Platform Engineering Trainee at Airbus United Kingdom

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Jan, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Platform Automation Engineering, Infrastructure As Code, DevOps, Agile Methods, CI/CD Workflows, RHEL Based Linux Distributions, Virtualization, Containerization, Automation With Ansible, Working With Jenkins, Groovy, GIT

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Description

Job Description: Airbus' team plays a vital role in supporting those who secure, preserve, prevent, and defend. With a profound expertise in crafting mission-critical solutions, we're not just changing the game in aerospace, we are creating a better-connected, safer and more prosperous world. We offer advanced communication and collaboration solutions, compliant with the highest standards of security and reliability, both for mission and business critical users. And we need new minds to join our journey to break the borders of the ordinary. By joining our trainee program, you accumulate expertise that becomes the powerful force propelling your career forward. If you're interested in exploring and working within a multicultural workplace with unique opportunities, this is your chance. Read more about your job as our Platform Automation Trainee! Are you passionate about software development, platform engineering, and the future of DevOps? Do you want to kick-start your career by learning from an experienced team that is driving quality and auditability through thorough system automation? We’re looking for a motivated and curious trainee to join our Platform Software Team. This is a unique opportunity to contribute directly to the platforms we provide to our customers, ensuring the applications run flawlessly. While we have established processes, we value a fresh perspective—your perspective—to help us find new ways to improve. If you thrive in an Agile environment and are ready to select "improvement over comfort" while developing secure and qualitative software automation, I encourage you to apply. What You Will Do: Platform & Automation: Work with the team to ensure the flawless operation on virtualization platforms. Test Development: Assist in the refinement and enhancement of our existing automated tests and learn to develop new ones for virtualization technologies. You will utilize tools like Jenkins, Artifactory, Groovy, Jenkinsfile, Ansible, and GIT/Gerrit. System Improvement: Study our current management and content systems and contribute to improving them for our future needs. Team Collaboration: Ensure the design solutions are sound by assisting in test development, and join extended team meetings, including daily standups, increment plannings, and workshops. You will help ensure requirements, responsibilities, and timelines are understood, and share your success stories. What We Offer You: Impactful Outputs: Your work will directly result in automated workflows that ensure quality, enhance auditability, and simplify both the tasks and the usage of our platforms. Streamlined Solutions: You will be part of developing automation solutions to streamline customer workflows, enhance auditability, facilitate follow-up, and provide clarity in the event of anomalies. This minimizes human error for improved quality. Learning & Growth: Be part of a well-working team with clear objectives. Learn how to handle changes and select improvement over comfort while developing secure and qualitative software automation. Who This Suits: This role is ideal for someone interested in: Platform automation engineering Infrastructure as code DevOps Agile methods CI/CD workflows The duration of this trainee period is until 31. December 2026 and will start on an agreed date in June. The position is full-time during summer 2026 and part-time during other times. What is our Trainee Programme and what’s in it for you? Our trainee program boasts a long-standing transition of providing valuable insights for those in the early stages of their career. Click here to read more about our trainee programme and discover the valued experiences shared by both current and past trainees. Our trainee program is all about you – we offer a platform for your continual learning, possibilities for putting your learnings from academia into practice, the accumulation of meaningful work experiences, and networking opportunities. How does this manifest? Harmonious work-life balance is a top priority for us. We’ll make sure that working with us seamlessly integrates into your daily life and studies. As a trainee with us, you become an integral part of our team. Our culture fosters openness and humanity, embracing novel ideas, diverse viewpoints, and innovative approaches. There are few companies quite like ours. Here, your role merges societal impact, and specialized expertise, offering a distinctive perspective in your field. Our multicultural workspace and international business adds a unique flavor to your daily work life. As a part of our trainee program, you'll gain a broader understanding of us as an employer. We offer insights to our business through regular informative pop-ups and organize fun after-work activities tying you to our work community helping you to build your professional network. Our trainees receive a salary based on study credits. Additionally, we provide benefits such as lunch, sports and culture benefits, comprehensive occupational health care, and a supportive work community where you are valued for being yourself. Who do we see working in this trainee position? Our trainee program is aimed at those currently pursuing their studies at university or university of applied sciences. If you have experience in some or several of the following areas: RHEL based Linux distributions, virtualization and containerization, automation with Ansible, working with Jenkins using Groovy and GIT it will be beneficial for this role and you’ll have an opportunity to utilize these skills with us. Otherwise, we value your enthusiasm for personal development and growth. You're someone who dares to take initiative and follow through. If there's something you're unsure of or need assistance with, we're here to help. Success in our work comes from our collective efforts. Our regulated environment and high expectations sometimes call for perseverance and resilience from us. We hope this doesn't scare you. English serves as the working language. Our multicultural workplace offers you the chance to brush up on your language skills. Proficiency in other languages is also beneficial but not a strict requirement. The position requires basic security clearance approval from Finnish authorities. What happens next? You can apply for this trainee position until 31st January 2026. Please apply by submitting your CV and cover letter through the link provided below. We aim to conduct two rounds of interviews in February (weeks 6-9) with the candidates best suited for the position. Any changes in the recruitment process structure will be communicated to the applicants. If you have any questions regarding this position, working with us, your future supervisor, Johanna Toikkanen, will be happy to provide further information. You can reach her by phone (050-55 00 396) during 7th of January between 13-15. We are thrilled to have you as part of our team – let us hear from you! As a proven leader in the global aerospace sector, Airbus Group consists of three divisions: Commercial Aircraft, Helicopters and Defence & Space employing globally 134 000 employees. In Finland, Airbus Defence and Space Oy employs around 370 people in Helsinki and Jyväskylä. Most of our employees work in Public Safety and Security business unit. We support our customers in public safety organisations such as police, defence, fire & rescue, healthcare & hospitals, airports, transportation, oil & gas, and utilities, collaborating in a smart and secure manner. While offering hybrid solutions to support our customers on a smooth evolution path, we are playing an active role in shaping future communications and collaborations technology and setting the ground for new standards. Read more about Airbus in Finland and about what we do. 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 Oy Contract Type: Internship ----- Experience Level: Student Job Family: Support to Management By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus. 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. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com. 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. 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. From sending your resume to participating in successful interviews, here you can access all important pieces of information to guide you in your candidate journey. 👉 Learn more

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Responsibilities

You will work with the team to ensure the flawless operation on virtualization platforms and assist in the refinement and enhancement of automated tests. Additionally, you will study current management systems and contribute to their improvement.