Overview
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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. This includes installing and commissioning new hardware, software updates, backup management, user/group administration, security permissions, group policies, researching 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 users with daily IT issues and provide technical support.
* Interact with the help desk and other teams to troubleshoot, identify root causes, and provide 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 to create and improve automation strategies and deployment processes.
* Provide support with CI/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.
* Familiarity with Elastic Search/InfluxDB and visualizations using Kibana / Grafana.
* Experience managing/configuring virtual machine hypervisors like oVirt, Proxmox, and other virtualization systems (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 scripting, Python, Ansible;
Terraform/Puppet/Chef or similar is a plus.
* Knowledge of CI/CD toolset (Jenkins, GitLab, Nexus, SonarQube or similar);
experience with Infrastructure as Code is a plus.
* Knowledge of security principles, best practices, and normative standards relative to INFOSEC directives.
* Ability to coordinate a group of administrators.
* Proactivity, ability to work independently, analytical structured thinking, and teamwork.
* Strong communication and documentation skills.
* Very good English written and spoken.
* Willingness to travel to project integration sites or customer installations (mainly in Europe).
Benefits
* Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
* Attractive salary.
* Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting work-life balance.
* Collective transport service in some sites.
* Health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
* On-site facilities such as free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
* Opportunity to collaborate in social and corporate responsibility initiatives.
* Upskilling opportunities and development prospects in a multicultural environment.
* Special rates in products and benefits.
This job requires awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Airbus Defence and Space SAU is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals.
Job details: Madrid, Spain;
Permanent;
Professional level;
Information Technology;
Defense and Space Manufacturing.
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