Regional bank modernizing infrastructure and digital banking products
PPF banka is a mid-sized Czech bank modernizing its infrastructure stack around Kubernetes, OpenShift, and GitOps tooling while building new digital banking channels. The active adoption of ArgoCD and Helm, paired with heavy hiring in engineering and security roles, signals a shift from legacy on-premises systems toward containerized, declarative infrastructure—a multi-year migration typical of regional financial institutions moving to cloud-native operations.
PPF banka is a member of PPF Group, the largest privately held financial services group in Czechia. The bank serves government entities, municipalities, and mid-market Czech enterprises alongside its retail and corporate banking operations. Based in Prague and founded in 1992, it operates across 201–500 employees. Current infrastructure spans Windows Server, Linux, IBM i, Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server; the engineering roadmap includes Kubernetes and OpenShift platform management, CI/CD pipeline development, and new investment instrument management applications. The bank is actively hiring across engineering, operations, and security disciplines in Czechia and Canada.
Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Linux, Windows Server, IBM i, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Kafka, Elasticsearch, GitHub, GitLab, and Jenkins. Recently adopting ArgoCD and Helm for GitOps and infrastructure automation.
Czechia and Canada. Hiring velocity is accelerating, with focus on engineering, operations, and security roles.
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