Data Centre Technical Engineer

Big Science Sweden; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Science Sweden is looking for a candidate to join CERN's IT Department’s Fabric and Communication Systems Group. In this role, you will support the operation and upgrade of CERN’s Data Centres, which are critical for accelerating computing demands. You will focus on automating diagnostics for computing hardware and enhancing operational procedures to improve service efficiency. This role is vital during the data centre expansion projects required for future LHC runs.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the operation and support of CERN’s Data Centres and computing facilities.
• Support major data centre expansion and upgrade projects.
• Focus on automating computing hardware diagnostics and improving repair service efficiency.

Job description

You will join the IT Department’s Fabric and Communication Systems (FCS) Group within the Data Centres (DC) Section, where you will contribute to the operation and support of CERN’s Data Centres and associated computing facilities. The section is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of computing equipment, as well as developing, maintaining, and integrating software applications with existing facility monitoring systems.

During CERN’s Accelerator Long Shutdown 3 (LS3) and beyond, you will support major data centre expansion and upgrade projects aimed at almost tripling the current hosting capacity, which is required to support future LHC runs and their increasing computing demands. Your role will focus on automating computing hardware diagnostics and improving repair service efficiency by implementing and enhancing operational procedures.