Senior Cloud Integration 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.

We are looking for a Senior, hands-on Cloud Integration Engineer to integrate, optimize, and operate cloud-native, containerized platforms on private cloud infrastructures, supporting projects, presales, and demos.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate and deploy multi-product solutions on private cloud Kubernetes platforms.
• Design and operate microservices-based architectures using containers.
• Deploy, operate, and tune databases (SQL/NoSQL) in containerized environments.
• Perform performance profiling and tuning across services, containers, databases, and infrastructure.
• Define and execute validation, load, and resiliency testing.
• Automate deployment and operations using CI/CD, Terraform, and scripting.
• Troubleshoot complex integration, Kubernetes, and performance issues.
• Produce clear technical documentation and operational runbooks.

Required Expertise

• Strong hands-on experience with private cloud and on‑prem Kubernetes.
• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and container networking/storage.
• Solid experience with microservices integration and REST APIs.
• Strong background in databases (performance, HA, persistence in Kubernetes).
• Proven skills in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Proficiency in Python/Bash, CI/CD pipelines, and Git workflows.
• Strong performance engineering and troubleshooting mindset.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and container security best practices.

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