Autonomous AI Ops for Production Infrastructure — Thesis

Knightec Group; Sundsvalls kommun; On-site; SEK 167,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Knightec Group in Sundsvall invites Bachelor/Master students to undertake a thesis project focused on AI agents connected to real infrastructure via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The work investigates levels of autonomy in a production‑like Kubernetes/Jira environment.

You will build a small isolated environment, connect AI agents to it, evaluate graded autonomy levels, simulate failures, and compare AI‑generated Jira tickets against human incidents, under supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science/Engineering.
• Graduation expected in June 2027.
• Fluent in Swedish and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Build a small isolated environment (Kubernetes cluster and Jira board) and connect AI agents via MCP.
• Evaluate autonomy levels: observe/filing, propose/approve, autonomous actions within safe bounds.
• Inject controlled failures and compare agent diagnoses, actions, and generated tickets to human baselines.
• Document guardrails and permission models for safe integration into DevOps workflows.

Skills

Fluency in Swedish

Fluency in English

Academic research

Education

Bachelor/Master of Science in Computer Science/Engineering

Graduation in June 2027

Job description

Knightec Group in Sundsvall invites Bachelor/Master students to undertake a thesis project focused on AI agents connected to real infrastructure via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The work investigates levels of autonomy in a production‑like Kubernetes/Jira environment.

You will build a small isolated environment, connect AI agents to it, evaluate graded autonomy levels, simulate failures, and compare AI‑generated Jira tickets against human incidents, under supervision.