IT Resilience & Development Internship

Company Description

Sopra Steria, a major player in the European technology sector, supports its clients in their digital transformation through consulting, digital services, and software development. With a strong focus on innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence, we help organisations deliver sustainable business value and achieve their strategic objectives.

Job Description

Are you passionate about technology and eager to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, collaborative environment? Join one of our innovative squads at Sopra Steria as a IT Resilience & Development Intern, where you'll contribute to both the governance of IT resilience and the development of a cutting-edge internal tool.

Our squads work on a variety of impactful solutions, including:

• Unix and VMware patching automation
• Internal web portals and data applications
• Cloud-native applications
• API frontends
• CI/CD pipelines and orchestration tools

Whether you're already familiar with web technologies and backend systems or simply eager to learn, we welcome your curiosity and drive.

Your Responsibilities

Disaster Recovery Exercises

• Assist in defining and planning DR exercises.
• Conduct exercises and draft DRE reports and monitor action plans.
• Ensure IT DR strategies comply with industry regulations and best practices (e.g., ISO 22301, NIST, GDPR).
• Work closely with IT infrastructure, security, and business teams to enhance DR measures.

Business Impact Analysis

• Conduct BIA workshops.
• Enhance template
• Challenge and verify content of the BIA
• Implement the content into the internal database

Internal Application Development — DART

DART is an internal web application built to support the BCDR team in managing service dependencies, tracking compliance, and simulating incidents. The tool is currently in active deployment. You will take over and continue its development and operational consolidation.

• Continue feature development on an existing application.
• Extend the data model and build new views and metrics.
• Participate in discussions around infrastructure resilience and deployment automation.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams on operational topics.

Qualifications

Technical Skills:

BCDR

• Understanding of DR / Crisis Management concepts
• Knowledge of BIA methodology
• Understanding of operational risks
• Ability to read and interpret a risk assessment
• Basic knowledge of incident vs. crisis escalation
• Basic cybersecurity fundamentals

Development

• Comfortable with Python development
• Familiarity with graph databases or willingness to learn (Neo4j)
• Basic understanding of DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, Docker/containers, cloud storage
• Interest or experience in cybersecurity concepts: authentication, secrets management, access control
• Autonomous, able to read and build on existing code

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills, able to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proactive and eager to learn, with a structured and self-organized approach
• Comfortable seeking information and collaborating across teams

Education

• Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or a related field

Languages

• Fluency in English & French (written and spoken); other European languages are a plus

Nice to Have

• Experience with Streamlit or similar data application frameworks
• Exposure to GitLab CI/CD
• Knowledge of OIDC authentication flows
• Familiarity with backup and recovery concepts

Additional Information

📍 Location

The internship will take place in Leudelange (our premises) and/or Cloche d'Or (client's location), at the heart of technological innovation in Luxembourg.

🤝 Why Join Us?

• A caring and passionate team
• Projects with a high technological impact
• An environment that encourages learning and skills development
• An internship allowance and meal vouchers will be provided

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Sopra Steria is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, ancestry, nationality, color, family or medical leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.