#CORE DIGITAL CAMPUS Platform Engineer

Airbus SE; Albacete; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Life insurance

Health insurance

Stock options

Retirement plan

Canteen

Job summary

Airbus Helicopters España, SA in Albacete is seeking a Cloud & DevOps Engineer to define, develop, integrate, test and run robust platform solutions on OpenShift/Kubernetes. The role emphasizes automated infrastructure, security, and scalable deployments in a modern, collaborative environment.

The position offers a permanent contract with a hybrid working model, opportunities to work on AI/ML workloads, and growth within a global aerospace leader renowned for innovation and quality.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Computer Science.
• 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.
• Nice to have: Understanding of AI/ML infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, integrate, test, and run robust and scalable platform solutions.
• Design and implement automated infrastructure for applications and services.
• Ensure reliability, performance, and security of the Kubernetes/OpenShift platform.
• Collaborate with dev/ops teams and provide expert platform support.
• Engage in full lifecycle from design to ops for platform enhancement.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Helm

GitOps

CI/CD

English

Autonomous

Organized

Customer-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Helm

GitOps

CI/CD

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 Red Hat 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).

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

Compliance & Security

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.

Other details

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Entry Level

Job Family: Digital

Company: Airbus Helicopters España, SA

Location: Albacete, Spain

We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment.