Associate DevSecOps Engineer

Job Posting Organization:
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the bank of the European Union, established in 195

• It plays a crucial role in financing projects that contribute to the EU's policy objectives. The EIB operates in over 160 countries worldwide, employing around 3,500 staff members. Its mission is to support sustainable investment in Europe and beyond, focusing on projects that promote innovation, infrastructure, and environmental sustainability. The EIB is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, ensuring that all employees can thrive in a multi-cultural environment.

Job Overview:
The Associate DevSecOps Engineer position at the EIB is a full-time role that requires regular office presence at the headquarters in Luxembourg. This role is pivotal in integrating security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security into every phase of the software delivery lifecycle. The successful candidate will work closely with experienced DevSecOps engineers and various teams, including development, infrastructure, and security, to enhance secure, automated, and compliant delivery pipelines and platforms. The position offers a unique opportunity to influence the adoption of DevSecOps practices across teams and to support resilient CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments. Additionally, the role provides hands-on experience in vulnerability management, security monitoring, and modern secure software delivery within a collaborative and evolving technology landscape.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The Associate DevSecOps Engineer will be responsible for several key areas:

• **DevSecOps Platform Support & Operations**: Contributing to the daily operation and support of the DevSecOps toolchain, ensuring the availability, stability, and secure configuration of platform components.
• **SDLC Enablement & Governance Support**: Assisting in the rollout of the EIB SDLC framework, implementing quality gates, automated controls, and evidence collection mechanisms across delivery pipelines.
• **Security Integration & Automation**: Embedding security controls into the DevOps lifecycle, including code analysis, dependency scanning, and infrastructure security checks.
• **Collaboration with Delivery Teams**: Acting as a technical contact for GIS software delivery teams, collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance developer experience while ensuring compliance.
• **Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Management**: Contributing to the improvement of DevSecOps practices by documenting lessons learned and proposing enhancements to tooling and processes.
• **Compliance, Risk & Operational Discipline**: Ensuring that operational activities align with change, incident, and problem management processes, contributing to audit readiness and traceability.

Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess a university degree (minimum equivalent to a Bachelor) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. They should have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience in IT engineering roles related to DevOps, systems administration, cloud operations, software delivery, or security engineering. Basic hands-on experience with software delivery pipelines (CI/CD) and operational environments is essential, ideally supporting development or platform teams. A foundational understanding of DevSecOps principles, including security automation, is required, along with introductory experience with cloud or virtualized environments such as Azure or AWS. Familiarity with containerization concepts and basic proficiency in scripting or automation languages like Python or Bash is also necessary.

Educational Background:
The educational background required for this position includes a university degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. This educational foundation is crucial for understanding the technical aspects of the role and for effectively contributing to the EIB's objectives in software delivery and security integration.

Experience:
The position requires at least 3 years of relevant professional experience in IT engineering roles. This experience should encompass areas such as DevOps, systems administration, cloud operations, software delivery, or security engineering. Candidates should demonstrate a solid understanding of software delivery pipelines and operational environments, ideally with a focus on supporting development or platform teams.

Languages:
Proficiency in English is mandatory, and a good command of French is also required. Knowledge of other EU languages would be advantageous. Proficiency is understood to mean the attainment of level 5 of the Inter Institutional language courses, corresponding to B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).

Additional Notes:
This position is a full-time role at grade 4, offering a permanent contract with the EIB. The recruitment process includes panel interviews, which are expected to commence in June 202

• The EIB values diversity and encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their background. The organization is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or chronic health conditions. The campaign for this position will remain open until the position is filled, with applications reviewed in the order they are received.