Job Description:
A vacancy for a IT/S
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance
TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK and international
LOCATION: Newport, Portsmouth or Stevenage (60% of your working week must be office based)
TYPE: Full time
GRADE: Below Band V
INTERNAL MOBILITY
This position is exclusively available to internal candidates. At Airbus, we are committed to fostering internal mobility and believe this role could be a great fit for our talented workforce, with the right development, guidance, and support. If you meet the role’s requirements and are open to the location and grade, we encourage you to apply to learn more. Please also review our golden rules for internal mobility : (Internal Mobility Golden Rules).
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join the international IT Network Products Team at Airbus Defence and Space and be part of re-thinking Information Management (IM). IM delivers the expertise, technology, and equipment - we make it fly. We are transforming our operating model around multi-functional, agile teams to develop our digital capabilities, offering you an opportunity to grow your career in an innovative environment.
Are you passionate about digital topics and interested in working in a diverse and international environment? Then join us as an IT Solution Engineer/ Architect!
HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM
As an IT/Solution Architect, you will be responsible for technology development, integration testing, deployment, and product lifecycle management for Network Security Products. Your contribution will include:
Maintaining the lifecycle of network security products such as Firewall, Encryption, DDI, Proxy, and CASB including managing improvements, updates, changes, and obsolescence management of products.
Designing and developing state-of-the-art network services.
Assuring compliance with all legal and IM security regulations, coordinating closely with the Chief Information Security Officer.
Setting the direction for new technologies and creating the best end-customer experience possible.
Supervising system backup processing and leading disaster recovery tests
ABOUT YOU
Educated in IT or Telecommunications with experience in Network - WAN (BGP, OSPF, routing protocols, QoS, Routers communities, VRFs)
Experience in Cisco devices (routing and switching) and network and security management platforms
Demonstrated ability in process, project management, and communication
Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.
HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.
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 LimitedEmployment Type:
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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.
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 [email protected].
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.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off provisions are described as generous in some settings, including vacation availability from day one and extended holiday coverage. Flexible working arrangements and hybrid options further increase the perceived value of time-related benefits.
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Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2020, it generated revenues of €49.9 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry and a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We believe that it’s not just what we make, but how we make it that counts; promoting responsible, sustainable and inclusive business practices and acting with integrity. Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place, on the ground, in the sky and in space.
