ITOPs Engineer

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling, and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your IT operations expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative, collaborative, and solution-oriented teammates.

You'll play a key role in supporting IT operations and managing project platforms in a LAB environment. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (ATS Leaders, Integration Leaders, Solution Architects, and Platform Users), ensure seamless coordination with end users and vendors, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

You’ll specifically take care of platform setup, virtualization, and network configuration, but also support hardware specifications and ensure 24x7 system availability.

We’ll look to you for:

• Creating and supporting auto deployment processes for preconfigured OS images for specific hardware

• Managing OS administration, security, and performance for Windows and Linux environments

• Setting up hardware platforms, virtualization, clustering VMs, and OS license management

• Supporting hardware specification and catalog selection for servers, workstations, and network devices

• Providing end-user support for software installation on virtual or physical platforms

• Creating and supporting network plans, including switch and routing configurations

• Collaborating with site installation teams for network configuration and troubleshooting

• Applying and ensuring compliance with processes and standards

• Monitoring technology evolution and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives

• Ensuring 24x7 systems availability and managing obsolescence for active/passive devices

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, Communications, or Instrumentation Engineering

• ITIL certification is preferred

• CCNA/CCNP certification is preferred

• Experience in OS administration (Windows/Linux), security, performance, and virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V)

• Knowledge of network administration, IP addressing plans, firewall configurations, and switch/router setup

• Experience with OS deployment tools and scripting for automated computer setups

• Understanding of hardware and BIOS, including computer performance (CPU, memory, etc.)

• 5+ years of experience as an administrator in a multi-OS environment with 500+ nodes

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously

• Experience with network/system management tools, asset tracking, and license management

• Strong problem-solving skills and a desire to take on responsibilities

• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and handle dynamic work assignments autonomously

• Willingness to work evenings or weekends as needed

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from monotonous routines

• Work with new security standards for rail signalling

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and supportive colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Utilise our dynamic and inclusive working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

• Progress towards senior leadership roles or specialised technical positions

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63  countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.