Airbus is a global pioneer in the aerospace industry, specializing in the design, manufacture, and delivery of commercial aircraft, military transports, helicopters, and space systems. As one of the world's largest aerospace companies, it employs over 130,000 people globally and operates as a cornerstone of European industrial collaboration and technological innovation. Spain plays a vital role in Airbus's global operations, hosting major production and engineering centers in Getafe, Seville, and Cádiz. The company is a major employer for international talent in Spain, offering a multicultural work environment where English is the primary language for technical and management roles, alongside comprehensive relocation support for specialized engineering positions.

Airbus was established in 1970 as a European consortium to challenge the dominance of American aerospace manufacturers. It grew through the integration of major national aerospace companies from France, Germany, the UK, and Spain, including the merger with Spain's CASA in 1999.

Cloud and Devops Developer (m/f)

Airbus Spain

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Job Description:

Do you want to contribute to a dynamic vision of infrastructure services?
Do you aspire to work on international projects? Come and shape your career within Digital at Airbus Defence and Space.
Digital needs talented people who can make a real difference to how we support, enable and deliver a diverse range of technological solutions and services to our customers.
As part of our transformation the new operating model is oriented around multi-functional, agile teams working with the Airbus Defence & Space software engineer communities, and developing our digital capabilities. What does this mean for you? A role in IM is an opportunity for you to grow and to develop your career in a progressive and innovative environment.
Our people, the teams they work in and the values embedded in Digital, are driving this change and you could be part of that too. Join us as a Cloud & Devops engineer
This position will require a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

Your Role

You will be part of the team that is responsible for delivery of the development tools to support all Software Engineering activity across the Airbus Defence and Space business. This team is an integral part of Airbus Defence & Space IT department and is building and operating a new Software development environment on the Airbus Defence & Space multi countries private cloud.
As an experienced Cloud & Devops engineer you will join a team that is designing, developing , supporting and maintaining a DEVOPS toolset as SaaS for use by the Airbus Defence & Space software communities.
You will work closely with these Airbus Defence & Space Software Engineering teams to identify and define new requirements and plan the delivery of enhanced services.
You will have a role with end to end responsibility, from requirements to support and maintenance, ensuring the solution offers up-to-date technology while also ensuring that the solution meets the real current needs of the end users.
This role will involve some business travels in Europe and as such you must be able to travel when needed.

Your responsibilities and key activities

Work with the Airbus Defence & Space software engineers communities to formulate and analyse functional enhancements requests
Identify needed enhancements of our own DEVOPS chain, release pipeline and test pipeline
Design the solutions which fit the needs above
Create docker images and develop CI/CD pipelines to allow fully automated deployment of tools as SaaS on the Airbus Defence & Space private cloud, in all home countries (France, UK, Germany and Spain)
Coordination with other Digital international teams (Private cloud supplier, Back Office, Networks, Security, Front Office, Software Engineering) with respect to service provision, needs and demands of assets, software products and licenses
Provide models and frameworks for qualification test scenarios used in acceptance campaigns with respect to the delivered solutions
Communicate and work with business subject matter experts and Software Engineering software vendors / suppliers
Keep up to date with new infrastructure and software technologies.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

Superior degree in computer science, Engineering, technical field or equivalent practical experience.
At least 3 years of experience working in an IT environment.
Experience in one of the following: Development in a main stream language, Infrastructure, Networking, DevOps, Security, Docker, Kubernetes or Openshift.
You are curious about the new technologies linked to DEVOPS approach
Strong experience in the following areas:
Standard developer toolset including CI/CD pipelines (VSCode, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory, ...)
One of the most used development languages (Python Javascript, java, ... ), test driven coding
Linux automation with Ansible.
One of the cloud technologies and its API (AWS, Azure or GCP)
Docker and one of the container orchestration technologies (Kubernetes , OpenShift or Swarm)

Comprehensive understanding of:

Standard web application design and API principles
Security best practices and authentication protocols
IT infrastructures components role (firewalls, proxies, Active Directory, storage ...)
You show availability, tenacity, adaptability, flexibility and team spirit
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with an advanced level of English and French languages to present ideas and proposed solutions in an adopted language.
Customer focused with a priority to deliver great customer service.
Analytical skills and the ability to produce clear technical documentation.
Understanding IT issues from the business perspective.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

Vacation days and additional days-off along the year (+35 days off in total)
Attractive salary and compensation package
Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance (40% remote work)
Collective transport service in some sites
Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan...
On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office
Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives
Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment
Special rates in products & benefits

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT US?

Airbus is a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a worldwide scale, pioneering sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world.

With around 130,000 employees and as the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe and a worldwide leader, Airbus is at the forefront of the aviation industry, connecting people and places via air and space.

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.

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 SAU

Employment Type:

Permanent

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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.