Ground Segment IT Infrastructure Engineer

Are you looking for a new opportunity to take your career to a higher orbit? To join an international group with a successful track record in Space Engineering? A job adapted to your career ambitions and in which you could have an impact for the years to come?

We are looking for a Ground Segment IT Infrastructure Engineer to work at ESTEC’s premises in Noordwijk, Netherlands, where you will be providing engineering support related to the ground IT infrastructure solutions.

About the client and location

ESA’s Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications (CSC) drives innovation in satellite telecommunications by coordinating research, supporting the development of advanced technologies, and fostering strong industrial partnerships across Europe and Canada. It plays a key role in enabling the creation of cutting-edge satellite-based products and services, while also investing in public-private partnerships to develop and demonstrate next-generation communication systems.

CSC is expanding its involvement in externally funded initiatives, notably contributing to the Union Secure Connectivity Programme (IRIS²), aimed at enhancing resilience, interconnectivity, and security through satellite infrastructure.

Tasks and activities

The scope of activities may include:

• Following Engineering support for ground IT infrastructure, with expertise in scalable, containerised multi‑environment solutions.
• Supporting IT infrastructure deployments, reviews, and key milestones in line with operational and project requirements.
• Operating and optimising LAN/WAN architectures, including routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs, and end‑to‑end network performance.
• Delivering datacentre environments, hypervisors, clustering, and multi‑tenant PaaS platforms.
• Deploying and managing infrastructure using automation and IaC tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell) across cloud and container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Managing security, IAM, monitoring, incident response, documentation, and ITIL‑based operational practices.

Skills and experience

The following skills and experience are mandatory:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Proven experience in ground segment IT infrastructure engineering.
• Strong expertise in scalable and containerised application platforms.
• Hands‑on experience with LAN/WAN network architectures.
• Operational experience with datacentre environments.
• Familiarity with structured operational practices.
• Desire to work both autonomously and as part of a team, in an international multicultural environment.
• Solution oriented mindset, with a customer focused communication skill.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Why should you apply?

• You will have the opportunity to work within leading space organisations across Europe.
• We encourage everyone to think outside the box and to push the boundaries of traditional knowledge. This role is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking company and allows for a deeper understanding of the industry.
• To be part of a company that values integrity, inspiration, care and collaboration.
• Benefits include: competitive remuneration packages; unique career opportunities, including working in other countries; access to training and development programmes; flexible relocation support.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all candidates, irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics.

As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process, we will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process.