DevOps Engineer

We have a strong and growing product development organization made up of experienced professionals and talented junior engineers. Our product roadmap is healthy well into the future, offering a variety of technically meaningful challenges.

To support our long-term roadmap and ambitious technology goals, we are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to help develop and maintain the infrastructure, tools, and processes that enable efficient, secure, and high-quality software and product delivery.

We are seeking a hands-on professional with strong experience in DevOps toolchains, automation, CI/CD, and Kubernetes-based platforms.

Your role

As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining the development infrastructure used throughout the product lifecycle, including the underlying network connectivity and security controls. The environment includes source code and artifact management, build and release automation, test infrastructure, Kubernetes-based platforms, and integrations supporting requirements management, verification, validation, and product releases.

You will collaborate closely with development teams to streamline development workflows and introduce modern tools and practices that support developers in their daily work.

Main Responsibilities

• Maintain and continuously improve the development environment and DevOps toolchain, manage source code repositories, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and artifact repositories.
• Design, implement, and maintain secure, resilient network connectivity for development, build, test and deployment environments and troubleshoot issues.
• Support network architecture and configuration for Kubernetes-based platforms, including ingress controls, load balancing, DNS, service connectivity, network policies and certificate management.
• Ensure development infrastructure complies with relevant standards, cybersecurity requirements, and regulations.
• Automate manual processes and drive continuous improvements in efficiency, reliability, traceability, and quality.
• Integrate security controls, vulnerability management, and compliance checks into the software development lifecycle.
• Evaluate, implement, and support AI-powered tools that enhance developer productivity.
• Administer developer tools and software, integrate development data sources to provide clear visibility and reporting across the product development lifecycle.

Your profile

Our ideal candidate has a strong background in DevOps, automation, and software development tooling.

You are a proactive, hands-on professional who can apply industry best practices to modern, highly secure and regulated engineering environments.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience in DevOps, Build Engineering, Software Tooling, or a similar role.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, proxies, load balancing, TLS/PKI, and network segmentation.
• Experience with DevOps technologies such as GitLab, Git, Docker, Jenkins, Artifactory, Nexus, or similar.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated software delivery processes.
• Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and operating Kubernetes-based container platforms.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, secure software development, open-source software governance, and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar).
• Strong communication skills in Finnish and English, both written and spoken.

We do not expect you to meet every requirement listed above. If you have a strong DevOps background, a hands-on mindset, and experience in many of the areas described, we encourage you to apply. We value curiosity, continuous learning, and the ability to solve complex technical challenges just as much as experience with specific tools.

What you will be part of

Saab Sensor Technology Center in Tampere is part of Saab Surveillance business area. Our R&D teams are developing extremely versatile and innovative electronic warfare systems, motivated by a clear target: to keep people safe. As an example of a brilliant product we are developing in Tampere, check out Sirius Compact!

Our development projects cover different phases of the product development cycle, from specification through development to laboratory and qualification testing, and development environment maintenance has a part in all of it. In addition to learning by doing, Saab offers various trainings and learning paths to help you build your competence and career.

We support flexible ways of working and offer opportunities for occasional remote work when the nature of the tasks allows. As a DevOps Engineer, you will work closely with software developers, architects, and engineering teams to continuously improve our development platforms, tools, and processes. Because of this close collaboration and the nature of our development environment, most work is carried out on-site at our modern Saab Technology Center in Tampere.

On top of joining a team of highly talented professionals and fun people, we offer a wide range of employee benefits, including a lunch benefit, exercise and culture benefit, leisure-time accident insurance, an employee share matching program, and support for your daily commute through public transport benefits or parking options.

In this job, some of your tasks have a connection to defense secrecy. Therefore, a drug test and approved security clearance in accordance with the Finnish Security Clearance act 726/2014 is required for the selected applicant.

We hope to welcome you to the team as soon as possible. We understand that candidates have different notice periods and circumstances, so we are happy to discuss a start date that works for both sides.

Why join us?

• Play a key role in enabling the development of cutting-edge electronic warfare systems
• Work with modern DevOps technologies, Kubernetes platforms, and automation solutions
• Take ownership of processes and solutions that directly support product development and delivery
• Collaborate with highly skilled software, systems, and engineering professionals
• Grow your expertise through continuous learning, training opportunities, and challenging technical projects

Interested?

Take your chance to build your future career at Saab by submitting your CV and application via Saab Careers already now!

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.