DevOps Engineer

Location: Praha, Czechia

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Thales in the Czech Republic employs over 400 people from 45 different nationalities. A total of 15 teams work on projects for government agencies, banking, mobile services and the Internet Of Things (IoT) technology. At the core of our business is the development of software which we configure and embed in a multitude of different devices and form factors. These include many kinds of payment cards, SIM cards, travel passes, secure eBanking devices, authentication tokens, machine identification modules (MIM), and secure ID documents including ePassports, eID and eHealth cards, as well as eDriving licenses. Because of the international environment surrounding us every day, it comes as no surprise that English is our official corporate language.

In the Thales DIS CPL Business Unit, you will be part of a Software Development team in charge of Thales Idcloud Fraud prevention (IFP) cloud service and associated application security matters.

In our digital landscape, hackers continuously challenge the security measures implemented by perpetually deploying sophisticated and intricate attacks, expending attacks surfaces, number of attacks and number of connections. 

In front of these threats, the Thales IFP service excels in detecting, preventing precarious access to digital services and mitigating the risks of fraud, all while ensuring a user-friendly and convenient experience with digital services.

To meet these objectives and overcome challenges, the Thales Fraud Prevention service continually enhances multiple techniques for monitoring, detecting, and safeguarding digital services against the latest attacks and threats.

What You’ll Do

• Take ownership of our CI/CD evolution by leading the migration from Jenkins to GitLab CI/CD.
• Manage Ansible scripts for seamless AWS EKS deployments.
• Design, maintain, and improve deployment pipelines with Kubernetes on AWS through GitLab CI/CD.
• Collaborate with developers and the Product Owner to deliver high-quality products.
• Address and document security concerns based on recommendations from the security team.

What You Bring

• Proven Expertise: At least 8 years in software development with a strong focus on DevOps.
• Technical Mastery:
  • Strong skills in GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, Ansible, and AWS, paired with solid experience in Jenkins CI/CD
  • Hands-on experience with Node.js, React, and microservices.
  • Proficiency with Linux and Windows systems.
• Mindset: Proactive, good communication, and a passion for sharing knowledge.
• Language: Fluency in English to work in an international team.

Bonus Skills:

• NoSQL experience (MongoDB, DynamoDB).
• Knowledge of security best practices and protocols.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!