Paris, February 13, 2026 – Against a backdrop of accelerating technological change, geopolitical tensions and growing demands for digital sovereignty, Sopra Steria announces more than 8,500 hires worldwide in 2026, including 3,400 in France.
This plan reflects a deliberate strategic choice: to invest heavily in the skills that underpin Europe's long‑term competitiveness. Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud, systems engineering and the modernisation of major digital platforms form the core of the expertise that Sopra Steria will strenghten this year.
Louis‑Maxime Nègre, Group Chief Human Resources Officer, Sopra Steria, commented: "Recruiting more than 8,500 employees in 2026 is a strategic choice. In a rapidly reshaping technological environment, we must master the industrialisation of artificial intelligence and its deployment in critical and regulated environments. This is an essential condition for sustainably supporting our clients."
Beyond volume, the objective is clear: to embed artificial intelligence sustainably at the heart of clients' critical operations at scale. Sopra Steria is strengthening its capabilities to secure and transform systems that affect sovereignty, the continuity of essential services and industrial performance.
Sopra Steria internationally
International recruitment driven by key technology markets.
Internationally, Sopra Steria's recruitment strategy reflects the Group's development priorities across its main technology and industrial markets.
- 3,400 people in France to support key strategic sectors
- 750 in Spain, particularly to support banking, aeronautics, public sector, retail and insurance sectors
- 700 in Norway and more than 200 in Sweden, with strong demand for cybersecurity, cloud engineering and application development profiles
- 600 in the United Kingdom, mainly in cybersecurity, networks and infrastructure, artificial intelligence, as well as cloud, Salesforce and ServiceNow expertise
- 400 in Belgium and Luxembourg, focusing on cloud engineers and architects, DevOps and automation specialists, techno‑functional business analysts, IT project managers and cybersecurity and compliance experts
- 350 in Germany, with strong demand in SAP, Data & AI, cloud engineering and cybersecurity
- 250 in the Netherlands, mainly in development, cloud and DevOps engineering, data science and security expertise
- 200 in Poland, with needs in development, DevOps, network engineering and database administration
- 100 in Italy, for technological and functional profiles aligned with the Group's European expertise
- 30 in Switzerland, mainly tech profiles, experienced project managers and IT business analysts with sector expertise
- 30 in Bulgaria, including roles in financial crime prevention, software development, software quality and a SAP graduate programme
- 1,250 in India to support its technology expertise centre, primarily in SAP, engineering, cloud, cybersecurity and SaaS platforms, including around 250 graduates
Recruitment driven by technology, consulting and critical systems roles
In 2026, nearly half of hires will involve technical profiles, particularly developers and architects, while the other half will comprise consulting roles, functional profiles and project management positions. Some recruitment will also concern roles related to infrastructure and IT production environments.
The most sought‑after technological skills remain centred on SAP environments, data, cloud, cybersecurity and, of course, AI, which will continue to strengthen the Group's offerings.
In this context, CS, a Sopra Steria subsidiary specialising in critical systems, will continue recruitment aligned with the needs of major industrial, space, energy and defence programmes. Hiring will notably target systems engineers, systems and software architects, developers, project managers and directors, and technical leads.
Hervé Forestier, CEO of Sopra Steria's France division, comments: "Through this recruitment, we pursue a clear ambition: to maintain Sopra Steria's status as a leading partner in critical transformations in France. We operate at the heart of sectors affecting sovereignty and the continuity of essential services. I am convinced that our ability to attract and develop the best talent, close to regional ecosystems, is decisive in addressing these challenges with rigour, technological mastery and lasting impact."