Platform Engineer, Mission Systems & Internal PaaS

Prestwick Aerosystems; Getafe; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health insurance

Employee stock options

Retirement plan

Study grants

Free canteen

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space SAU is seeking a Software Engineer in Getafe to join the Software Mission Systems Team. You will help build our development ecosystem, supporting the PaaS roadmap and enabling automated tooling, self-service deployment, and reliable test environments.

The role emphasizes greenfield automation, scalable architecture, and collaboration in a multinational setting. Hybrid working model, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience.
• At least 5 years in Software Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering.
• Advanced English.
• Linux systems administration, network configuration, Python/Bash scripting, and CI/CD tooling knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and implement robust CI/CD pipelines and automated quality integration (code analysis, linters, and GUI testing frameworks).
• Develop and implement software architecture, APIs, and internal tooling for our internal PaaS to enable seamless self-service application deployment.
• Create and deploy automated virtualized test environments using Docker/Podman and hypervisors (KVM/QEMU).
• Automate infrastructure deployment with IaC and scripting (Bash/Python) for one-command environments.
• Optimize virtual network architectures and middleware (DDS) for high-throughput real-time data communications.
• Produce technical documentation including platform architecture designs and developer self-service guides.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Team spirit

Multicultural environments

Education

Degree in Software Engineering

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Podman

KVM

QEMU

CMake

Qt

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space SAU is seeking a Software Engineer in Getafe to join the Software Mission Systems Team. You will help build our development ecosystem, supporting the PaaS roadmap and enabling automated tooling, self-service deployment, and reliable test environments.

The role emphasizes greenfield automation, scalable architecture, and collaboration in a multinational setting. Hybrid working model, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits are offered.