Job Description

Tesco Czech Republic o Hybrid o Full-Time o Apply by 01-Aug-2026



About the role



As Systems Engineer , you will have strong focus on maintaining and supporting live production environments. You will be working in incident management, from real-time troubleshooting and root cause analysis to stakeholder communication and post-incident reviews. They are proactive in automation initiatives (e.g., OS patching) and open to cross-functional learning, particularly in logistics-related domains such as Fulfilment, Distribution, and Transport services. Works as a key member of an engineering team and delivers high quality solutions in a timely manner. Your role includes delivering technology across all markets that Tesco operates in - UK, Ireland, Czech, Slovakia and Hungary.



What is in it for you



Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you choose to join our business, we will provide you with (for all):



Up to 20% yearly salary bonus - based on both individual and business performance

Sick leave Compensation

1 extra week of annual leave above your legal entitlement of 4 weeks of annual leave of paid leave to support your well-being and family life

Pension insurance contribution

Cafeteria benefit system & Multisport card

Training and Development Plan, supported by certified training and learning platforms like Udemy, Pluralsight and O'Reilly

Referral Bonus

Flexible work time

This job requires to be based in/close to Prague. We currently work in a hybrid model and meet in our office 3 days a week.



You will be responsible for

In this job I'm accountable for :

Supporting live environment and Applications

Effectively manage major incidents, ensuring stakeholders are updated with the right information to drive the correct decisions

Can troubleshoot failures, determine root causes, and make any escalations as appropriate.

Contributing to post incident analysis

Open for Cross-functional training on domain specifics about Fulfilment/Distribution/Transport services

Building and maintaining infrastructure in on-premises VMware data centres as well as in Azure

Automation (Linux OS patching etc.)

Being On-call support 7x24 - 1 week / month -extra compensation

Key people and teams I work with in and outside of Tesco:

Other application support teams in and out of Stores Fulfilment domain,

Other application systems engineering teams in technology,

3 rd party stakeholders,

Software developers,

Technical program managers



You will need



Experience relevant for this job



Systems Admin knowledge (Linux, Windows)

SQL (Postgres, Oracle), writing/understanding complex SQL sentences.

Bash/ksh, Pyton scripting skills

Automate Recovery, testing of new patches

On-premise (VMware, Hyper-V), Public Cloud (Azure) infrastructure,

Understand the concept of containerization and their benefits,

CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

Monitoring and other tools such as:

Splunk, New Relic, Jira, Confluence



Personal



Flexible, well-organized, responsive, creative, and a self-starter

Strong problem-solving skills

Demonstrates resilience during change and maintains delivery

Excellent communication and influencing skills; adaptable to change

Willingness to travel occasionally across Europe and the UK.



About us



Tesco Technology was established in Prague to support Tesco's retail business in Central Europe and across the Tesco Group. What began as a regional center over 25 years ago has evolved into a modern, forward-thinking team, driving innovation and digital transformation throughout the region. With operations in the UK, Ireland, India, Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic, we're committed to delivering great value to our customers every day.



Tesco Distribution Technology is at the forefront of innovation, driving efficiency and excellence in our world-class distribution centres. We have unparalleled opportunities to positively contribute fully to Tesco's commitment to serve customers, communities and the planet a little better every day.

An Experienced systems engineering professional, leading technical abilities, demonstrating breadth and depth of knowledge of engineering standard methodologies! As a key member of the team who is an expert in their technical specialism, you deliver system solutions for colleagues and engineering of high quality promptly as well as provide shared support services for our domain applications as support engineer.

Let's {code} the future together at {Tesco Technology}!



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