Automation & Systems Engineer - IT Ops in Chile (IaC)

European Southern Observatory; Santiago; Presencial; CLP 15.000.000 - 21.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

European Southern Observatory in Chile seeks an early career Computer Engineer to work on IT Operations, projects and collaborations ensuring continuous systems operation across observatory sites in Chile and connections to ESO Headquarters in Germany.

The Automation & Systems Management engineer will join IT Operations Chile, collaborating with the La Silla Paranal and other teams to automate and maintain infrastructure as code, monitoring, and lifecycle management, with contractors

Formación

• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent is required.
• Experience in IT operations, automation and infrastructure management is required.
• Experience with Linux environments and container platforms is beneficial.

Responsabilidades

• Implement and continuously improve automated systems administration practices aligned with IT architecture standards and procedures.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, patching and monitoring of IT infrastructure including hypervisors, Linux servers and approved cloud environments using IaC tools.
• Maintain automation and configuration management platforms with reliable version control and traceability of changes.
• Monitor system health and automate handling of recurring alerts and remediation tasks across different systems.
• Develop, maintain and troubleshoot scripts to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Deploy and operate applications on Linux-based and approved container platforms according to platform standards and deployment models.
• Guide and oversee contractors for implementation and support of these technologies and lead troubleshooting of complex issues within approved architectural standards.
• Working with IT teams across sites (Paranal, La Silla) and ESO HQ to ensure secure, reliable operations.

Conocimientos

Automation

Systems management

Linux

Infrastructure as Code

Scripting

Monitoring

Containers

Cloud environments

Hypervisors

Configuration management

Educación

University degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

European Southern Observatory in Chile seeks an early career Computer Engineer to work on IT Operations, projects and collaborations ensuring continuous systems operation across observatory sites in Chile and connections to ESO Headquarters in Germany.

The Automation & Systems Management engineer will join IT Operations Chile, collaborating with the La Silla Paranal and other teams to automate and maintain infrastructure as code, monitoring, and lifecycle management, with contractors