Airbus - Simulation Systems Administrator

help build, test, and maintain new servers as needed.

• Implement new mechanisms for monitoring and analyzing data using tools such as Kibana / Grafana and Elasticsearch. Develop and maintain dashboards to visualize key performance indicators and generate actionable insights.
• Maintain internal infrastructure, including networking (routers, switches, firewalls, LANs, WANs), virtualization, servers and workstations.
• Automate as many tasks as possible (system installations, development services, patch distribution, system recovery tasks, etc)
• Assist our users with daily IT issues.
• Interact with the help desk and other teams to assist in troubleshooting, identify root cause, and provide technical support when needed.
• Perform and support routine / scheduled audits of the systems, including interactions with the security team.
• Define and document the provided services, architecture, network layout, best practices and support procedures.
• Continuously improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment.
• Manage and coordinate other administrators who will collaborate with parts of the project.
• Collaborate with other teams and team members (including developers and DevOps) to create and improve automation strategies and deployment processes.
• Provide support with Continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) services.
• Required Skills
• Proven experience (5 years min) in managing production Linux and Windows systems (SW and HW).
• IN depth knowledge of Linux : SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Ubuntu Server, Debian, RedHat / CentOS.
• LAN Routing and Switching design, configuration and troubleshooting (VLANs, IP Subnetting).
• Solid knowledge of network protocols such as DNS, DHCP, SMTP and SNMP.
• Experience with Active Directory and LDAP user and group administration. FreeIPA would be a plus.
• Familiar with tools such us Elastic Search / InfluxDB, and visualizations using Kibana / Grafana.
• Experience managing / configuring virtual machine Hypervisors like OVirt, Proxmox but also other virtualization systems such as VMWare, KVM / QEMU, VirtualBox, Xen, Citrix, etc.
• Hands-on experience with Containers and Orchestration tools (docker / Kubernetes).
• Experience using and maintaining Software Version Control Systems (Git).
• Knowledge in shell script, Python, Ansible, for automating daily tasks. Terraform / Puppet / Chef or similar technologies will be a plus.
• Knowledge in CI / CD toolset (Jenkins, GitLab, Nexus, SonarQube or similar tools). Experience with Configuration as Code (CaC) paradigm and / or Infrastructure as Code would be a plus.
• Knowledge of security principles, best practices, and normative / regulation / standards relative to INFOSEC Directives.
• Ability to coordinate a group of administrators.
• Proactivity is key.
• Capability to work independently.
• Analytical structured thinking.
• Ability to work as a real team player.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Very good English written and spoken.
• Travel to Project integration sites or customer installations (mainly in Europe).
• Which benefits will you have as AIRBUS employee?
• At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits :
• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
• Attractive salary.
• Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.
• Collective transport service in some sites.
• Benefits such as 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.
• Special rates in products & benefits.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 Defence and Space SAU
• Employment Type :
• Permanent
• Experience Level :
• Professional
• Job Family :
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