Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer (d/f/m) - Inklusiver Job

Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer (d/f/m)

In order to support the development of high‑fidelity aircraft simulators, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer. In Manching we develop and operate powerful, Linux‑centric, self‑managed IT infrastructure for distributed real‑time simulation systems. The successful candidate will shape the architecture and solutions for the next generation of our simulators, working closely with software developers, DevOps engineers and IT administrators.

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 while keeping the conveniences of nearby cities within easy reach.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and special payments
• 30 days paid vacation and extra days‑off for special occasions
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group‑wide development prospects
• Special benefits: employer‑funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special insurance conditions, subsidies for public transport, benefits at cooperating companies
• On‑site facilities: medical officer for check‑ups and other health‑related services, canteen and cafeteria, kindergarten close to the site
• Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part‑time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout)
• Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard

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 supporting technologies (e.g. Proxmox, container platforms, Ansible AWX, lifecycle management)
• Develop and maintain our internal PaaS services (e.g. Jenkins, Nexus, SVN, Moodle)
• Ensure smooth and reliable operation of our IT infrastructure during normal business hours
• Continuously revise and improve the capabilities and reliability of our infrastructure by implementing infrastructure‑as‑code solutions across all services
• Deliver commissioning, update and decommissioning services for our backbone as well as user‑related tools, services and computing resources (bare‑metal, virtualization, servers, network, authentication)
• Coordinate closely with corporate IT services such as ITSec and Networking

Desired skills and qualifications

• Master’s 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 and 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 is a plus
• Proficiency in related technologies: virtualization (Proxmox, KVM), infrastructure provisioning tools (Ansible, Puppet), Hashicorp toolstack (Terraform, Packer, Vault), container 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.

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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

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Testing

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 .

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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