{"id":1541008,"url":"https://alion.io/job/sopra-steria-senior-infrastructure-engineer-linux-php-databases","title":"Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux, PHP, databases)","company":{"id":52881,"name":"Sopra Steria","domain":"soprasteria.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/soprasteria","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":274,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":22,"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"DevOps","role_family":"DevOps","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Katowice, Poland"],"countries":["PL"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":37000,"max_usd":62000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":90},"experience_years_min":6,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Ansible","optional":false},{"name":"Bash","optional":false},{"name":"DNS","optional":false},{"name":"GitLab","optional":false},{"name":"ITSM","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"MariaDB","optional":false},{"name":"MySQL","optional":false},{"name":"PHP","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Ubuntu","optional":false},{"name":"VMWare","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":true},{"name":"GitLab CI","optional":true},{"name":"Perl","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-30T07:21:05Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-30","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T15:16:26Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"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.\nThe 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.\nWithin 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.\nThe 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.\n We are looking for an Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join Sopra Steria Polska on the French project. You will support operational services for the OSS environment of a major international telecom operator.\nPlease note that we can only offer a 5-month cooperation period to candidates who are based in Poland. The position operates within a three-shift schedule: 08:00-16:00, 09:00-17:00, and 10:00-18:00 with the project scheduled to start on November 1st, 2026. \nResponsibilities:\nSystem administration of Linux-based servers (Ubuntu, RHEL).\nInstallation, maintenance, and updates of infrastructure-level software and services.\nEnsuring server-network communication (DNS, routing, firewalls, syslog).\nAutomating processes using Ansible, Bash scripting, Python.\nMaintenance of virtualized environments (VMware).\nHandling incident resolution and supporting performance optimization.\nParticipating in knowledge transfer, supervised practice, and gaining autonomy.\nProvide source code and support compilation, installation, and configuration within the new platform.\nAssist with production deployment and validate correct operation through functional testing in the new environment.\nTech stack on the project:\n Operating systems: Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL)\nNetworking: DNS, routing, firewall configuration, syslog servers\nVirtualization: VMware vSphere\nAutomation: Ansible, Shell scripting\nCI/CD: GitLab CI/CD\nLanguages: Bash, Python\n Must have requirements:\nAt least 6 years of experience in general in IT positions.\nHands-on experience in Linux systems administration with strong Linux administration skills.\nExperience in PHP development and scripting.\nKnowledge of MySQL/MariaDB databases.\nHands-on experience in DevOps.\nKnowledge of Ansible and GitLab.\nFluent English B2/C1.\nAvailability to work on a 5-month project starting in November.\nBeing open to visits in our office in Katowice or Gdańsk.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to document processes and share knowledge effectively.\nAbility to collaborate effectively with distributed technical teams.\nNice to have requirements:\nFrench is a strong advantage depending on activities.\nExperience with network configuration: TACACS - RANCID.\nExperience with Perl.\nExperience with AI.\nExperience with Python.\nExperience with Webservices.\n What we offer:\n- BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, languages learning platform, referral bonus, copyrights, 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.\n- DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (B2B): Tech Lunches, Worksmile, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud).\nADDITION: free parking, fresh fruits, workation.\nIn case of questions, please contact the HR team.\nThe recruitment process for this position consists of two stages:\na short phone call with a recruiter (30 min max)\none-hour long interview on Teams (with both general and technical questions)\nSalary range:\nAll information about salary range and its additional components will be provided during the 1st stage of recruitment process.\nAt 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.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4473,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":6,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"French","level":"All levels","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"Upper-Intermediate (B2)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Poland","iso":"PL","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["IT Consulting & Digital Transformation","IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams","Systems Integrators"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-30T21:07:05Z"}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":22,"reasons":["conf:8","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sopra-steria-senior-infrastructure-engineer-linux-php-databases","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sopra-steria-senior-infrastructure-engineer-linux-php-databases.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-02T02:49:27Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3820,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1180,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-03T00:00:00Z"}}}