Lead Software Engineer - Scientific Computing & Automation

Airbus Group India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus India Private Limited in Bengaluru seeks a Lead Software Engineer to operate, maintain, and enhance Scientific Computing environments. You will manage Linux/RedHat based HPC clusters, automation scripts, and AI-assisted quality improvements while collaborating with global Airbus teams.

The role emphasizes automation, DevOps practices, and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on performance analysis and scalable compute resources.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience on Linux (RHEL) environments with development experience.
• Strong Linux/RedHat system administration for scientific computing and performance analysis.
• Hands-on installation, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting of scheduler platforms in Linux.
• Automation experience using Bash and Python.
• Understanding of compute resource management (CPU, GPU, memory, storage, licenses) and MPI.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes; certification preferred.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem‑solving skills and stakeholder management.
• Knowledge of AI tools for quality improvement and automation; AWS cloud familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and optimize Scientific Computing environments (Linux/RedHat, HPC clusters, schedulers).
• Develop and maintain legacy and new codebases and automation scripts.
• Troubleshoot installation, dependencies, and performance of Scientific Computing Applications.
• Apply ITIL processes daily (Incident/Change/Problem Management).
• Collaborate with business users and stakeholders to define project requirements and deliverables.
• Provide day-to-day production support and incident resolution; participate in Agile DevOps activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and knowledge management.

Skills

Linux/RedHat

Python

Bash

MPI/Parallel Processing

Git

Perl

DevOps practices

Stakeholder management

Tools

Ansible

MPI Scheduler

Git

AWS

Job description

Lead Software Engineer Job Description:

Airbus has embarked on a digital transformation journey, and the Digital organization at Airbus India plays a key role in enabling this through advanced digital capabilities and technologies.

We are seeking a proactive and innovative Application Engineer to operate, maintain, and enhance Scientific Computing managed compute environments.

The role focuses on Linux/RedHat platforms with exposure to heterogeneous environments, HPC scheduling, and enterprise-grade automation (Git, Ansible) with experience in AI tools for quality improvements and automation.

Beyond administration, this role requires someone who can challenge the status quo, drive automation, and propose innovative improvements in Scientific Computing environments.

The position offers hands-on experience with HPC clusters, interactive services, automation frameworks, and international collaboration with Airbus engineering and IT teams.

Qualification & Experience:

We seek out curious minds. We value attention to detail, and we care deeply about outcomes. We are looking for passionate people, eager to learn, willing to share, establishing innovative ways of working and influencing culture change. 8+ years of working experience in IT working on Linux environments (RHEL) with development experience. Strong Linux/RedHat system administration skills for Installing, managing Scientific Computing applications and Performance Analysis and debugging real time application execution. Hands‑on experience with installation, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting of scheduler platforms in Linux environments. Experience with automation using Bash, and Python Good understanding of compute resource management (CPU, GPU, memory, storage, licenses), Parallel Processing (MPI), Multithreading and Multiprocessing concepts. Good understanding of ITIL processes (Incident, Change, Problem, Service Management); certification preferred. Analytical mindset with strong problem‑solving skills, able to diagnose, reproduce, and resolve complex issues. Experience in stakeholder management and user support , with ability to adapt to evolving business processes. Familiarity with OS architecture, System Design, SOLID principles and OOP principles. Programming skills in Python, Bash and Perl. Awareness of Agile methodologies and DevOps practices. Strong analytical skills, complex problem solving, ability to diagnose, reproduce & address queries independently. Experience in stakeholder management and Consumer support, adaptation and learning of the business processes. Experienced in working within a product delivery lifecycle in software development. Good understanding of server architecture and Engineering applications. Knowledge on AI tools (Copilot, Gemini Coding Assistant) for Quality improvement, Automation and Value generation. Understanding and experience in Cloud technologies (preferably AWS) and contributing to building cloud ready solutions. (Bonus points if Certified). Excellent communication skills to work in a globally distributed team

Responsibilities:

Operate, maintain, and optimize Scientific Computing environments (Linux/RedHat, HPC clusters, scheduling systems). Develop and maintain legacy codebases, new codebases and automation scripts. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Scientific Computing Applications, its installation, dependency management and performance . Apply ITIL processes in daily operations (Incident/Change/Problem Management). Proactively challenge existing workflows and propose innovative improvements to enhance efficiency and user experience. Collaborating with business users and relevant stakeholders to define project requirements, scope and deliverables. Provide day‑to‑day support for production processing by solving incidents and requests raised by the user community and an ongoing event and alert management Analyze and propose/implement to Improve incident resolution quality. Perform incident categorisation/classification & find out critical issues/most popular incidents and do root cause analysis Perform root cause analysis for critical incidents & trend analysis for proactive measures Write/Update knowledge management articles with incident analysis Participate in Agile Development activities and deliver features for fix/improvement of the service Apply DevOps and AI tools, culture and mindset for all your activities on a daily basis Excellent communication skills to work in a globally distributed team Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives on demand

Success Metrics:

Success will be measured in a variety of areas, including but not limited to: Consistently ensure the on‑time delivery and quality (first‑time‑right) of the projects Bring innovative cost effective solutions Achieve the customer satisfaction Ability to handle a subject from demand management, to development and support Ability to challenge the needs of the clients and provide appropriate solutions Compliance with security and ITIL best practices . 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 India Private Limited

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Digital

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.

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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.