Lead DevOps Engineer with German

Sopra Steria is one of the largest players in the tech industry in Europe, known for its consulting, digital services and software development. We operate in nearly 30 countries in the world, hiring more than 55,000 employees.

The Polish branch, as the Global Delivery Center, operates in Katowice since 2007 and has been growing ever since. Currently, our team consists of around 1,000 specialists.

Within the Digital Platform Services department, our teams specialize in areas such as cloud, operating systems, virtualization, databases, backup or storage, as well as networking and security. We also have 1st line support consultants who speak French and English, but also Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and German.

The Application Services department is responsible for areas such as software development, data engineering, testing services, CRM, ITSM and ERP platform integrations, as well as application management for customers in Scandinavia, Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.

Job Description

We are looking for Lead DevOps Engineer to join Sopra Steria Polska and one of our innovative international squads.

As a Development Expert with a focus on Cloud Engineering, you design, build and operate highly available, secure cloud services as part of an integrated DevSecOps delivery team.

As part of a multi-year transformation program, our team is modernizing central, business-critical applications and operating them on a cloud-based, containerised microservice architecture within an Azure Landing Zone. Delivery follows an agile (Scrum) near model in close coordination with the client. The environment combines a modern Azure-based cloud and DevSecOps tech stack with the high standards of IT security, availability and regulatory compliance that apply to a central bank, offering broad exposure to complex distributed systems and the full software development life cycle in a DevSecOps context, including operations and monitoring, with a focus on portability and avoidance of vendor lock-in.

Note that we can only offer cooperation to people who are located in Poland and have EU citizenship.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and operate cloud-based microservices for highly available, business-critical applications

• Build and maintain containerised solutions on Kubernetes, in particular Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), OpenShift and Docker

• Design, implement and operate automated CI/CD pipelines using DevSecOps tools

• Apply "secure by design" principles, IT security and identity and access management (IAM) (incl. OAuth2 / OIDC flows)

• Develop and integrate APIs (REST / SOAP) including API management

• Integrate relational and non-relational databases as well as cloud storage and data-provision services

• Analyse and optimise application and infrastructure performance (availability, redundancy, scalability)

• Contribute to monitoring, observability and operational stability of applications within the DevSecOps team

• Collaborate within an agile (Scrum) team across the full SDLC, in close coordination with the client

Tech stack on the project:

• Cloud: Microsoft Azure (incl. Azure Landing Zone, public / private / hybrid)

• Containers & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift (incl. AKS)

• CI/CD & DevSecOps: automated pipelines using DevSecOps tooling (e.g. Azure DevOps, Git-based workflows)

• Version control: Git, SVN

• APIs & security: REST, SOAP, API management, OAuth2 / OIDC

• Databases: SQL / PL-SQL / T-SQL, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle; Redis, Cassandra

• Storage: Azure Blob Storage, WebDAV

• Operating systems: Windows, Linux

Qualifications

Must have requirements:

• Hands-on use of established technologies in software development such as Windows, Linux, Docker, SQL databases, cloud platforms, synchronous APIs, storage solutions, and others

• Experience in the use and application of cloud-based products and cloud-native development practices

• Experience with microservice architectures as well as containerization and container orchestration technologies

• Very good knowledge of version control using SVN, Git, or comparable tools

• Extensive practical experience in working with Kubernetes, Docker, AKS, OpenShift, or comparable container platforms

• Consideration of IT security measures and access security ("secure by design") including IAM

• Knowledge of implementing OAuth2 / OIDC security flows

• Very good knowledge in the use of SOAP or RESTful web services, including API management

• Practical experience in the development of highly available systems and solid understanding of the associated concepts (e.g., redundancy)

• Practical experience in projects involving cloud technologies (public/private/hybrid), particularly in Azure environments

• EU citizenship

• Fluent English: B2/C1.

• Fluent German: B2/C1.

• Being open to occasional business trips abroad and visits in our office in Katowice

Nice to have requirements:

• Practical experience with relational (e.g., SQL, PL-SQL, T-SQL), non-relational (e.g., Redis, Cassandra) databases as well as database management systems (e.g., MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle)

• Experience in working with cloud storage (e.g., Azure Blob Storage), data provision (e.g., WebDAV)

• Practical experience in networking, computer networks, and the development of solutions with client-server architectures

• Practical experience in distributed systems

• Experience in analyzing and optimizing application and infrastructure performance

• Very good knowledge of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)

• Practical experience in the design, setup, and operation of automated CI/CD pipelines as well as in working with DevSecOps tools

• Basic experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and cloud portability concepts is an advantage

• Clearance

Additional Information

What we offer:

• BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, languages learning platform, referral bonus, life insurance, certifications (paid by the company), conferences, Tech Lunches, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud), local kindergarten.

• DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (B2B): Tech Lunches, Worksmile, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud).

• ADDITION: free parking, fresh fruits, workation.

In case of questions, please contact the HR team.

The recruitment process for this position consists of 3stages:

• a short phone call with a recruiter (30 min max)
• one-hour long interview on Teams (with both general and technical questions)
• clients interview on Teams

Salary range:

UOP: 18 000-22 000 PLN gross/month.

B2B: 135 -190 PLN net/h

All information about salary range and its additional components will be provided during the 1st stage of recruitment process.

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.