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 develops, rolls out and serves cloud-based solutions, covering public cloud (e.g. AWS, sovereign cloud) and on-premise cloud (e.g. containers/OpenShift, IaaS). The role manages a portfolio of cloud projects from opportunity to entry into service, including internal container platforms and connectivity with external public clouds. It is based in Getafe, Ottobrunn or Manching, on a part-time (minimum 80% per week) or full-time basis.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee cloud projects through their lifecycle, including internal container platforms (OpenShift, Vanilla Kubernetes) and IaaS infrastructure, and coordinate connectivity with external public clouds
• Collect business requirements with partners, plan and manage the project budget, and define and lead the project team across functions (matrix organisation)
• Keep Product Manager, technical and service delivery teams aligned, and manage partners, suppliers, risks, opportunities and contracts
• Prepare release planning and prioritise EPICS, and track progress against time, scope, cost and quality
• Manage the project in Unified Planning (UP), write reports, update costs and adapt the schedule, and follow the ADGPP project management lifecycle (Waterfall or Agile)
• Ensure a smooth handover to service, integrate lessons learned into the Digital repository, and use automation and tailoring to reduce duplication

Required profile

• Apprenticeship or Bachelor's 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 of cloud-native applications
• Collaborative, self-motivated, proactive and solution-oriented, with excellent communication and presentation skills
• Fluent English is mandatory; German, Spanish or French is a plus