Data Centre Software Technical Engineer

Company Description:
At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

Job Description/Introduction:
Are you a skilled computer systems technical engineer? Are you a talented python programmer? Is Linux your operating system of choice? Is the development and integration of computing hardware monitoring systems your area of expertise?

Join the Fabric (FA) group in charge of procuring, managing, and operating the layer providing IT equipment for the CERN experiments and users community, the Data Centres and associated Computing Facilities. Take part!

You will participate in the integration, development and maintenance of CERN Data Centres' hardware monitoring systems and planning of the future evolution of this service. You will also contribute to the design and implementation of operational workflows for the commission/decommissioning of Data Centre hardware, and provide software related support to other team members.

More information on the IT Fabric (IT-FA) group is available here:
https://information-technology.web.cern.ch/about/organisation/technical-delivery#it-fa

Functions:
As an IT Systems Technical Engineer within the FA group, you will be responsible for:

- The software integration of these systems into the daily operations of the data centre (including environmental monitoring, cooling and ventilation systems, inventory management systems, and power distribution systems supplied by the various CERN departments).
- Maintaining existing in-house hardware and power distribution unit monitoring systems.
- Participating in the definition and future evolution of existing automated workflows used for the Data Centre Hardware Lifecycle Management.
- Analysing user requirements.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience in the field of computer science or a related field.

Experience:
- Demonstrated experience in software development and systems integration: python, C, shell scripting.
- Service deployment, operation and configuration management.
- Installation, configuration and administration of computing systems running Linux: redHat Enterprise Linux or compatible.
- Experience with computing hardware: servers and storage.

Technical competencies:
- Development of application software.
- Installation, operation and maintenance (preventive and corrective) of computing systems.
- Re-use, refactoring, integration and porting of existing software.
- Knowledge of system configuration tools: and platforms: puppet, Kubernetes, OpenStack.
- Knowledge of programming techniques and languages.

Behavioural competencies:
- Managing self: working well autonomously; taking on activities and tasks without prompting; remaining objective, focussed and productive in a stressful environment; focusing on solutions rather than problems.
- Communicating effectively: providing others with timely information; delivering presentations in a structured and clear way; adjusting style and content to the audience; responding calmly and confidently to questions; leveraging support networks across the Organization.
- Working in teams: working well in groups and readily fitting into a team; participating fully and taking an active role in team activities; building and maintaining constructive and effective work relationships.
- Solving problems: identifying, defining and assessing problems, taking action to address them; finding the information needed to solve problems; making objective judgments based on all the facts available; adopting a pragmatic approach; understanding the value of adopting generic rather than *gold -plated* technical solutions.
- Demonstrating flexibility: being willing to work on different projects simultaneously Readily accepting new tasks or work/projects.

Language skills:
Spoken and written English or French: ability to draw up technical texts in one of the two languages, as well as ability to understand and speak the other language in professional contexts.

Additional Information/Eligibility and closing date:
Diversity, https://diversity-and-inclusion.web.cern.ch/, has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We welcome applications from all Member States and Associate Member States, https://home.cern/about/who-we-are/our-governance/member-states.

This vacancy will be filled as soon as possible, and applications should normally reach us no later than 16.07.2023 at 12:00 AM (midnight) CET.

Employment Conditions:
Contract type: Limited duration contract (5 years). Subject to certain conditions, holders of limited-duration contracts may apply for an indefinite position.

These functions require:
- Stand-by duty, when required by the needs of the Organization.