Simulation Systems Administrator

Overview Job Description : Mission and activities

We develop high fidelity Engineering and Training Simulations for a variety of aircrafts. Our flight simulators are operated by several international customers around the globe. At the heart, flight simulators are multi host distributed systems operating in real-time.

We are looking for an enthusiastic system administrator which ensures that our Training Simulators stay up and running and evolve with new project requirements.

It will be your task to :

Perform server administration tasks, mainly on linux systems. It includes installing and commissioning new hardware, software updates, backup management, user / group administration, security permissions, group policies, research event log warnings and errors, and resource monitoring, ensuring system architecture components work together seamlessly.

Monitor datacenter health using preexisting management tools and respond to hardware issues as they arise; 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).

Benefits 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 : Software Engineering

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