DevOps Engineer (GitLab CI/CD)

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.

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join Sopra Steria Polska and work in a team responsible for integrating the Simpl-Open middleware into the Language Data Space (LDS) ecosystem.

Note that we can only offer cooperation to people who has EU citizenship, are located in Poland and are willing to commute to our office in Katowice, Poland.

Responsibilities:​

• Build and maintain GitLab CI pipelines (templates, reusable components, best practices)
• Operate GitLab Runners on Kubernetes (install, scale, troubleshoot, optimize)
• Troubleshoot build and deployment issues end-to-end (Kubernetes, networking, certificates, ingress, secrets)
• Deploy and maintain Apache-based workloads on Kubernetes (and related operational practices)

Tech stack on the project: ​GitLab, Kubernetes CI/CD, Linux

Must have requirements:​

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including day-to-day work with kubectl, Helm/Kustomize, and cluster troubleshooting
• Advanced experience with GitLab CI/CD, including pipeline design and operating GitLab Runners on Kubernetes
• Solid Linux fundamentals, scripting skills, and a strong understanding of general DevOps best practices
• EU citizenship.
• Fluent English: B2/C1.
• Being open to occasional business trips abroad and visits in our office in Katowice

Nice to have requirements:

• CKAD (or equivalent proof of Kubernetes app-level skills)

What we offer:
• BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, languages learning platform, referral bonus, copyrights, life insurance, workation
• DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (UoP and B2B): certifications (paid by the company), conferences, Tech Lunches, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud)

The recruitment process for this position consists of 3 stages:

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

Salary range:

UOP: 12 000-16 000 PLN gross/month.

B2B: 100-140 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.