The Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) operates one of the most powerful supercomputer infrastructures in Europe and will be hosting the first EU Exascale supercomputer JUPITER. We make computing resources available to scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich, in Germany, and in Europe. To support users on the supercomputer systems, JSC uses its expertise in the field of High-Performance Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing and Data Science. JSC’s division “HPC, Cloud and Data Systems and Services” is responsible for the installation and operation of JUPITER, we actively push supercomputing in Europe to the Exascale era! In addition, we are responsible for the planning, integration and operation of some of the largest supercomputing (JUWELS, JURECA), cloud (JSC Cloud) and high-performance storage (JUST) resources in the facility using cutting-edge hardware and software technologies. Take this chance and join our motivated and collegial team, embedded in the JSC’s international and interdisciplinary work force.
Your Job:
You will be working with our team on the design, implementation and maintenance of system configurations, software tools and services for our supercomputers and cloud infrastructure. Depending on qualification and interests you will
- Contribute to the deployment and operation of new systems and their integration with external infrastructures
- Perform benchmarking and system tuning
- Perform research on – and develop tools for – system operation and monitoring of supercomputers
- Investigate and resolve user problems as part of the third-level support
- Contribute to infrastructure-oriented research projects
- Evaluate leading-edge hardware and software technologies
- Cooperate with leading hardware and software vendors
- Participate in on-call service handling system incidents
Your Profile:
- Bachelor or Master degree from a university with internationally accepted quality standards in informatics, mathematics, or a related subject
- Strong knowledge of Linux in the areas of installation and administration and ideally system optimization
- Sound knowledge in Python and script languages (Bash, etc.). Ideally knowledge in further relevant programming languages (C/C++/Go/Rust)
- Previous experience with high-performance computing or cloud technologies is a plus
- Willingness to contribute with talks to international conferences and participate in courses and tutorials
- Good command of English and preferably good knowledge of German
- Structured and systematic working style as well as ability for cooperative work in teams
Even if you do not fulfill the requirements of this position completely, we are happy to receive your application. We want you to fit in as a person, not just based on your profile.
Our Offer:
We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with:
- Work on frontiers of scientific and technological challenges with access to cutting-edge and unique supercomputing systems including the upcoming first Exascale computer in Europe
- Ability to work with and learn about cutting-edge technologies in the HPC and cloud space: Ansible, Batch and workload management systems like Slurm, parallel file systems like IBM Storage Scale and Ceph, high-speed network technologies such as InfiniBand, virtualization and orchestration technologies such as OpenStack and Kubernetes
- Challenging and varied work in a team of enthusiastic professionals
- Comprehensive training courses and individual opportunities for personal and professional further development
- Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy. Among other things, we offer (mobile) parent-child offices, vacation courses for our employees` children and support from our colleagues in the Equal Opportunities Office
- Our family-conscious corporate policy and extensive offers to promote the compatibility of work and family life ensure that you can organize your professional and private life in the best possible way (https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/bfc/focus/reconciling-work-and-family-life)
- Flexible work (location) arrangements, e.g. remote work in accordance with the tasks
- Flexible working hours in a full-time position (39 hours/week) with the option of slightly reduced working hours
- 30 days of annual leave and provision for days off between public holidays and weekends (e.g. between Christmas and New Year)
In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: https://go.fzj.de/benefits
The position is initially for a fixed term of 2 years, with possible long-term prospects. Salary and social benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund), pay group 11 or 13, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to them.
We are striving to employ more women in this area and particularly welcome applications from women.
We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.