Computing Engineer for the WLCG

Big Science Sweden; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Science Sweden at CERN is seeking a motivated computing graduate to enhance the monitoring of computing resources for global scientific projects. You will design and validate a scalable system for monitoring data transfers across the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid, ensuring real-time visibility of data traffic.

This role is ideal for graduates with a bachelor's or master's degree and maximum two years of experience in computing. The position offers a chance to contribute to cutting-edge particle physics research and to work in a collaborative and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in a relevant field.
• No PhD allowed, and must have graduated from university.
• Never held a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and deployment of a scalable monitoring system.
• Ensure reliable monitoring of data transfers across storage systems.
• Improve monitoring visibility in near real-time for data access.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Are you a curious and motivated computing graduate, eager to contribute to a global scientific infrastructure? Join CERN and help shape the future of distributed computing by improving how we monitor and understand the use of computing resources across the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG), a global collaboration of more than 150 computing centers in more than 40 countries, serving cutting-edge particle physics.

As a member of the CERN IT department’s Technical Coordination group, you will contribute to the design, deployment, and validation of a scalable monitoring system for data transfers based on the XRootD protocol. XRootD is a data access technology widely used by LHC experiments to read and move scientific data efficiently across global storage infrastructures. Your work will ensure that data traffic across heterogeneous storage systems is reliably monitored and visible in near real time. This monitoring capability is essential for ensuring transparent data access for experiments and maintaining the reliability of distributed computing operations across WLCG.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field and your highest educational qualification is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree. You must have a university degree and can’t hold a PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.