DevOps Engineer (VCK)

Be a part of the electric future of Volvo Cars

It’s crystal clear: The actions we take in the next few years will significantly impact our future. We’re committed to transforming the automotive industry and leading in electrification. To make sure we deliver on our big plans, we’ll need to expand our current manufacturing footprint. That’s why we’ve decided to open a new state-of-the-art electric only car factory - and this time we’re expanding in Kosice, Slovakia.

The new plant will only use climate neutral energy and be designed to be a leader in sustainable and efficient premium electric car production. We will optimize layout and logistics flow to achieve the highest global standards in energy and environmental efficiency.

This is a unique opportunity to be a part of building something completely new, setting a new standard for Volvo manufacturing. Jump in and join the ride!

Let's introduce ourselves

At Volvo Car Košice (VCK), our teams play a pivotal role in shaping the digital opera-tions from the ground up. Our mission is to provide the best manufacturing of products that accelerate the world to sustainable energy.

With a vision to produce 250,000 cars per year, VCK offers a unique opportunity to be part of something new and impactful, where your work directly contributes to setting new global standards in automotive manufacturing and has real influence on launch as well as steady state operations of digital solutions.

Place of work: Valaliky Industrial Park, Košice District

Reports to: DevOps Team Manager

Cooperation sectors: central product organizations, application / infrastruture and factory support, manufacturing engineering, plant operations.

What you'll do

You will utilize strong engineering mindset and previous experience to participate in digital launch success and long-term application stability at the site level.

In doing so, you will:

• Analyse user requirements and interpret them into digital functions, follow Volvo standards when creating and updating technical specifications;
• Be responsible for software testing (UAT), rollout plan, deployment and verification, software handover, and information to the factory support team;
• Drive software problem tickets to resolution and ensure respective problem tasks are being executed;
• Ensure readiness for cutover, go live, hypercare, and stabilization;
• Ensure: High availability and performance, Operational stability and predictability, Compliance with security, data protection, and internal controls;
• Ensure monitoring, alerting, backup, and recovery practices are effective;
• Steer application lifecycle, upgrades, and technical debt together with central product teams;
• Drive continuous improvement of stability, quality, and ways of working.

What you'll bring

• Several years of previous experience in software engineering as a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineer, preferably in a manufacturing / factory environment;
• Exceptional understanding and practical knowledge of all the aspects of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using agile development practices, incl. development, testing, rollout, deployment (continuous integration and deployment pipelines) and further support;
• Strong proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization, version control, IaC, and other tools like Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform, and Ansible;
• Experience implementing and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines for reliable code deployment, as well as monitoring solutions to ensure system performance and uptime;
• Knowledge of Scripting/Programming languages like Python, Ruby, Go, or Bash for automation;
• Knowledge and working experience with relational databases;
• Knowledge and preferable experience with application operation & monitoring (how to consult logfiles, database statistics, understand middleware, and how to look at logs & configurations);
• Understanding of the web technology stack (e.g. HTML, HTTP) , modern web frameworks such as React or Angular, knowledge of back-end development (Java, Node.js), including data models, persistence layers, back-end services, caching strategies, and messaging is a plus;
• Preferred university education in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, and a certification in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP;
• English language proficiency;
• Flexibility, being able to work under an organization in a transformation period, or green-field environment;
• Demonstrated ability to work within a multinational team;
• Problem-solving and a continuous improvement mindset.

Compensation Data

Monthly gross salary for this position starts from 2.500 EUR.

* The salary amount represents the minimum guaranteed amount of the basic salary component applicable to the job. Final salary is negotiable and will be adjusted in accordance with seniority level and previous experience of candidate.

Additional benefits:

• Summer & Winter Pay;
• Annual Volvo Cars Performance Bonus;
• Contribution for Supplementary Pension Savings (lll. Pillar);
• Cafeteria Benefit Program;
• Employee Referral Program;
• Contribution for meals exceeding legal requirements;
• Compensation for dioptric glasses & contact lenses beyond the legal requirements;
• Life insurance for cases of loss of life, disability, work injury;
• Flexible working hours.

Volvo Cars. For Life.

For nearly a century, Volvo Cars has empowered people to move freely in a personal, sustainable and safe way. Today, we are driving bold advancements in electrification, sustainability and automotive safety. To realise our ambitious vision, we are seeking innovative minds who are ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow - today.

At Volvo Cars, we believe extraordinary things are achieved by ordinary people with a passion for making a difference. If you’re inspired by the opportunity to help redefine the future of mobility, we invite you to be part of our journey.

Ready for the next step?

You can submit your application via our career page. Please send us your CV and cover letter (optional) in English. You will receive a confirmation email once you have successfully submitted your application.

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