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Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria

IT consulting, digital services, and transformation

Artificial Intelligence PLM Expert

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's, Master's
Colomiers, France
Hybrid

Two days of telework per week are available.

About the job

Requirements
  • A degree in engineering or a Master 2 in computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, or industrial systems.
  • At least 5 to 8 years of experience in artificial intelligence and data topics, including experience on industrial or product lifecycle management projects, product engineering, or industrial information systems.
  • Significant experience framing artificial intelligence use cases, designing solutions, and interacting with business and information technology teams.
  • Strong command of artificial intelligence and data science fundamentals.
  • Solid understanding of data and artificial intelligence architectures.
  • Familiarity with product lifecycle management environments such as 3DEXPERIENCE, Teamcenter, Windchill, or Aras.
  • Good understanding of manufacturing industry challenges, including product complexity, long lifecycles, safety and security requirements, and multidimensional supply chains.
  • Ability to translate business needs in design, manufacturing, and maintenance into concrete artificial intelligence use cases and estimate the value created.
  • Experience working in project mode using structured methodologies such as framing, workshops, backlogs, and prioritization.
  • Commercial orientation, including comfort in client discussions, defending a value proposition, identifying opportunities, and contributing to sales.
Responsibilities
  • Contribute to CIMPA's Group-level artificial intelligence and product lifecycle management vision and roadmap.
  • Provide advanced expertise in artificial intelligence applied to industry and product lifecycle management, including process optimization, automation, product data exploitation, and generative artificial intelligence.
  • Support projects across Europe through framing, solution design, technical reviews, and team coaching.
  • Contribute to business development through client meetings, demonstrations, and responses to requests for proposals with Sopra Steria and sales teams.
  • Provide cross-functional expertise on product lifecycle management projects by analyzing business needs, identifying artificial intelligence use opportunities, and defining data architectures and suitable solutions.
  • Design, evaluate, and optimize artificial intelligence solutions, including machine learning, generative artificial intelligence, retrieval-augmented generation, intelligent agents, and model optimization, in alignment with product lifecycle management environments, data platforms, and industrial systems.
  • Ensure the quality, robustness, and industrialization of deployed solutions using machine learning operations practices and principles of reliable and responsible artificial intelligence.
  • Co-develop artificial intelligence services applied to product lifecycle management with leadership teams, enriching use cases, methodological assets, frameworks, and associated demonstrators.
  • Support industrial clients in building and implementing artificial intelligence strategies from ideation through solution industrialization, integrated with their product lifecycle management and information systems ecosystems.
  • Develop synergies with Sopra Steria Data and Artificial Intelligence teams to enrich approaches, share best practices, and promote Group successes and innovations.
  • Act as CIMPA's artificial intelligence technical reference and support agencies in delivering their artificial intelligence and product lifecycle management initiatives.
  • Increase organizational artificial intelligence maturity by facilitating expert communities, training, and best-practice exchanges.
  • Coach teams in identifying innovation opportunities, structuring use cases, and creating demonstrators to accelerate client transformation.

About the company

Sopra Steria provides consulting, digital services and solutions to help large organizations transform their business through technology. Its offerings cover strategy, systems integration, cloud, cyber security, software development, and managed services, designed to be delivered end to end—from assessing needs and designing a plan to implementing and operating IT systems. The company combines deep knowledge of many industries with a collaborative approach to tailor projects to each client and to deliver measurable, sustainable improvements in performance. Differentiators include its European scale (about 51,000 employees across roughly 30 countries), broad scope—from strategy to operation—and emphasis on practical outcomes that help clients stay competitive. The group’s goal is to put digital to work for its clients in a way that creates a positive, more productive future for all stakeholders.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

1968

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • H1 2026 revenue grew 4.1% to €2.959 billion, with 9.6% operating margin.
  • Underlying organic growth accelerated to 5.3% in Q2 2026, lifting guidance.
  • Defense, security, and space drove momentum after May 2026 acquisitions.

What critics are saying

  • Sopra Steria's DWP challenge against Capita targets a 2028 trial and damages.
  • The SFT program's conclusion still drags 2026 revenue by roughly two points.
  • A failed UK shared-services strategy would hollow out SSCL's government franchise.

What makes Sopra Steria unique

  • Sopra Steria deepens sovereign defense and space capabilities with Starion, Nexova, and Uavia.
  • CIMPA plus Digital Product Simulation expands Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE PLM reach in Europe.
  • Red Hat and Curiosity partnerships position Sopra Steria for sovereign edge-AI deployments.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

PTO/vacation

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexibility in schedule

Company News

Pulse 2.0
Aug 4th, 2026
Sopra Steria acquires Digital Product Simulation for $13.6M to boost PLM capabilities

Sopra Steria has completed its acquisition of Digital Product Simulation through its CIMPA subsidiary, expanding the European technology group's product lifecycle management and digital engineering capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed. Digital Product Simulation provides simulation and PLM solutions to industrial customers, supporting companies in digitally designing, testing and managing complex products throughout their lifecycles. The business generated approximately €12 million in revenue under IFRS during 2025 and employs over 115 engineers specialising in digital simulation and PLM systems. The acquisition strengthens Sopra Steria's ability to offer end-to-end PLM services and expands its capabilities involving Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The acquired team will join CIMPA, Sopra Steria's PLM-focused subsidiary. Sopra Steria expects the acquisition to enhance support for industrial companies in aviation, defence and nuclear energy sectors.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 30th, 2026
Sopra Steria completes $45M share buyback programme

Sopra Steria has completed a €40 million share buyback programme announced in May 2026. Between 27 May and 29 July 2026, the European tech company purchased 271,471 shares at an average price of €147.35 per share. The buyback represents 1.4% of shares outstanding. The repurchased shares are intended to be retired. Sopra GMT, the group's management holding company, will ensure it does not exceed 30% of voting rights following the retirement by converting shares to bearer shares. Sopra Steria employs 51,000 people across nearly 30 countries and generated revenues of €5.6 billion in 2025. The company provides consulting, digital services and solutions to clients across Europe.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 29th, 2026
Sopra Steria raises full-year growth target as H1 revenue hits $3.3B

Sopra Steria reported revenue of €2,958.9 million for the first half of 2026, up 4.1% in total. Organic growth reached 3.0%, with underlying organic growth at 4.9%. The company's operating margin on business activity improved to 9.6%, compared to 9.2% in the first half of 2025. Net profit attributable to the group rose 3.0% to €146.3 million. Underlying organic growth accelerated in Q2 to 5.3%, up from 4.4% in Q1. Free cash flow stood at -€143.6 million, a slight improvement from -€145.9 million in the same period last year. Based on these results and second-half outlook, Sopra Steria revised its full-year organic revenue growth target upward whilst confirming other targets.

PR Newswire
Jul 13th, 2026
Sopra Steria appoints Laura Chaubard to lead Defence, Security and Space vertical

Sopra Steria has appointed Laura Chaubard to lead its Defence, Security and Space vertical, effective 1 September 2026. A graduate of École Polytechnique and former director general of the institution, Chaubard will join the group's executive committee. The vertical accounted for 13% of Sopra Steria's revenue in 2025 and serves armed forces, governments and critical infrastructure. The appointment comes as Europe increases defence and security spending whilst seeking strategic autonomy from non-European players. In May 2026, Sopra Steria acquired Starion and Nexova, strengthening its capabilities in space and cybersecurity. The company's subsidiary CS Group is a recognised integrator of critical defence and security systems.

PR Newswire
Jun 15th, 2026
Sopra Steria and Red Hat partner to deploy sovereign AI on edge devices for defence and critical infrastructure

Sopra Steria has extended its strategic collaboration with Red Hat to industrialise sovereign-ready embedded AI for deployment from data centres to constrained field equipment. Announced at Eurosatory, the initiative targets environments where AI is most critical, including defence systems, public services and critical infrastructure. The solution addresses the challenge of moving AI from proof of concept to reliable field operation. Red Hat provides open building blocks whilst Sopra Steria integrates, secures and operates them as a deployable system. The platform uses Red Hat OpenShift AI for model training, Red Hat Device Edge for lightweight models on field equipment, and Red Hat Edge Manager for automated maintenance across device fleets. Applications include transport fleet logistics, public terminal infrastructure, and regulated communications, enabling real-time processing whilst maintaining operational continuity during connectivity disruptions.