Lead Software Engineer

Job Description:

Airbus has embarked on a digital transformation journey, and the Digital organization at Airbus India plays a key role in enabling this through advanced digital capabilities and technologies.

We are seeking a proactive and innovative Application Engineer to operate, maintain, and enhance Scientific Computing managed compute environments . The role focuses on Linux/RedHat platforms with exposure to heterogeneous environments, HPC scheduling, and enterprise-grade automation (Git, Ansible) with experience in AI tools for quality improvements and automation.

Beyond administration, this role requires someone who can challenge the status quo, drive automation, and propose innovative improvements in Scientific Computing environments. The position offers hands-on experience with HPC clusters, interactive services, automation frameworks, and international collaboration with Airbus engineering and IT teams.

Qualification & Experience:

We seek out curious minds. We value attention to detail, and we care deeply about outcomes. We are looking for passionate people, eager to learn, willing to share, establishing innovative ways of working and influencing culture change.

• 8+ years of working experience in IT working on Linux environments (RHEL) with development experience.
  
• Strong Linux/RedHat system administration skills for Installing, managing Scientific Computing applications and Performance Analysis and debugging real time application execution.
  
• Hands-on experience with installation, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting of scheduler platforms in Linux environments.
  
• Experience with automation using Bash, and Python
  
• Good understanding of compute resource management (CPU, GPU, memory, storage, licenses), Parallel Processing (MPI), Multithreading and Multiprocessing concepts.
  
• Good understanding of ITIL processes (Incident, Change, Problem, Service Management); certification preferred.
  
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills, able to diagnose, reproduce, and resolve complex issues.
  
• Experience in stakeholder management and user support , with ability to adapt to evolving business processes.
  
• Familiarity with OS architecture, System Design, SOLID principles and OOP principles.
  
• Programming skills in Python, Bash and Perl.
  
• Awareness of Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
  
• Strong analytical skills, complex problem solving, ability to diagnose, reproduce & address queries independently.
  
• Experience in stakeholder management and Consumer support, adaptation and learning of the business processes.
  
• Experienced in working within a product delivery lifecycle in software development.

Responsibilities:

Operate, maintain, and optimize Scientific Computing environments (Linux/RedHat, HPC clusters, scheduling systems).

Develop and maintain legacy codebases, new codebases and automation scripts.

Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Scientific Computing Applications, its installation, dependency management and performance .

Apply ITIL processes in daily operations (Incident/Change/Problem Management).

Proactively challenge existing workflows and propose innovative improvements to enhance efficiency and user experience.

Collaborating with business users and relevant stakeholders to define project requirements, scope and deliverables.

Provide day-to-day support for production processing by solving incidents and requests raised by the user community and an ongoing event and alert management

Analyze and propose/implement to Improve incident resolution quality.

Perform incident categorisation/classification & find out critical issues/most popular incidents and do root cause analysis

Perform root cause analysis for critical incidents & trend analysis for proactive measures

Write/Update knowledge management articles with incident analysis

Participate in Agile Development activities and deliver features for fix/improvement of the service

Apply DevOps and AI tools, culture and mindset for all your activities on a daily basis

Excellent communication skills to work in a globally distributed team

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives on demand

Success Metrics:
Success will be measured in a variety of areas, including but not limited to:

• Consistently ensure the on-time delivery and quality (first-time-right) of the projects
  
• Bring innovative cost effective solutions
  
• Achieve the customer satisfaction
  
• Ability to handle a subject from demand management, to development and support
  
• Ability to challenge the needs of the clients and provide appropriate solutions
  
• Compliance with security and ITIL best practices .
  

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 India Private Limited

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Digital

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