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.

LINUX SYSTEM ENGINEER (f/m/x)

In this role you are part of the Base Engineering Development Team of TAS Platform. This platform is a safety critical real-time hard- and software platform for the railway domain certified for the highest safety integrity level. It consists of the operating system, security services, a safe middleware providing fault tolerance and safe communication, and hardware components.

The operating system team focuses on the configuration and integration of Open Source Linux environment on embedded hardware and industrial servers including virtualization as well as development of board support or domain specific drivers.

Join us now at Hitachi Rail in Austria!

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Linux administrative work on server solutions to setup virtual environments and network infrastructure

• Work on frameworks to setup servers via scripting and ansible workbooks

• Contribution to manage server farms with cluster management software like OpenStack

• Analyzing real-time issues on server and embedded systems including communication aspects

• Work on customer support cases in the field of system virtualization solutions

• Contribution to our Linux distribution like Yocto and driver development

• Evaluate open source embedded systems or solutions for use in TAS Platform

• Participation in technical workshops with internal stakeholders

• Work together with the TAS Platform support team in order to support stakeholders and developers

• Work in an agile team with highly standardized processes (quality, safety, security)

YOUR PROFILE

• A completed education (HTL, FH, University) in Informatics, Electrical Engineering or similar

• Interest and experiences in Linux system administration and development on OS level (Kernel, boot processes, OS services)

• Know how on server solutions, remote maintenance, virtualization and cluster management software

• Know how on real-time and embedded systems preferred, as well as security topics

• Know how on network setups in real and virtual environments

• Programming experience in C/C++, GNU make files, shell script and ansible solutions as well as python is highly preferred

• Good communication skills for technical collaboration with external partners

• Thinking analytically and solving complex problems are your strengths

• Fluency in English, German skills are highly beneficial

WE OFFER

• The salary for this position starts at € 50.000 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

WHO WE ARE

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.

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.

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