About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Software Integrator - Cloud Components (f/m/x)

Hitachi Rail in Austria is a full system provider and global supplier of train control technology and traffic management systems (f. ex. European Train Control System (ETCS), Electronic interlockings, Operation Control Centers and dispatching systems, Field elements).

The route control product development team focuses on generic middleware layer building blocks like run-time execution environment, redundancy management, communication protocol stacks, boot/download procedures and diagnosis which close the gap between operating system services and railway specific business logic.

As part of the route control product development team you are responsible for the integration of these components for new versions of the interlocking system product line and migrating these components to server based and embedded components.

Your CHALLENGE

• Product integration of generic SW components of the newest generations interlocking system on virtual server based and distributed HW components

• Set up the SW components and test if the components are functional and check run and reaction times

• Ensure the compatibility and interoperability of various software components

• Troubleshooting and optimization of software performance

• Checking different failure scenarios

• Documentation of changes, errors and the workflow of the integration process

• Working together with the development team to solve problems and find solutions

Your PROFILE

• Technical education (HTL, FH, Uni) in Computer Science, Informatics, Networking or similar

• ~ 3 years of experience in software development / software integration

• You are familiar / experienced using the following processes and technologies:

  • Software / Hardware integration of complex systems

  • Experience with LINUX system administration and POSIX-API

  • Experience in IaaS Layer (OpenStack) and container technologies (Docker)

  • Good knowledge in C

  • Knowledge on GNU Tool Chain and scripting: Bash, Perl, Python

  • Setup and scripting of installation, up-/downgrade, maintenance and diagnosis

  • Experience with state-of-the art CI/CD pipelines and principles

  • Knowledge on distributed, fault tolerant and embedded system

• Good level of German and English

We OFFER

• The salary for this position starts at € 56.000 gross p.a. Actual compensation is based on experience and qualification.

• Very good accessibility by public transport (Vienna Handelskai) & subsidies for public transport

• Flexible working hours and, depending on the position, up to 60% home office

• Christmas and New Year's Eve belong to the family - Hitachi Rail gives you holidays on 24.12 and 31.12

• Discounts for employees (canteen, shops, corporate benefits, tickets, etc.)

• Various training opportunities - online, internal and external training courses

• A stable employer in a collegial and international environment

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We would be delighted if you would be one of our followers at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachirail.