Senior DevOps Lead - Aviation Platform Engineering

Senior DevOps Lead - Aviation Platform Engineering

Atos

Wroclaw, Poland

Atos is looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Senior Devops with lead experience to design, development, and operation of a mission-critical enterprise platform supporting the air traffic management (ATM) digital ecosystem. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of aviation technology by building and operating a secure, resilient, and scalable platform. This role requires regular travel to the client site (minimum twice per month).

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and evolve a container-based platform on OpenShift and Azure IaaS;
• Develop and maintain custom Kubernetes operators for automating lifecycle management of critical services (databases, observability stacks, messaging, APIs);
• Design and implement secure multi-tenant architectures using HashiCorp Vault, Keycloak, and Okta for identity, secrets, and policy enforcement;
• Lead the development of CI/CD automation pipelines with Jenkins;
• Integrate data services (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MinIO) into the platform ecosystem;
• Oversee high availability and disaster recovery strategies across distributed Azure and OpenShift environments;
• Implement observability frameworks (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana) to ensure proactive monitoring and compliance;
• Champion Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and drive continuous improvement;
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC) adoption using Terraform and Ansible;
• Integrate and manage secure communication layers, including NGINX reverse proxies, API gateways, and TLS certificate management;
• Manage event-driven integration patterns using Solace PubSub+ and Confluent Kafka;
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and compliance teams to implement zero-trust networking and policy-as-code controls;
• Act as a technical authority and mentor for platform engineers and developers;
• Provide architectural reviews and governance for platform components and integrations;
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, partner organizations, and external technology providers.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of professional experience in software/platform engineering, including 3+ years in a Lead or Lead Developer role, demonstrating the ability to lead cross-functional teams, set architectural direction, and communicate effectively within a multi-national, safety-critical environment;
• Proven experience with OpenShift/Kubernetes (operator SDKs, Helm, ArgoCD, cluster management, GO programming language);
• Deep understanding of Azure IaaS, virtual networking, and hybrid cloud architectures;
• Expert in CI/CD automation (Jenkins, GitOps, or ArgoCD);
• Advanced proficiency in Vault, Keycloak, and Okta for security and identity federation;
• Strong experience with (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch) and object storage (MinIO);
• Experience with event streaming platforms (Solace, Confluent Kafka);
• Knowledge of NGINX and API Gateway technologies;
• Solid background in Terraform, Ansible, and containerized application delivery;
• Understanding of observability stacks (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana) and log/metric correlation;
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity, compliance, and operational resilience in regulated domains;
• Knowledge of aviation or air traffic management (ATM) systems is a strong plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Application Developer (CKAD);
• HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate;
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure DevOps Engineer certification;
• Experience with service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and OpenTelemetry for advanced observability.