About the Project:
Join Thales’ largest project to date: the F126 frigate program for the German Navy. We’re developing and integrating all onboard subsystems, enabling next-generation warfighting capabilities to counter evolving above-water threats. Our software connects Thales’ advanced radar suite with firing systems, using intelligent algorithms to empower defense operators with split-second decision-making.
About the Job:
As a DevOps Platform Engineer, you will develop in a multidisciplinary Agile team, that maintains, develops, and tests the infrastructure software platforms for combat management systems. These development teams are responsible for the entire development chain - from requirements analysis, development, maintenance, patching, integration, deployment, testing, validation, to demonstrating the current status of the product. Your role will be diverse, and flexibility is key.
About you:
Are you passionate about technology? Do you enjoy constantly developing your skills? Are you interested in working on Naval systems? If so, you might be the person we are looking for. We seek a talented DevOps Platform Engineer who excels in complex development of systems, has strong troubleshooting and analytical skills, and embodies a growth and agile mindset.
You have a capacity for continuous learning and are eager to stay up-to-date with industry trends.
Relevant Experiences:
Linux: Over 3 years of experience with Red Hat certification
Infrastructure as Code: Experience with Ansible, certification or demonstratable knowledge is a plus
C++: (min. version 17) knowledge – knowledge of Qt 5 is a pre
Video processing with ffmpeg
OpenGL / CUDA
Tools and Technologies: Experience with the following:
- Programming languages: bash, python.
- Software containers & Kubernetes.
- Build pipelines and support tooling (e.g., Git, Jenkins, Maven, Jira)
Scaled scrum: experience is a plus.
You also hold a bachelor or master degree in computer science, IT service management or comparable.
We expect you possess fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
Soft skills:
- Strong communication skills (Includes open communication, being an active listener, and constructive conflict resolution)
- Collaboration and networking ability (includes team bridging/building and actively connecting with colleagues from other teams)
- Willingness to learn and adapt (includes eagerness to learn new things and openness to change)
- Proactive and decisive attitude (includes taking initiative, being proactive, and decisiveness)
- Analytical and problem-solving mindset (includes critical thinking and the ability to solve problems effectively).
Thales offers you:
- An interesting job in a high-tech environment.
- A lot of room for your personal development and own initiatives.
- The option to grow within the organization in different directions including within engineering, into management, commercially or internationally.
- An open and flexible working environment where work-life balance is considered very important.
- 40 leave days per year.
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Skills Required
- Over 3 years of experience with Linux and Red Hat certification
- Experience with Ansible, certification or demonstratable knowledge is a plus
- Knowledge of C++ (min. version 17)
- Experience with video processing using ffmpeg
- Experience with OpenGL / CUDA
- Experience with programming languages: bash, python
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with Git, Jenkins, Maven, Jira
- Bachelor or master degree in computer science or IT service management
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.
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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.
