On-Site IT & Software Technician – Telescope Network Ops

CTAO; Santa Cruz de la Palma; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

CTAO-North Station seeks an On-Site IT and Software Technician in La Palma to maintain the telescope network software environment and monitoring systems for the Large-Sized Telescopes. Work includes on-site IT network maintenance and software upkeep in a high-availability astronomical setting.

You will collaborate with IKC partners and the LST Collaboration, contribute to IT documentation, and help define maintenance strategies to improve efficiency and availability of observatory IT systems.

Qualifications

• IT degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years maintaining networks, IT infra, remote connections, data centers.
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux server administration and scripting.
• Strong Python and scripting skills; networking and databases knowledge advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain telescope network and monitoring software environments.
• On-site optimisation of monitoring software for LSTs.
• Develop tools for telescope operation and maintenance.
• Administer web servers and keep IT documentation up to date.
• Define maintenance processes for observatory IT systems.
• Assist integration of MSTs and future instruments into IT infrastructure.

Skills

Unix/Linux admin

Python scripting

Networking fundamentals

Team collaboration

Communication in English

Education

CFGS or equivalent IT degree

Tools

MySQL

MariaDB

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

CTAO-North Station seeks an On-Site IT and Software Technician in La Palma to maintain the telescope network software environment and monitoring systems for the Large-Sized Telescopes. Work includes on-site IT network maintenance and software upkeep in a high-availability astronomical setting.

You will collaborate with IKC partners and the LST Collaboration, contribute to IT documentation, and help define maintenance strategies to improve efficiency and availability of observatory IT systems.