubernetes platform group Senior DevOps C5I sits in.** He is a warm entry into C5I, not a verified channel for rank 1; Haugwitz stays the recorded gate. Do not react to a single outcome with positioning changes (`application_strategy.md` §38/§74). |
+| NVIDIA - Senior DevOps Engineer, Zürich (req JR2024256) | applied | not recorded | Await response. At first contact, clarify homeoffice/onsite requirements and total package. Baseline is 3 homeoffice days/week; fewer days require a clear overall improvement. Note: `claims.json` has no shell-scripting entry, so **Bash is omitted** from Skills although the JD names it and ten years of Debian admin plus Ansible work plainly involve it - same shape as the Ansible/Linux gaps found 2026-08-27. Confirm with the user and record it. Groovy stays out regardless. |
+| RUAG C5I - AI Engineer C5I, Thun (application ID 18027) | rejected_after_interview | yes | Abgeschlossen: Absage nach Interview; Anforderungen vor allem beim Homeoffice nicht vereinbar. Keine weitere Aktion fuer diese Bewerbung offen. |
 | Schweizer Armee - Kommando Cyber (Kdo Cy), DevOps Engineer III (Data Platform), Zimmerwald (Ref JRQ$540-19848) | rejected_no_interview | not recorded | Closed; no pending application action. Read recorded history before reopening. |
-| Citadel Securities — Platform Engineer, Research Platform Engineering, Zürich (also NY/Miami) | applied | not recorded | **Await response** (submitted 2026-08-26). No document work pending. **Two questions travel with this application and must both be asked at first contact, before any interview effort:** (1) **is the application even against the Zürich seat?** — the apply form offered no Zürich, so it may sit against a US req, which is a hard NO on relocation; (2) **hybrid or 5-day onsite?** — unresolved at submission, and 5-day onsite is a likely NO-GO on the Bern constraint. Same shape as the NVIDIA working-model issue: it went out unresolved, so it is now a live screening topic rather than a pre-cleared one. Also unasked: the Zürich compensation figure — the posting's $175–350k is a US/NY pay-transparency disclosure. |
+| Citadel Securities — Platform Engineer, Research Platform Engineering, Zürich (also NY/Miami) | applied | not recorded | Await response. At first contact, confirm whether the application is for the Zurich seat; relocation to the US remains ruled out. Clarify homeoffice/onsite requirements and the Zurich compensation package. Baseline is 3 homeoffice days/week; fewer days require a clear overall improvement. The posted US salary range is not a Zurich figure. |
 | SBB - Data Engineer (m/w/d), Asset Management Infrastrukturanlagen, Bern (Job ID 103755) | withdrawn_by_candidate | yes | Closed. For future SBB roles assess Niveau L/Kader; do not generalize SBB bands to other employers. |
 | AWS (AWS EMEA SARL, Switzerland Branch) — Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Zürich (job 10504263) | not_proceeding | not recorded | Closed; no pending application action. Read recorded history before reopening. |
 | Google — Forward Deployed Engineer III, Google Cloud GTM (French, German), Zürich (req 78350205438567110) | not_proceeding | not recorded | Closed; no pending application action. Read recorded history before reopening. |
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Use current outcome and next action below. Imported legacy notes are historical,
 | Google - Software Engineer III, Business Home, Zurich (req 93922217108087494) | rejected_no_interview | not recorded | Closed; no pending application action. Read recorded history before reopening. |
 | Microsoft — Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, SWE (German Speaking), Zürich (req 200043897) | applied | not recorded | Done — await response |
 | BIS Basel — Senior Data & Analytics Engineer, AI (jr100429, 3-yr term) | rejected_no_interview | not recorded | Abgeschlossen: Absage erhalten; keine weitere Aktion offen. |
-| NATO JWC Stavanger — Staff Officer, AI Engineer (2030 Digitalisation, G15, 3-yr PLN) | applied | not recorded | Await screening; no action until contact |
+| NATO JWC Stavanger — Staff Officer, AI Engineer (2030 Digitalisation, G15, 3-yr PLN) | rejected_no_interview | not recorded | Abgeschlossen: Absage erhalten; keine weitere Aktion offen. |
 | Microsoft — Senior SWE, Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE), Zürich (req 200040836) | rejected_no_interview | not recorded | Closed; no pending application action. Read recorded history before reopening. |
 | Kraken (Payward) — SRE, AI Agents (remote, CH-eligible) | rejected_no_interview | not recorded | Closed; no pending application action. Read recorded history before reopening. |
 | Google — Senior Data Engineer (Merchant Data Science), Zürich/MV | rejected_no_interview | not recorded | Closed; no pending application action. Read recorded history before reopening. |
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ Use current outcome and next action below. Imported legacy notes are historical,
 | Google FDE GenAI (Zurich) | paused | not recorded | Likely abandon |
 | Equinor — Manager / AI Architect, Agentic systems (Stavanger/Oslo/Rotvoll/Sandsli; req JR106747) | rejected_no_interview | not recorded | Closed; no pending application action. Read recorded history before reopening. |
 | QuantCo Cloud Engineer (Europe/Zürich) | rejected_no_interview | not recorded | Closed; no pending application action. Read recorded history before reopening. |
-| Swisscom (Schweiz) AG — Data Engineer - Geo Platform, Bern/Worblaufen (internal, req R-0006447) | applied | not recorded | Await response. Interview prep (critique section 7): say plainly that ArcGIS and FME are unused; name the Bosch coordinate systems and how the transformations were done; geographic CRS (WGS84, LV95, datum shifts) is new ground. |
+| Swisscom (Schweiz) AG — Data Engineer - Geo Platform, Bern/Worblaufen (internal, req R-0006447) | interviewing | yes | Swisscom-Rueckmeldung zwischen 2026-10-08 und 2026-10-15 abwarten; internen Aufgabenwechsel separat bewerten. Externe Suche unabhaengig vom Ausgang aktiv fortsetzen, auch bei erfolgreichem internem Wechsel. |
+| Google — Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack, Commerce, Zürich | open | not recorded | Choose Shopping Ads SWE III (Mid; compensation unpublished), search further Google Senior roles, or explicitly override the stated Commerce frontend gap. No application submitted. |
+| Kongsberg Discovery (Seatex) — Lead Engineer, DevOps and Test Infrastructure, Trondheim | applied | not recorded | Wait for Kongsberg response. Screen prep: embedded targets/HIL question, recency of DevOps/test work (2015-22), relocation to Trondheim, clearance eligibility as German citizen resident in Switzerland, on-site expectations. Package: output/Kongsberg_Lead_Engineer_DevOps_Test_Infra/. |
 
 ## Current targeting notes
 
@@ -40,3 +42,4 @@ Use current outcome and next action below. Imported legacy notes are historical,
 - Childcare-cost coverage at the Swiss Army/Kdo Cy remains unverified; confirm before pricing it.
 - Norway remains open selectively; the Swiss compensation threshold does not automatically apply there.
 - An interview does not prove how an ATS or recruiter evaluated the application. No causal inference from a single conversion.
+- User clarification 2026-10-06: current baseline is 3 homeoffice days/week. Fewer days are acceptable only for a clear overall improvement over the current role; assess total package and commute early, with no automatic rejection based on office days alone. User expects such improvements mainly at FAANG or comparable employers, without restricting the search to them.