Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.
Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.PROFILE:
You graduated with a Master of Engineering or Computer Science or in University, and you have proven experience in Agile or DevOps team
You enjoy working within an Agile team and being plunged into a challenging environment, requiring reactivity and resourcefulness
You want to handle your application from A to Z – from its development to its incident management, going through automated testing, automated deployment, live monitoring and KPIs tracking
You foster continuous improvement
You share a compelling vision
COMPETENCIES:
You have great knowledge of DevOps, digital stack and Cloud Platforms (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS…)
You have knowledge of Networking, Cybersecurity basics & privacy on 21st century applications
You have deep knowledge of containers development and orchestration (Docker, Helm, Kubernetes)
You are familiar with automation and industrialisation methods (programming languages, scripting [Go, Python, Bash] and CI/CDD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery and Deployment) pipelines (Gitlab pipelines, Github actions…), and possibly in defining your infrastructure as code using technologies like Terraform or Ansible
You know how to run an application: monitoring, alerting & incident management (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK…)
NICE TO HAVE:
+ [Specific knowledge linked to the domain / product / project – to be filled in by Engineering Manager or Talent Acquisition]
LIFE AS A THALES SOFTWARE DEVOPS ENGINEERING ROLE
As a Software DevOps Engineering Role within Thales, you will:
Participate to your teams’ daily meetings and recurring events
Regularly deliver and deploy increments of your applications and present them to the project’s stakeholders
Develop and maintain CI/CDD pipelines
Ensure your applications are running in their nominal conditions and set-up the right threshold for your application’s alerts accordingly
Monitor how the new features are used by the end-users
React fast in case of a production issue, analyse the root cause and ensure it does not happen again (continuous improvement)
Spend time with your team mates to share and grow all together on the latest technologies
At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.
Skills Required
- Proven experience in Agile or DevOps team
- Master of Engineering or Computer Science
- Knowledge of Cloud Platforms (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- Deep knowledge of containers development and orchestration (Docker, Helm, Kubernetes)
- Familiar with CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab pipelines, Github actions)
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.
