Do you want to be part of the space future? As support to a European space organisation we are looking for a UNIX System Software Engineer

Activities

Our customer is a European organisation providing weather and climate-related satellite data, images and products for its users. You will be working on-site as a member of the Computer System Management Team. Tasks will include:

• Support and operation of UNIX-based satellite ground segment systems
• Analysis, design, development, testing and maintenance of distributed systems
• Installation and configuration of operating system and application software
• Monitoring and optimization of operational hardware and software
• Administration of users accounts and databases
• Routine and standby/on-call user support.

Skills

You ideally have the following qualifications and experience:

• University degree or equivalent in computer science or engineering
• Extensive work experience of UNIX operating systems
• Administration and troubleshooting of operational production environments
• SUN/SOLARIS, DELL/Linux and Windows
• RAID, SAN
• Oracle
• TCP/IP, NIS, NFS, DNS, SNMP, FTP
• Backup and recovers systems
• High availability HACMP, Veritas Cluster, LEGATO AAM, HP MC/Service Guard
• Fluency in English is mandatory, some knowledge of French would be an asset.

Starting date: October 2010

An exciting international working environment in a highly innovative team awaits you. You will benefit from focused training and personal development bundled with a competitive salary.

Please note: Due to work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you already hold a work permit for Germany.

HE Space Operations is a growing international space company. For over 25 years we have provided our customers with consultancy services in Engineering and Business Administration. We open the door to working directly on-site with our principal customers in the space sector who rank amongst the top 25 engineering employers in Europe: EADS and the European Space Agency.