DevOps Engineer (Hybrid)

Location: Madrid, Spain

Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radiocommunications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

In Defence and security, armed forces, governments and global organisations entrust Thales with helping them achieve and maintain security, tactical superiority and strategic independence in the face of any type of threat. In an increasingly unpredictable world, governments rely on our expertise to protect their citizens and make the world safer, from designing smart sensors and connecting soldiers on the digital battlefield to delivering solutions that protect states, cities and critical infrastructures.

Thales SIX in Spain:

In Spain, Thales Sistemas is specialized in Command and Control systems, Tactical Communications and Modeling and Simulation addressing solutions in the domain of Defense and Security. Thales is the Spanish leader in tactical Land CIS (Communication and Information Systems) covering all the product life cycle (design, development, production, ILS). Based in Leganés, Thales Sistemas employs a highly specialized workforce of more than 100 people, most of them engineers that participate in the following activities:

• Communications and Information Systems (CIS)  to support Command function and Decision Making:
• Embedded electronics for military aircraft
• Tactical Communications
• Radio Navigation Aids for air traffic

CANDIDATES THAT WOULD IMPRESS US

PROFILE:

You have graduated with a Master of Engineering (Aeronautical/Space Engineering, Computer Science, …) and have a significant proven experience (3 to 5 years) among the following: Test, Integration, Verification, Validation
You are recognised as a team player and enjoy collaborative work
You are analytical, structured and synthetic
You are considered as a problem-solver
You sound convincing and persuasive
You enjoy dealing with diverse and complex projects

COMPETENCIES:

You have a deep understanding of the Engineering Project Management Principles
You have good knowledge of:
Component testing
Integration & Verification
Test automation
Test equipment
Test Management
Validation & Acceptance
You know how to deal with data, and you are familiar with programming languages
You have a proven capacity to ensure success by meeting deadlines and achieving a balanced budget
You demonstrate strong leadership and are willing to mentor and grow junior team members
You know how to use your creativity to give full customer satisfaction

LIFE AS A THALES IVVQ ENGINEERING ROLE

As an IVVQ Engineering Role within Thales, you will be ensuring the test preparation and execution according to the strategy given by the IVVQ Manager and:

Perform module, program or unit testing of individual software components
Define step by step the integration tree consistent with the system release plan
Develop/deploy/maintain software that performs or supports test activities such as test management, test design, test execution and results checking
Provide investigative support of a staging or SIL environment with the help of software or hardware tools
Identify test equipment; standard or specialised and any special calibration requirements required at each Test Activity
Plan, estimate, monitor and control IVVQ activities
Identify the means required (enabling System) to validate the Solution, and then to define the operational scenarii and the criteria of validation to objectively assess compliance of the Solution
Satisfy customer’s expectations
Prepare test campaigns, run the tests and analyse the results
Write and update the integration and verification test procedures documentation
Lead the demonstration to the end customer

YOUR CAREER AT THALES

Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your Competencies in different areas:

Room and attention to personal development
Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or move to a more complex Solution
Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path
Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group

What do we offer?

• Flexible working hours.
• Shorter working days on Fridays and during summer.
• Remote-friendly - 2/3 days a week working from home.
• Restaurant allowance and social benefits (health insurance, kindergarden).

Thales is a company committed to equal opportunities between women and men, and for this reason, we work to raise awareness and disseminate information on the subject both internally and externally.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!