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GALSOIT System Engineer (m/f/d) | Munich, Garmany

Munich SPO
Full-time
Permanent employee

Tasks and Responsibilities:

The Spaceopal GALSOIT (Galileo Service Operations Integrated Tooling) system engineer supports the engineering, design, integration, maintenance, and evolution of the Galileo Service Operations Integrated Tooling (GALSOIT) environment.
This role includes leading and administering infrastructure projects, automating operational processes, troubleshooting complex technical issues, and providing advanced technical support to company employees to resolve hardware, software, network, and system-related problems efficiently.

Key Responsibilities  
  • Maintain the GALSOIT architecture and its constituent systems.
  • Ensure the availability, performance, resilience, and security of the GALSOIT environment in compliance with agreed SLAs.
  • Proactive propose evolution or improvements both in the concept and in the system components
  • Define when needed system-level requirements and translate operational needs into technical solutions.
  • Ensure the integration and interoperability of software applications, middleware, databases, and IT infrastructure components.
  • Perform system engineering activities, including architecture definition, interface management, verification, validation, and configuration management.
  • Support the deployment, maintenance, and evolution of the integrated tooling environment.
  • Monitor system performance, availability, reliability, and security, identifying opportunities for optimization and continuous improvement.
  • Support troubleshooting, incident investigation, root cause analysis, and problem resolution.
  • Collaborate with software developers, infrastructure engineers, cybersecurity specialists, and operations teams to ensure coherent end-to-end solutions.
  • Produce and maintain technical documentation, architectural designs, interface specifications, operational procedures, and engineering reports.
  • Contribute to technology roadmaps and the adoption of new tools and technologies supporting Galileo Service Operations.
  • Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives within a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environment.

Required Qualification and Experience:

  • University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Experience in system engineering and the design of complex integrated systems.
  • Solid understanding of IT infrastructures, enterprise software architectures, middleware technologies, networking, virtualization, and databases.
  • Experience with system integration and management of distributed software environments.
  • Knowledge of software lifecycle processes, configuration management, and change management.
  • Familiarity with Linux and Windows environments.
  • Experience with scripting or automation tools (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) is considered an asset.
  • Understanding of cybersecurity principles applicable to operational systems.
  • Ability to analyze complex technical problems and develop effective engineering solutions.
  • Knowledge and practical experience with Agile methodologies and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder coordination skills.
  • Fluent written and spoken English.

Work location:

Spaceopal headquarter (Munich, Germany).

It could be necessary to participate to meetings at European locations.

Benefits:

  • 30 days annual leave 
  • Work-life-balance, e.g., through flexible working time models and mobile office options (if job function applicable for mobile work)
  • Employer supported: pension scheme, job ticket and EGYM Wellpass
  • Employer supported canteen, free coffee & fruit service
  • Centrally located office 
  • Personal development and training options
  • Regular company and team events
  • International working environment, dynamic, multicultural and motivated teams

About us

Spaceopal is the prime service operations contractor for the European Galileo Satellite Navigation System and manages all Galileo Service Operations. The awarded European Commission (EC) contract to Spaceopal is more than just its satellites in space. Galileo Service Operations will provide high-quality positioning, navigation and timing services to users across the whole world as a civil-controlled service with guaranteed continuity of coverage.

Do you want to get involved with us? Do you want to be a part of our interdisciplinary international teams — be part of the Galileo Family? Does your specialist area match our subjects?

If you are convinced that you are right for us, take a look at all our vacancies — or send in a speculative application! Browse through our open positions. We look forward to receiving completed applications for our job postings here.

Be part of a multinational team of high professionals in a dynamic working environment. Be part of one of Europa’s largest and most complex technology projects.

Be part of the Galileo Family!