#CORE DIGITAL CAMPUS Platform Engineer

Airbus Atlantic; Albacete; Hybrid; EUR 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days ~35 days/year

Hybrid work model

Collective transport service

Life insurance

Health insurance

Employee stock options

Retirement plan

Study grants

On-site facilities: canteen, childcare

Job summary

Airbus Helicopters España, SA is hiring for a Cloud & DevOps role focused on OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms. You will design, develop, integrate, test, and operate scalable platform solutions with automated infrastructure, ensuring reliability, performance, and security of the Kubernetes/OpenShift environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with dev/ops teams, strong security practices, and ongoing tool prototyping in a multicultural setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• At least 3 years in Information Technology.
• Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm, GitOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Autonomous, organized, customer-oriented, and strong team collaborator.
• Advanced level in English.
• Nice-to-have: Understanding of AI/ML infrastructure and basic development concepts (Node.js, Java, .NET).

Responsibilities

• Design & Manage OpenShift Clusters: implement/optimize highly available RedHat OpenShift architectures for diverse applications.
• Build/operate platform components supporting AI/ML workloads on Kubernetes.
• Automate Everything: champion IaC (Helm, GitOps) for Kubernetes, automated provisioning and operations.
• Ensure Platform Security: implement robust security practices (secret management, RBAC, compliance).
• Collaborate & Support: provide expert technical support to dev/ops teams.
• Innovate & Improve: full lifecycle involvement for platform enhancements and new tool prototyping.
• Deploy & Integrate: deploy/test/integrate highly available, scalable systems/services.
• Document: develop user guides and best practices; coordinate integration.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Helm

GitOps

CI/CD

English (Advanced)

Education

Graduate in Information Technology/Computer Science

Job description

WHY JOIN US?

LIFE IN ALBACETE: QUALITY & CONVENIENCE - Forget long commutes. Albacete offers you the great advantage of a "15-minute city": safe, accessible, comfortable and perfectly connected. Enjoy a premium standard of living at a competitive cost, ensuring you have the perfect balance between your career and your personal life.

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS: GROW WITH US - We offer more than a job; we offer a community. Immerse yourself in a young, collaborative environment that feels like family. As a strategic Center of Excellence, we are a global leader in helicopter production, offering you endless potential to grow alongside our major projects.

THE PROJECT: SHAPING THE FUTURE

Welcome to the Digital Campus, a pioneering ecosystem dedicated to industrial digitalization and innovation. This is more than just a workplace; it is a technological hub where we define the future of flight. Bring your ideas to a dynamic, modern ecosystem and help us build the next generation of aerospace solutions.

DESCRIPTION

You will join our Cloud & DevOps team to define, develop, integrate, test, and run robust and scalable platform solutions. Your main mission is to define, develop, integrate, test, and run robust and scalable platform solutions. You'll design and implement cutting‑edge, automated infrastructure for our applications and services, ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of the Kubernetes (OpenShift) platform.

YOUR CHALLENGES

Design & Manage OpenShift Clusters: Implement/optimize highly available RedHat OpenShift architectures for diverse applications, ensuring performance/cost‑efficiency.
Build/operate platform components supporting AI/ML workloads on Kubernetes.
Automate Everything: Champion IaC (Helm, GitOps) for Kubernetes, designing/maintaining automated platform provisioning and operations.
Ensure Platform Security: Implement/enforce robust security best practices (secret management, RBAC, compliance) for Kubernetes.
Collaborate & Support: Provide expert technical support to dev/ops teams, troubleshooting complex platform, performance, and security issues.
Innovate & Improve: Engage in full lifecycle (design to ops) for continuous platform enhancement and new tool prototyping.
Deploy & Integrate: Deploy/test/integrate highly available, scalable, maintainable, controlled systems/services.
Document: Develop platform user guides/best practices; coordinate functional/technical integration.

SKILLS

• Education: Graduate in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience: At least 3 years in Information Technology
• Technical knowledge: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm, GitOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Soft skills: Autonomous, organized, customer-oriented, and strong team collaborator.
• Languages: Advanced level in English.
• Valuable / Nice to have: Understanding of AI/ML infrastructure and basic development concepts (Node.js, Java, .NET).

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year (Apróx. 35 days per year in total).
• Attractive salary.
• Hybrid model of working: we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
• Collective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.
• Benefits such as life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
• 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.
• Option to access special rates in products & benefits.

COMPANY

Airbus Helicopters España, SA

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Entry Level

Job Family

Digital

EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS

This position is subject to Secure Hiring and Export Control regulations. 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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

Fraud Protection

Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail].

Flexible Working Reminder

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.