VDI Solution Architect H/F

• *Job Description:**
• Airbus Defence and Space *operates in a rapidly changing world, requiring agility and flexibility to respond to business needs efficiently. As a strong and reliable enabler, Airbus Defence and Space digital team sustains today a challenging and rich architecture that combines on-premise and cloud-based environments. The notions of high availability, response times, and automation are an absolute must.

Airbus Defence and Space digital is looking for a dynamic, skilled and motivated* Solution Architect* * VDI H/F *who is ready to face any challenge, based in * Toulouse ** , France. * You will be part of a PSL (Product & Service Line) within the IT Infrastructure organisation which is in charge of designing, building and operating the network infrastructure (VDI, LAN, WAN, IAM, Wireless, Network Security, Internet Access, Load Balancing) of the company. **Your working environment:** Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city of the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

• *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 center, 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, national and international mobility.

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. * Your challenges: * Plan, design and integrate IT system components, meet customer requirements and hand them over into Operations under well defined SLA's/OLA's. Ensure consistency across IT Products. Design, integrate and implement IT solutions from a technical perspective and ensure, that technical solutions, procedures and models for development are up-to-date and comply with standards. Act as Subject Matter expert for * VDI technology cluster * and * NetScaler technology * and advise about and deliver these technologies. You possess a deep transferable knowledge of current, new and emerging technologies, including the ability to autonomously develop POCs (proof of concept) and to contribute future IT strategies and standards.

• Your key activities: *
• Acting as visionary to proactively assist in defining the direction for future IT Products & Services
• Collaborating with other architects, systems analysts, and developers to deliver the highest quality solutions via cutting edge technologies
• Participating in all phases of the product life cycle including design, development, testing, implementation and support
• Aligning architecture strategy with the organization's business goals and long- term strategic planning for the organization's Information systems.
• Managing requirements, definition of models, including solution patterns, to guide solution decisions
• Managing and coordination of demands from M3 (concept phase) to EiS (Entry into Service) with project management methodologies
• Implementation of project work packages in the VDI/NetScaler domain
• Performing technical and functional design considering all components of a new solution
• Validating product designs and ensuring solution consistency across IT products
• Contribution with * VDI/NetScaler * subject matter expertise to IT architectures, IT Product Design, Product Development and Product strategic roadmap and in all phases of the development life cycle including research, design, development, testing, implementation and support
• Ensure building and implementing of IT applications through the design, testing and integration of solutions in line with customer and product requirements
• Coordination of the functional and technical integration with other product teams like network, IAM, etc.
• Secure reaching EiS with minimum impact on the production environment and fulfilling the agreed business requirements in quality and time
• In case of a crisis provide L2/L3 support to the RUN Operations team
• Collaboration with other architects, solution designers and SME's to deliver highest quality solutions
• Acquire in depth knowledge of the current infrastructure environment and contribute towards development of it and therewith complement Enterprise architecture mission
• Your core competencies: *
• VDI (Citrix,VMware, etc.) and NetScaler technology expert
• IT Architecture Design
• IT Product Design
• IT Infrastructure Design
• Component Integration-
• Technology Trend Monitoring
• Testing
• User Centricity
• EiS Management
• Project management

This position requires a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities. The candidate must possess French nationality in accordance with IGI 1300 of August 9, 2021 (§1.2.2.1).' 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. 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 SAS *Employment Type:* Permanent ------- Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13 *Experience Level:* Professional *Job Family:* Digital 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 ***** . 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.