Platform Engineer Compute - A Venture Between Thales And Google

Thales Platform Engineering Role

Location: Bucharest, Romania

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 defence and security, aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we're driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

In Romania, we are advancing innovation through software engineering, research and development, delivering solutions in key markets in which Thales Group operates. Our engineers design, develop and integrate solutions that impact global industries – from fully operational systems and subsystems for naval warfare and maritime security operations, to air traffic management systems, satellite-based solutions, tactical indoor simulations, identity and biometric technologies and more.

Bucharest - Hybrid (3 office / 2 remote) | Occasional travel to Paris / Berlin Start: ASAP | English-speaking team

Most platform engineering roles are about maintaining the paved road. This one is about laying it.

The Project

A trusted, sovereign Google Cloud region - operated end-to-end from within Europe by the joint venture between Thales and Google Cloud.

Same Google Cloud power you know (GKE, compute, data, Vertex AI). European jurisdiction. European operators. Thales-grade cybersecurity.

In the last 6 months alone, the platform: Achieved a world-first regulatory qualification - IaaS + CaaS + PaaS in a single decision Named 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year - Sovereign Cloud Runs 3 data centres, 10,000+ devices, H100 GPU clusters in production Powers workloads for European enterprises in energy, banking, healthcare, defense

Your job: industrialize the compute platform - at scale, repeatable, audit-ready.

What You'll Own

Design and operate CI/CD pipelines - fast, reproducible, secure-by-default Deploy containerized workloads on Kubernetes (GKE) Turn Google-provided prototypes into production-grade automation Own artifact lifecycle: build, versioning, signing, storage, promotion Drive infrastructure automation with Terraform Bake compliance into the pipeline alongside security teams Lead production troubleshooting on the compute layer Collaborate directly with Google Cloud engineers

What We're Looking For

Must-have: 5+ years in DevOps / Platform Engineering Strong Kubernetes (GKE preferred) Solid CI/CD (Cloud Build, GitLab CI, Jenkins) Deep Terraform & IaC experience Hands-on GitOps (FluxCD, ArgoCD) Strong Docker / containerization, Linux, English

Nice to have: Observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Mimir) Secrets management, IAM, Vault Large-scale distributed systems Networking (proxies, TLS, segmentation)

Why This Role Is Different

This isn't another "use GCP" job. You help operate a GCP region - the first run autonomously by a partner. You don't patch legacy - you define the paved road every service team walks. You sit at the table with Google Cloud and Thales engineering, not behind it.

What You Get

Competitive package + private medical, meal vouchers, sport benefit, and the rest of the Thales standard package. Real engineering ownership in a Bucharest-based team shipping to production.

Sound Like You?

If you've industrialized Kubernetes platforms before, treat Terraform like a first language, and want a Bucharest-based greenfield where GitOps actually matters - let's talk.

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.