Infrastructure Engineer

Thales; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales in New Zealand is seeking an experienced Hardware Integration Engineer to join our team in Queenstown. You will integrate solution elements, install and validate hardware, and hand over to local systems teams.

You will contribute to design documents, plan hardware integration activities, and support testing, RBAC considerations, and ongoing SOE automation. Strong Linux, scripting, and networking knowledge are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, ICT or related discipline.
• Experience with Red Hat Linux OS including kernel configuration, driver packages, performance tuning and hardening.
• Automation experience using Ansible.
• CI/CD experience with Jenkins, Travis, Octopus.
• Scripting using Python, Perl, YAML and Shell.
• Familiarity with HP, Cisco and Lenovo hardware.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP and VLANs.
• Understanding hardware integration and testing processes.
• Strong documentation and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Integrate solution elements to validate design, behaviour and performance against requirements.
• Install, configure, validate and hand over equipment to systems integration teams.
• Contribute to design docs, specs and tests for product integration.
• Plan and deliver hardware integration activities and services.
• Support infrastructure testing to confirm user requirements are met.
• Participate in design reviews with customers.
• Identify risks and propose practical mitigations.
• Build/update a material LOS for designs and projects.
• Estimate labour and material costs for design solutions.
• Support bids when required.
• Develop and harden SOEs per system design and security needs.
• Automate SOE deployment and configuration; update design docs.
• Contribute to RBAC model input at SOE/infrastructure layer.
• Configure device monitoring and remote control.
• Assist integration teams with troubleshooting and development.
• Support test teams in test campaigns and execution.
• Attend meetings and workshops as required.

Skills

Red Hat Linux

Automation (Ansible)

CI/CD

Scripting (Python, Perl, YAML, Shell)

Networking hardware (HP, Cisco, Lenovo

TCP/IP & VLANs

Hardware integration & testing

Technical writing

Education

Degree in Engineering, ICT or related discipline

Tools

Jenkins

Travis CI

Octopus Deploy

Python

Job description

Responsibilities

• Integration of the solution elements in a logical and controlled manner to evaluate the design, behaviour, interactions and performance to confirm that the requirements against which the solution has been designed are fulfilled.
• Product installation, configuration, validation and handover of equipment to systems integration teams locally or on customer sites.
• Contribution to design documents, solution specifications, acceptance test procedures and other associated documentation to align with project objectives and participating in the product integration and verification phases.
• Supporting the planning and coordination of program hardware integration activities and delivering hardware integration services for systems and/or sub-systems of products.
• Contribution to infrastructure testing activities to demonstrate the solution satisfies the user requirements
• Participating in Design Reviews with customers.
• Identifying risks and proposing effective solutions.
• Building and updating a material List of Supply (LOS) to complete a selected design, solution and project.
• Estimating labour effort and material cost to complete a selected design and solution when required
• Supporting bids when required.
• Ongoing development and hardening of the SOEs in accordance with system design, security requirements to meet the operational functional and security objectives.
• Ongoing automation of the SOE deployment and configuration, Creating and Updating design documentation.
• Support in the design input to the Role Based Access Control (RBAC) model at the SOE / infrastructure layer.
• Device monitoring configuration
• Remote control configuration.
• Support to the integration teams to troubleshoot and develop the solution
• Support to the test teams for the development and execution of test campaigns.
• Attend meetings and workshops as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, ICT or related discipline

Essential Experience

• Experience with the Red Hat Linux Operating Systems, including Kernel configuration, driver packages, performance tuning, hardening and automation
• Experience with Automation Tools (Ansible).

• CI/CD experience with technologies like Jenkins, Travis, Octopus.
• Experience of scripting languages like Python, Perl, YAML and Shell.
• Familiarity with a wide range of computer and networking hardware, preferably HP, Cisco and Lenovo.
• Knowledge of network protocols and principles such as TCP/IP, VLANS
• Understanding of hardware integration and testing processes.
• Practical experience of validation and integration of hardware components on large, complex, software-based systems.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to write clear and concise documents that clearly articulate complex technical detail.
• Creating and Updating design documentation.

Desirable:

• Good knowledge of Air Traffic Management systems

General / Special Requirements

Developing and maintaining a harmonious work environment in all departments that you are working with by upholding Thales' key values.

Be an advocate for diversity and inclusion who will be actively involved in implementing change initiatives to achieve our diversity goals

Be an advocate for a culture of continuous improvement

Be an advocate for Accountability, transparency and curiosity

Comply with all relevant company Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental policies and framework and work practices with the intent of preventing or minimising accidental exposures to self, colleagues, visitors and/or the environment and to ensure a safe work practises at all times.

Comply with all relevant Company policies and procedures.

SPECIALREQUIREMENTS

Occasional international travel may be required

Hold or eligible to hold Singapore CAT2 Clearance