DevOps Engineer (AI, GitLab)

Sopra Steria is one of the largest tech industry players in Europe, specializing in consulting, digital services, and software development. The Polish branch operates as a Global Delivery Center in Katowice since 2007 with around 1,000 specialists. The Digital Platform Services department focuses on cloud, operating systems, virtualization, databases, backup, storage, networking, and security. The Application Services department handles software development, data engineering, testing, CRM, ITSM, ERP integrations, and application management for customers in Scandinavia, Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK.

• Advanced experience (5+ years) with GitLab and CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise (3+ years) in Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Good knowledge of Data Science, Machine Learning principles, and AI frameworks such as Haystack and Langchain.
• Expertise with cloud services like AWS or Azure.
• Proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• Proficiency in Python programming and experience with development tools like Git, GitLab, Jira, and Confluence.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools including Prometheus and Grafana.
• Experience with database management systems such as PostgreSQL and search engines like Elasticsearch.
• EU citizenship.
• Fluent English (B2/C1 level).
• Willingness to travel occasionally and visit the Katowice office.

Nice to have:

• Security clearance.

• Design and maintain AI infrastructure including cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments for AI development, training, and inference.
• Automate deployment pipelines for code, data workflows, model training, testing, validation, and deployment.
• Manage containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Support model operationalization ensuring reproducibility, versioning, traceability, and controlled releases.
• Monitor systems and model services with logging, alerting, and performance tracking.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of AI services.
• Implement security and compliance controls for infrastructure and data protection.
• Manage environments and configuration using Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools.
• Collaborate with data scientists, AI engineers, software developers, cybersecurity specialists, and business teams.
• Support data and model lifecycle governance including versioning, auditability, lineage, backup, and recovery.
• Troubleshoot and improve operations by investigating incidents, deployment issues, and performance bottlenecks.

Only candidates located in Poland with EU citizenship are eligible for cooperation. Fluent English (B2/C1) is required. Occasional business trips abroad and office visits in Katowice are expected.