Position Summary
Thales delivers global, high-availability cloud-based Identity and Access Management (IAM) services for high-profile customers, operating under the highest security and compliance standards.
To support continued customer growth and increasing platform complexity, Thales is seeking a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer to join the Cloud Operations organization. This role is responsible for the reliability, scalability, automation, and continuous improvement of IAM cloud infrastructure and platforms across AWS and GCP, with a strong focus on automation, observability, and AI-assisted operations (AIOps).
Cloud Operations & Reliability Engineering
Operate and support production-grade, highly available IAM cloud services
Ensure availability, performance, resilience, and security of platforms
Participate in L2/L3 incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-incident reviews
Take part in a 24/7 follow-the-sun on-call rotation
Drive continuous improvements to operational stability and service quality
DevOps, Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab)
Deploy and manage Kubernetes-based platforms (EKS, GKE, OpenShift)
Automate provisioning, deployment, validation, and rollback processes
Review DevOps code to ensure quality, security, and consistency
Observability & AIOps Initiatives
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using Datadog
Leverage AIOps capabilities for anomaly detection and alert correlation
Support faster root-cause identification during incidents
Contribute to predictive analytics such as capacity forecasting and failure prevention
AI-Assisted Operations & Automation
Use AI-powered copilots for troubleshooting and diagnostics
Generate and improve operational documentation and runbooks using AI
Develop automated remediation and self-healing workflows
Integrate AI-assisted insights into operational workflows
Database & Platform Services (Supporting Role)
Support cloud databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, MongoDB, Elastic
Contribute to upgrades, backups, HA/DR, and monitoring
Assist with data migrations where required
Ensure database security and performance
Collaboration, Documentation & Governance
Produce design documents, runbooks, and operational procedures
Collaborate with Automation Architects, SREs, and R&D teams
Improve scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency
Follow ITIL-aligned operational processes
Operate in regulated and security-sensitive environments
Required Qualifications
5+ years operating cloud-based production systems
Strong Kubernetes orchestration experience
Hands-on Terraform and Infrastructure as Code expertise
CI/CD pipeline experience (GitLab)
AWS or GCP experience
Scripting and automation (Python, YAML, JSON, Bash)
Experience with observability tools
Strong Linux knowledge
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with AIOps platforms or ML-assisted monitoring
AI-assisted DevOps or Cloud Operations exposure
IAM or regulated environment experience
ITIL or COBIT familiarity
Experience in globally distributed teams
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
Tools & Technologies
Cloud: AWS, GCP
Platforms: Kubernetes, Helm, OpenShift
IaC & Automation: Terraform, Ansible
CI/CD: GitLab
Observability: Datadog
Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, Slack, Office 365
AI Tooling: AIOps platforms, internal AI copilots
Soft Skills
Ownership and accountability
Clear communication
Calm under pressure
Continuous improvement mindset
Comfortable working across time zones
Interested?
Apply now. We look forward to receiving your application.
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Skills Required
- 3+ years deploying and supporting web-based applications
- Experience with DevOps and SRE methodologies
- 3+ years with orchestration and automation tools (Helm charts, Ansible, Terraform)
- Experience with cloud services (AWS and/or GCP)
- 3+ years working with Kubernetes orchestration
- 5+ years experience with cloud and server architecture, REST APIs, and microservices
- Experience with databases: MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, Elastic Cloud
- Experience building pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, GitLab/GitHub CI/CD)
- Scripting experience (Bash, Python)
- Familiarity with YAML and JSON for configs and automation
- Experience with PaaS technologies (Kubernetes, OpenShift)
- Understanding of operational concepts (change management, on-call rotations, escalations, uptime)
- Adherence to security best practices from design through operations
- Experience with observability/monitoring tools (e.g., DataDog)
- Familiarity with GitHub/GitLab and CI/CD pipeline tradeoffs
- Ability to work in a geographically distributed international company and excellent communication skills
- Degree in Computer or Electronic Science (preferred)
Thales Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thales and has not been reviewed or approved by Thales.
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans with employer contributions and matches, profit sharing, and share purchase opportunities are emphasized across multiple regions. These elements are positioned as competitive components of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO that increases with tenure, paid holidays, and paid military, maternity, and paternity leave are described. This breadth supports work–life balance across locations.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid work options, flexible schedules, and parental supports such as childcare benefits and leave for sick children are available in several markets. Flexibility is presented as a core part of the employee experience.
Thales Insights
What We Do
Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.

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