Container IT operation manager m/f

Job Description

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Container IT Operations Manager (f/m) to join our DICB Containers & Private Cloud team based in Toulouse, France.

You will be part of a team developing Hybrid Hosting & Cloud Infrastructure solutions. As part of the Containers & Private Cloud Team, you will be involved in operating mission‑critical Kubernetes platforms aiming at securing Airbus multi‑cloud strategy and enabling company digitalization.

How we care for you

• Financial rewards : Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.
• Work / Life Balance : Extra days‑off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
• Wellbeing / Health : Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services centre, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
• Individual development : Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10,000 e‑learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes and national and international mobility.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end‑to‑end platform lifecycle, directing strategic roadmaps, version upgrades, and obsolescence tracking for our massive OpenShift / Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for external editors to resolve complex software bugs and coordinate patching cycles.
• Drive infrastructure GitOps orchestration using ArgoCD for cluster administration alongside global governance and security hardening via ACM / ACS.
• Lead ITIL‑based operational processes (incident, problem, change) and head Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to maintain constant 24/7 stability.
• Coordinate international administrator teams and collaborate with platform architects to ensure infrastructure availability aligns with negotiated SLAs.

Qualifications

• Background in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Min 3+ years of experience building, deploying, and operating cloud Container solutions (Kubernetes, Red‑Hat OpenShift, Rancher).
• Solid background in Linux system administration (RHEL, Ubuntu) and GitOps / Automation workflows (ArgoCD, Ansible, Terraform).
• Advanced proficiency level in both English and French.

Other Information

Company: Airbus Operations SAS

Employment Type: Permanent, Classe Emploi (France) – Classe G13

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Digital

Legal & EEO Statements

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