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Airbus • Manching, Germany

Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer (d/f/m)

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

In order to support the development of high fidelity Aircraft Simulators, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer (d/f/m)

In Manching we develop high fidelity Aircraft Simulators. Our simulations are basically distributed realtime systems. For the development and operation we rely on a powerful, Linux-centric, self managed IT infrastructure.

In order to develop the architecture and solutions for the next generation of our simulators, we are currently looking for an additional experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer. You will work in a team of passionate Infrastructure Engineers, DevOps Engineers and IT Administrators at our site in Manching, Germany.

You have the chance to directly shape the evolution of our infrastructure, our products and tools. Being part of our Infrastructure Team means that you fully buy into a "Platform-Development" and "Service Ownership" culture. You empower our Software and DevOps Engineers to take our products to the next level.

Your location

Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near-by cities are still within easy reach.

Our Benefits for You

  • Fair Compensation & Extras: Attractive remuneration and individual additional benefits, such as company pension schemes, mobility offers (e.g., bike leasing), or corporate discounts with partner companies in accordance with our current guidelines.
  • Time for You (and Your Loved Ones): 30 days of annual leave based on our collective agreement (35-hour week); work-life balance through flexible working hours (flextime), mobile working, part-time options, job sharing, and sabbatical opportunities.
  • Growth Made Easy: Excellent professional development opportunities and international, group-wide career perspectives.
  • Feel Good at Work: On-site company doctor; comprehensive health programs (sports courses, preventive care, etc.), canteen and cafeteria, and local childcare facilities at selected locations.
  • Diversity Connects: Work in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities, where exchange, mutual support, and inclusion are part of our DNA.

Your tasks and responsibilities

  • Define together with our software developers innovative IT Infrastructure and CI/CD concepts for our next generation of Simulators
  • Develop and maintain our internal IaaS Services and the underlying technologies (e.g. Proxmox, Container Platforms, Ansible AWX, Lifecycle Management)
  • Develop and maintain our internal PaaS Services (e.g. Jenkins, Nexus, SVN, Moodle)
  • Ensuring the smooth and reliable operation of our IT Infrastructure (normal business hours)
  • Continuously revise and improve the capabilities and reliability of our IT infrastructure by implementing Infrastructure-as-Code solutions across all our services
  • Delivering commissioning, update and decommissioning services for our backbone as well as user-related tools, services and computing resources (Bare-Metal, Virtualisation, Servers, Network, Authentication)
  • Coordinate closely with corporate IT services like ITSec and Networking

Desired skills and qualifications

  • Master degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related discipline
  • At least 5 years of professional experience in the operation and design of Enterprise-level IT Infrastructure
  • High Level of expertise in at least one or more related fields (e.g. virtualization, storage, automation)
  • Experience with dynamic Provisioning and Immutable Systems
  • Solid Multi-Distro Linux as well as Windows Lifecycle Management Skills
  • Experience in one or more scripting / programming languages (Ansible, Python, Bash, C++, Go)
  • Proactivity and the urge to automate as much as possible are key
  • Experience in DevOps and CI/CD development would be a plus
  • Proficiency in related technologies: Virtualization (Proxmox, KVM), Infrastructure provisioning Tools (Ansible, Puppet), Hashicorp Toolstack (Terraform, Packer, Vault), Container based Infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes), Storage Solutions (Ceph, ZFS, Samba), Monitoring (checkMK, Elastic), Webserver (Apache, Nginx, HAProxy / Traefik), Continuous Integration (Jenkins, Gitlab), Authentication (LDAP, IDM, Active Directory, Kerberos), Networking (VLANs, Cisco IOS, DNS, DHCP, PXE), Version Control Management (Git)
  • Excellent German and very good English (negotiation level)

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

Take your career to a new level and apply 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 Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Testing

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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.

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Company benefits

Accrued annual leave
Adoption leave
Annual bonus
Bike parking
Coaching
Complimentary Medical Services
Cycle to work scheme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced sick pay
Family health insurance
Health insurance
In house training
Language lessons
Mentoring
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Referral bonus
Sabbaticals
Teambuilding days
Mental health support
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders

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