DevOps / IVV Engineer

The people we all rely on to make the world go round – they rely on Thales.  Thales rely on its employees to invent the future: right here, right now.

Present in Romania for over 40 years, Thales is expanding its presence in the country by growing its Digital capabilities and by developing a Group Engineering Competence Centre (ECC). Operating from Bucharest, Thales delivers solutions in a number of core businesses, from ground transportation, space and defence, to security and aeronautics.
Several professional opportunities have arisen. If you are looking for the solidity of a Global Group that is at the forefront of innovation, but with the agility of a human structure that tailors to the personal development of its employees and allows opportunities for evolution in an international environment, then this is the place for you!

Job summary:

The Thales Romania Engineering Competence Center is a dedicated entity that performs activities in collaboration with various stakeholders from different countries, addressing transversal activities interconnected with all the Thales Group activity domains.

The DevOps & Cloud discipline is oriented to building and running specific platforms for either internal or external clients. Being part of this discipline gives you the opportunity to join global communities of practice and to collaborate with various experts, even if they might not be working on the same project.

On this specific position, the key responsibility is to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of containerized applications and infrastructure within the KAST project scope.

You’ll need to have

• Experience: 3+ years in software testing, with 2+ years focused on Kubernetes (RKE2, K3S) ecosystems
• Hands on experience with testing frameworks ( e.g.,Robot Framework).
• Proficient in Kubernetes architecture, deployments, and debugging tools (kubectl , k9s)
• Familiarity with helm packaging and Helm File templating, Kustomize
• Familiarity with Network policies, Gatekeeper, Trivy , Certmanager , Cilium
• Scripting expertise (Python, Bash, Go) for automation
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure AKS, GCP GKE) and infrastructure as code (Terraform)

Nice to have

• Kubernetes certification (CKA)
• ISTQB testing certification

Whilst working with us on

• Test Design & Execution: develop and implement test plans for Kubernetes deployments
• Cluster Validation: verify Kubernetes configurations, networking (CNI), storage (CSI), and security policies (RBAC, network policies)
• CI/CD Integration: Embed automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) to validate Helm charts, Operators, and custom manifests
• Performance Optimization: Identify bottlenecks in resource utilization, scheduling, and scaling using tools like Prometheus, Grafana
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and report issues related to pod scheduling, service discovery, ingress/egress, and persistent storage
• Security Testing: validate compliance with best practices (e.g., secrets management, image scanning, runtime security, CIS compliance, OPA rules)
• Documentation: Maintain clear records of test cases, results, and remediation steps

Mobility

• Travels to France – up to 3-4 travels in the first 6 months

Languages

• English – mandatory
• French – would be a plus