#### About us

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

#### Job description

In order to support our **Data Processing & Analytics Team** as a **Backend and DevOps Engineer**, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

# **Junior Backend Engineer (m/w/d)**

In this role, you will help build, maintain, and scale the infrastructure and backend services powering our data analytics platform. You’ll sit at the intersection of backend software development and modern platform operations (DevOps), working closely with data engineers and analysts to ensure our analytics ecosystem is performant, reliable, and observable.

If you enjoy automating deployments, and managing modern data stores in containerized environments, this is a great opportunity to jumpstart your career.

## **Your location**

Bremen is a charming city full of history in the northwest of Germany. In addition to being one of the country’s greenest cities, it offers wonderful sights, a rich culture, urban flair and culinary delights. It’s also a great place for seaside lovers, being located just an hour’s drive from the North Sea coast.

## **Our Benefits for You**

- Fair Compensation & Extras: Attractive remuneration and individual additional benefits, such as company pension schemes, mobility offers (e.g., bike leasing), or corporate discounts with partner companies in accordance with our current guidelines.
- Time for You (and Your Loved Ones): 30 days of annual leave based on our collective agreement (35-hour week); work-life balance through flexible working hours (flextime), mobile working, part-time options, job sharing, and sabbatical opportunities.
- Growth Made Easy: Excellent professional development opportunities and international, group-wide career perspectives.
- Feel Good at Work: On-site company doctor; comprehensive health programs (sports courses, preventive care, etc.), canteen and cafeteria, and local childcare facilities at selected locations.
- Diversity Connects: Work in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities, where exchange, mutual support, and inclusion are part of our DNA.

## **Your tasks and responsibilities**

- DevOps Engineering: Contribute to the development and maintenance using Ansible, Gitlab-CI, Helm etc.
- Database Management: Assist in provisioning, configuring, and maintaining operational databases, specifically MongoDB (NoSQL) and InfluxDB (time-series).
- Platform Operations & Containerization: Help manage containerized deployments on Kubernetes(RKE) and deploy applications using Helm charts.
- Observability & Monitoring: Set up and maintain monitoring dashboards and alerting configurations using Prometheus and Grafana to ensure platform uptime and health.
- Version Control & Shell Automation: Use Git for version control and workflow management, and write basic Unix shell scripts (Bash) for automation and routine system tasks.
- Collaboration: Participate in code reviews, document setup procedures, and collaborate with senior platform engineers to troubleshoot infrastructure issues.

## Desired skills and qualifications

- An academic degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent technical discipline.
- **Technical competencies**


- Backend Programming: Foundational programming skills in at least one or two core languages used across our ecosystem (Go, Python, Java, or Kotlin).
- Knowledge of DevOps : Ansible, Terraform, Gitlab-CI, Helm, OCI, ArgoCD.
- Version Control: Proficiency with Git (branching, merging, pull requests, versioning workflows).
- Linux / Unix Basics: Working knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems and comfort navigating the CLI or writing basic shell scripts.
- Problem-Solving Mindset: Eager to learn modern infrastructure practices and systematically debug issues across backend code and data pipelines.
- **Soft Skills:**


- Strong analytical mindset with a structured approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to work collaboratively within an agile, multicultural team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a proactive attitude toward learning and skill development.
- **Nice to have :**

- CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) or CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer)

- Language Proficiency:


- English: Professional fluency required
- German: Professional fluency required

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

Take your career to a new level and apply [online](https://www.airbus.com/en/careers) now!

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.

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

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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.

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.