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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Operations AI Engineer - **Company:** Terma GmbH - **Location:** Darmstadt, Germany - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Bash Shell, Continuous Integration, Programming Tools, Distributed Computing Environment, Information Technology Operations, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Log Analysis, Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Scripting, GitHub Copilot, Pytorch, Gitlab, Containerization, AI Platforms, Scikit Learn, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines - **Published:** July 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=94dcf82476695650 ## About the Role * Familiarity with AI coding assistants and agentic development tools (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex or equivalent) * Experience applying AI or advanced analytics techniques to infrastructure operations * Experience deploying and operating AI workloads on Kubernetes or cloud platforms (containerised AI services, model inference, scalable workloads) * Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools integrated with CI/CD platforms (e.g. GitLab AI capabilities) * Experience with machine-learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow or Scikit-learn (training, evaluation, deployment) is an advantage * Experience with AI/ML infrastructure platforms, including GPU-based environments and distributed training, is an advantage * Advanced Linux administration and automation scripting (Bash, Python) * Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline from an accredited university, with at least 5 years of relevant experience * Effective written and verbal communication in English * Ability to document and maintain technical baselines, operational procedures and architecture diagrams * Knowledge of ITIL service management processes (incident, change, problem management) * Willingness to participate in the standby / on-call rotation and, occasionally, in weekend, public-holiday or late-night interventions as agreed in advance General Work Skills * Problem solving * Good analytical skills * High degree of interpersonal awareness * Experience in working as part of a multicultural team * Ability to work autonomously and to perform regular, e.g. weekly, context switch Working Location This is a full-time position, located either at our customer EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany or delivered off-site from Germany, Czech Republic or Romania, starting in December 2026 onwards. Standby / call-out support and provision of support to critical operations may sometimes be required. ## Description The Infrastructure and Data Division (I2D), within EUMETSAT's Technical and Scientific Support Department (TSS) operates and evolves the Multi-Mission IT Computing (MIC) environment providing 24x7 Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms, container management platforms, virtualised environments and software-defined storage for EUMETSAT's operational ground-segment infrastructure. You will join a dynamic team responsible for operating, maintaining, securing and evolving the MIC infrastructure as it progresses towards hybrid, container-based, automation-driven and AI-assisted operations. 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