Senior Infrastructure Engineer with French (Windows + Ansible)

Our requirements

• Strong expertise in Windows Server administration and security.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible automation, ideally including AWX.
• Strong expertise in Identity & Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Credential Management solutions
• Solid understanding of DevSecOps practices, identity and access management, and privileged access management concepts.
• Experience designing and implementing secure authentication and credential management solutions.
• Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives from assessment through implementation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent French and English language skills (spoken and written).
• Availability for a 6-month engagement; extension may be considered based on project requirements, although it cannot be guaranteed.

Optional

• ITIL v4.
• Certifications in Automation, Cloud, Security, or Infrastructure Architecture.

Your responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain a centralized credential management service for Windows server environments.
• Deliver a secure solution enabling automated retrieval and use of credentials by Ansible/AWX workflows based on the requesting user and target systems.
• Define and implement credential deployment and lifecycle management processes across Windows servers.
• Ensure granular access control at both individual server and server-group levels, including support for multiple privilege tiers (e.g., Administrator and Standard User).
• Implement credential rotation and time-bound access mechanisms to enhance security and compliance.
• Ensure compatibility with Windows Server environments from Windows Server 2012 R2 onwards.
• Design solutions aligned with cybersecurity best practices, avoiding deprecated or vulnerable authentication protocols and mechanisms.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and automation teams to identify, evaluate, and implement enterprise-grade credential management solutions.
• Conduct technical studies, proof-of-concepts, and solution assessments within the existing enterprise ecosystem.
• Lead the implementation, integration, and operationalization of the selected solution.
• Provide technical guidance and ensure adherence to DevSecOps principles throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive the project autonomously, managing priorities, risks, stakeholders, and technical deliverables.

About the project

Additional Information

What we offer

• BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, languages learning platform, referral bonus, copyrights, life insurance, certifications (paid by the company), conferences, Tech Lunches, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud), local kindergarten.
• DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (B2B): Tech Lunches, Worksmile, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud).
• ADDITION: free parking, fresh fruits, workation.

Benefits

• sharing the costs of sports activities
• private medical care
• sharing the costs of foreign language classes
• sharing the costs of professional training & courses
• life insurance
• remote work opportunities
• flexible working time
• fruits
• integration events
• no dress code
• coffee / tea
• parking space for employees
• leisure zone
• employee referral program

Recruitment stages

• 1.
  a short phone call with a recruiter (30 min max)
• 2.
  one-hour long interview on Teams

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