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Senior Systems Engineer - GKN Aerospace
Systems Engineer
Lead the design, deployment, and optimization of scalable, secure infrastructure for aerospace applications, leveraging Linux, virtualization, AWS, and networking expertise to support mission‑critical systems.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and implement high‑availability Linux‑based infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud environments, ensuring compliance with aerospace standards.
- Design and manage virtualized platforms (VMware, KVM) and container orchestration (Kubernetes) to support development, testing, and production workloads.
- Develop automation scripts in Python and shell to streamline provisioning, monitoring, and incident response.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate networking, security, and performance tuning into end‑to‑end solutions.
- Lead capacity planning, performance tuning, and cost optimization initiatives for AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS).
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering within a regulated or high‑reliability industry.
- Proficient with Linux administration, virtualization, and container technologies.
- Hands‑on experience with AWS services and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Strong scripting skills in Python and shell.
- Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and teamwork abilities.