Lead DevOps Architect for AI-Driven Platform

Danfoss; Tampere; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension plans

Personal insurance

Flexible work

Job summary

Danfoss Drives is seeking a senior technical leader to define the direction for a platform used by 500+ developers. You will influence embedded software build, test, and release processes at scale, connecting DevOps, data, and AI to create an intelligent development ecosystem in a hybrid setup across Graasten, Vaasa, Kolding, or Tampere.

In this hands-on role you mentor engineers, set standards, and drive CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and data tooling to accelerate delivery while ensuring quality

Qualifications

• Lead DevOps or platform engineering initiatives in large-scale environments.
• Strong coding and scripting skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, and at least one language such as Go, Rust, or C#.
• Experience with private/public cloud platforms, CI/CD, and Lakehouse platforms like Databricks.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and standards for DevOps services to improve engineering quality and platform consistency.
• Build and evolve a data platform and semantic layer for AI-driven insights and automation.
• Optimize cloud-based development infrastructure for scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
• Design and improve CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code to increase speed, stability, and developer productivity.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate across teams to strengthen technical capabilities and drive platform adoption.

Skills

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Go

Rust

C#

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Databricks

Spark

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Job description

Danfoss Drives is seeking a senior technical leader to define the direction for a platform used by 500+ developers. You will influence embedded software build, test, and release processes at scale, connecting DevOps, data, and AI to create an intelligent development ecosystem in a hybrid setup across Graasten, Vaasa, Kolding, or Tampere.

In this hands-on role you mentor engineers, set standards, and drive CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and data tooling to accelerate delivery while ensuring quality