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Airbus

Manufacturer of commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense

IT Operations & Cloud Platform Specialist

Platform Engineering +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A successfully completed degree in (business) informatics or systems engineering, or a comparable IT vocational qualification such as IT specialist for systems integration, with several years of practical experience in enterprise IT operations.
  • Several years of operational experience running production Kubernetes or OpenShift clusters.
  • In-depth practical knowledge administering VMware vSphere and Nutanix.
  • Practical experience with physical datacenter hardware, ideally HPE Compute, Synergy, or ProLiant, including maintenance and firmware management.
  • A sound understanding and practical experience of ITIL service processes for outages and escalations in critical environments.
  • Fluent spoken and written German and English.

Responsibilities

  • Operate, maintain, and scale managed container services based on Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes in standard environments and isolated, high-security zones.
  • Monitor core metrics such as latency, uptime, and error rates using Prometheus and Grafana; maintain service-level objectives and reduce routine operational toil through automation.
  • Establish container-security best practices, manage vulnerabilities, and support developer teams in integrating modern continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
  • Support the commissioning of new container applications from concept through production as a technical partner.
  • Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot the physical server environment, including HPE ProLiant, Synergy Frames, and OneView, firmware updates, and hardware component replacements.
  • Administer, patch, scale, and troubleshoot highly available VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi and vCenter, as well as Nutanix.
  • Manage daily IT operations, including incident response, root-cause analysis, and changes with minimal downtime.
  • Monitor backup and replication processes and lead disaster-recovery tests to support rapid recovery.

Desired Qualifications

  • The comparable IT vocational qualification may be IT specialist training for systems integration.
  • Experience with HPE Compute, Synergy, or ProLiant hardware is preferred.

About the Company

Airbus

Manufacturer of commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense

Airbus designs and manufactures a wide range of aerospace products, including commercial airplanes, helicopters, defense systems, and space technologies. Its aircraft and rotorcraft are built with integrated airframes, propulsion, avionics, and digital systems to carry passengers, cargo, or conduct military missions, while its space division covers satellites, orbital infrastructure, launch services, and secure communications. Airbus differentiates itself with an end-to-end portfolio across commercial, defense, and space, a global manufacturing and services network, and a focus on sustainability and digital transformation. Its goal is to enable global mobility and connectivity while reducing aviation’s environmental impact through sustainable aviation and collaborative innovation.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Blagnac, France
Founded
1970

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