About the Role
Company Overview
Sopra Steria, a leading European Tech player with 51,000 employees across nearly 30 countries, specializes in digital consulting, services, and solutions. The company supports clients in their digital transformation to achieve tangible and sustainable results. With a human-centered approach, Sopra Steria combines deep industry knowledge and technological expertise to drive competitiveness for large enterprises and public organizations. In 2025, the Group generated €5.6 billion in revenue.
Position Overview
The world is how we shape it.
As part of the evolution of a geospatial ecosystem designed for managing industrial sites, buildings, and infrastructure for a major industrial client, you will contribute to the design and enhancement of business mapping services (Mapping Business Services – MBS), accessible via the company’s enterprise GIS portal.
Key Responsibilities:
Analyze user needs and translate them into mapping workflows, data structures, and functional requirements;
Review existing maps, applications, services, and content to identify opportunities for improvement, optimization, or reuse;
Design and prototype web maps, GIS applications, and mapping services using standard capabilities of the GIS platform;
Support spatial data structuring, integration, and validation, followed by functional, technical, and usability testing of solutions;
Analyze service usage and performance, propose enhancements, and produce documentation for deployment and evolution.
Technologies Used:
You may use ArcGIS Enterprise, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Pro, web mapping services, and various GIS application components. Depending on the project, the environment may also include Python/ArcPy, FME, SQL, APIs, and tools for version control and automated deployment.
Team Integration:
You will be embedded in a multidisciplinary team comprising functional analysts, GIS experts, developers, and data, integration, and portal administration specialists. Under the supervision of a tutor and an operational manager, you will collaborate with operations, data quality, security, and user support teams—gaining exposure to the complete GIS service lifecycle, from requirement gathering to operational deployment.
Internship Benefits:
Discover the operation of a large-scale industrial GIS ecosystem;
Understand the full lifecycle of a business mapping service;
Develop skills in web GIS application design, spatial data management, and integration;
Apply methods for validation, documentation, and deployment;
Contribute to solutions directly used by business teams;
Gain experience in a multidisciplinary and international environment.
Qualifications
Currently pursuing a Master’s-level (Bac+5) degree in geomatics, computer science, information systems, data engineering, or equivalent;
General knowledge of GIS, spatial data, or web application development;
Prior experience with Esri technologies, Python, SQL, FME, or APIs is a plus (not required);
Curious, detail-oriented, and autonomous, with strong analytical and synthesis skills;
Enjoy teamwork and have a user experience mindset;
Professional-level English proficiency is desired due to the international context.
Additional Information
Hybrid work: up to 2 days of remote work per week, depending on mission requirements;
Attractive benefits package: meal vouchers, access to social and cultural activity subsidies;
Hundreds of training programs to develop skills and advance within the Group;
Self-paced e-learning platforms to support personal development;
Strong potential for permanent employment (CDI) after the internship;
As an inclusive employer, Sopra Steria actively combats discrimination and fosters a respectful, diverse, and equitable workplace. We welcome all profiles and encourage applications from everyone.
Learn more about our commitments (https://www.soprasteria.fr/nous-connaitre/nos-engagements)