This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and requires regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment. We also offer relocation support.
The
EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Group Information Systems Directorate (GIS), Core Platforms & Resilience Department (CPR), Platform Engineering & Operations Division (PEO), Cloud, DevSecOps & SDLC Enablement Unit (CDSE) at its headquarters in Luxembourg, an
Associate DevSecOps Engineer*.
This is a full-time position at grade 4 for which the EIB offers a permanent contract.
- internal benchmark Associate Engineer IT Technology & Infrastructure
Panel interviews are foreseen as from June 2026
Purpose
The Associate DevSecOps Engineer plays a key role in embedding security into every stage of the software delivery lifecycle. Working closely with experienced DevSecOps engineers as well as development, infrastructure and security teams. This role contributes to building and improving secure, automated and compliant delivery pipelines and platforms.
This position offers the opportunity to drive the adoption of DevSecOps practices across teams and support resilient CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments. It also provides hands-on exposure to vulnerability management, security monitoring and modern secure software delivery in a collaborative and evolving technology environment.
Operating Network
You will report to the Head of Cloud, DevSecOps & SDLC Enablement Unit (CDSE) unit and will cooperate with other platform teams in the same department as well as application teams in other departments Units, transversal teams IN Group Information Systems Directorate (GIS).
Accountabilities
DevSecOps Platform Support & Operations
- Contribute to the operation and day‑to‑day support of the DevSecOps toolchain (e.g. CI/CD platforms, code repositories, artefact management, infrastructure‑as‑code tooling), ensuring availability, stability and secure configuration of platform components.
- Assist in the maintenance of secure CI/CD pipeline templates and shared components, applying platform standards and security baselines defined by the unit.
SDLC Enablement & Governance Support
- Support the rollout and adoption of the EIB SDLC framework, including the implementation of mandatory quality gates, automated controls, and evidence collection mechanisms across delivery pipelines.
- Help delivery teams understand and apply SDLC requirements by providing practical guidance, examples, and tooling support, under the supervision of senior engineers.
Security Integration & Automation
- Assist in embedding security controls into the DevOps lifecycle, including static and dynamic code analysis, dependency and artefact scanning, secrets management, and infrastructure security checks.
- Support the monitoring and remediation of security findings identified through automated scans, working with delivery teams and senior DevSecOps engineers to prioritise and resolve issues.
Collaboration With Delivery Teams
- Act as a first‑line technical contact for GIS software delivery teams on DevSecOps and SDLC platform usage, escalating complex issues where appropriate.
- Collaborate with developers, testers, platform engineers and security stakeholders to improve developer experience while maintaining compliance‑by‑design.
- Participate in communication and change management activities as an integrated aspect of IT solutions, infrastructure or processes.
Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Management
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of DevSecOps and SDLC practices by documenting lessons learned, updating technical documentation, and proposing incremental enhancements to tooling and processes.
- Recommend tools, technologies, and incremental improvements to overall quality and security of products infrastructure.
Compliance, Risk & Operational Discipline
- Apply established security, risk, and compliance requirements (including internal policies and regulatory obligations) when supporting platform components and delivery pipelines.
- Ensure that operational activities are performed in line with change, incident and problem management processes, contributing to audit readiness and traceability.
Qualifications
- University degree (minimum an equivalent to a Bachelor) preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.
- 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, ideally supporting development or platform teams.
- Foundational understanding of DevSecOps principles, including “shift‑left” security and automation of controls.
- Introductory experience with cloud or virtualised environments (e.g. Azure, AWS, VMware, container platforms).
- Awareness of infrastructure‑as‑code concepts and automated provisioning, even if mainly assisting or consuming existing modules.
- Familiarity with containerisation concepts (e.g. Docker images, registries), at user level rather than platform design level.
- Basic proficiency in scripting or automation languages (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell), sufficient to read, adapt and troubleshoot scripts.
- Excellent knowledge of English and/or French (***), with a good command of the other. (Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage).
Competencies
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(***) Unless stated explicitly as a required qualification, a good command of French is not a pre-requisite for hire. As both English and French are however official working languages of the EIB, proficiency in both languages is a pre-requisite for your future career development. Any language clause in your contract must be fulfilled in order for you to be eligible for a promotion (either via the annual appraisal cycle or via an internal selection process). 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). The Bank offers appropriate training support.
We hire and value talent with unique characteristics, creating a work environment where they can be themselves. We believe that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion makes us a performing and innovative organisation. We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation, disability or neurodiversity.
If you require reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process due to a disability, neurodivergence, or a chronic health condition, please contact the EIB Recruitment team
[email protected] who will manage your request appropriately.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the Information of the EIB Group. In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorised disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.
This is an open campaign to consecutively fill open positions. The campaign will remain open until position is filled. Applications will be reviewed in order of receipt.