Junior Technical Project Manager Cloud PSL

About the role

A vacancy for a Junior Technical Project Manager Cloud PSL (d/m/f) has opened within Airbus Defence and Space DIGITAL. The Cloud PSL team drives the company's digital transformation through cloud-based technologies, covering public cloud solutions (e.g. AWS, sovereign cloud) and on-premise solutions (e.g. containers/OpenShift, IaaS). The role is based in Getafe, Ottobrunn or Manching and is offered either part-time (minimum 80% per week) or full-time.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of cloud projects from opportunity to entry into service, including internal container platforms (OpenShift, Vanilla Kubernetes) and IaaS infrastructure, and coordinate connectivity with external public clouds.
• Collect business requirements jointly with business partners and plan, allocate and manage the project budget.
• Define and lead the project team across functions (matrix organisation) and align with the Product Manager, developers and Service Delivery Manager.
• Manage partners and suppliers, and handle risk, opportunity and contract management.
• Prepare release planning and prioritise EPICS, and track progress and actuals for the Steering Committee.
• Work the ADGPP lifecycle (Waterfall or Agile), manage documentation and Unified Planning, and ensure a smooth handover to service.

Required profile

• Apprenticeship or Bachelor degree (or equivalent) with a focus on IT; ideally prior high-level experience in programming, infrastructure or another IT field.
• Project management expertise (Waterfall and Agile).
• Good technical understanding to communicate with technical teams, mainly around cloud-native applications.
• Collaborative, self-motivated, with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Fluent English is mandatory; German, Spanish or French is a plus.