#CORE Platform Engineer AH (M/F)

Job Description

Job Description:

Take off with Airbus Helicopters!

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Platform Engineer (f/m) to join our Hosting & Cloud Services Department based in Marignane, France .

You will be part of a team developing resilient and scalable cloud platforms to host business-critical applications and emerging AI/ML workloads .

As part of the Cloud & DevOps Team , you will be involved in designing, automating, and maintaining our containerized infrastructure aiming at accelerating our DevOps journey and ensuring the reliability of our digital ecosystem . Our key challenge is to provide a robust Kubernetes (OpenShift) platform that empowers developers to innovate while ensuring strict security and performance standards.

Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and help protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters.

The Marignane site, the 3rd largest industrial site in France, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, is undergoing a deep transformation to offer a high-tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment.

You will live a unique professional experience, at the heart of the manufacturing of our helicopters.

To learn more about our site and our activities: Airbus Helicopters - Marignane

Your future missions:

• Design & Manage OpenShift Clusters: Implement/optimize highly available Red Hat OpenShift architectures for diverse applications, ensuring performance/cost-efficiency.
  
• Build/operate platform components supporting AI/ML workloads on Kubernetes .
  
• Automate Everything : Champion IaC (Helm, GitOps) for Kubernetes, designing/maintaining automated platform provisioning and operations.
  
• Ensure Platform Security: Implement/enforce robust security best practices (secret management, RBAC, compliance) for Kubernetes.
  
• Collaborate & Support: Provide expert technical support to dev/ops teams, troubleshooting complex platform, performance, and security issues.
  
• Innovate & Improve: Engage in full lifecycle (design to ops) for continuous platform enhancement and new tool prototyping.
  
• Deploy & Integrate: Deploy/test/integrate highly available, scalable, maintainable, controlled systems/services.
  
• Document: Develop platform user guides/best practices; coordinate functional/technical integration.
  

Your profile:

• Graduate in Information Technology or a related field
  
• Min 5 years of professional experience in Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, or System Engineering.
  
• Strong Docker and Kubernetes expertise ( OpenShift is a major plus).
  
• Proficiency in Helm, GitOps principles , DevOps best practices (CI/CD, IaC)
  
• Understanding of AI/ML infrastructure and basic dev concepts (Node.js, Java, .NET)
  
• Proven production environment management; strong troubleshooting skills
  
• Curious, open-minded, collaborative team player with strong communication
  
• Autonomous, organized, delivery/customer-oriented, technology enthusiast
  
• Fluent English/French
  

This position requires a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

3 Reasons to join us:

Our Values : Six essential values form the core of our company. Defined for employees by employees, our Airbus values shape the DNA of our business, reflecting the unique mix of qualities found in each member of our global family.

Inclusion and diversity : We foster an inclusive and rewarding work environment, where everyone's diversity is valued and respected. An inclusive and diverse workforce is the engine of innovation at Airbus. It makes us unique and contributes to better problem-solving.

Compensation and benefits :

At Airbus, we build the future together and your success is our priority.

Expect a global, competitive, and transparent compensation package (including salaries, bonuses, profit-sharing, participation, and preferred share ownership plan), designed to reward the impact and performance you bring, both individually and collectively.

We invest in your complete well-being: professional development (training, mentoring, international mobility), health coverage, retirement, and a commitment to a supported work-life balance (parental support, flexibility).

And for your daily life, benefits that make a difference:

• A dynamic CSE (Social and Economic Committee) offering many advantages (company restaurant, children's leisure center, associations and sports complex, travel allowances, etc.).
  
• Transport facilities: Take advantage of our company shuttles or the reimbursement of your annual transport pass.
  

Our recruitment process:

• Apply online.
  
• Analysis of your application by the recruitment department.
  
• Our positions require a security clearance, complete the questionnaire that will be sent to you.
  
• Conduct recruitment interviews: HR interview and technical interview with your future manager
  
• Receive the job offer!
  

Ready to take off? Give a new dimension to your career by applying online now!

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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Airbus Helicopters SAS

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13

Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Digital

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.