As an HTC Compute Services Engineer in the Compute and Devices (CD) group you will contribute to the efficient provisioning of compute resources to CERN users and experiments. Specifically, you will

· Join the team operating and evolving the 5’000 node HTCondor based High-Throughput batch service in CERN IT;

· Ensure compute service delivery for the two main batch service use cases: local data processing and the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid Tier-0;

· In close collaborations with the experiments, contribute to the scientific compute evolution strategy which aims to re-architect and co-develop a set of supportable solutions for the future, e.g. in the areas of “Analysis Facilities” and “Interactive Compute”.

As part of the wider Compute and Configuration (IT-CD-CC) section you will:

· Participate in the ongoing service automation, monitoring and scaling activities for the scientific computing and interactive services;

· Provide technical expertise and consulting to users of the section's services.

We are looking for someone with the following experience/skills:

· Operating and optimizing large-scale, mission-critical production services.

· Knowledge of system administration, in particular Linux environments.

· Knowledge of configuration management tools such as Puppet, and monitoring of distributed systems.

· Programming techniques and languages, in particular Python or Go programming.

· Dealing with user relations, user support, and user requirements definition.

· Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices.

Additional experience/skills in the following areas would be an asset:

· Experience with High-Throughput Computing (HTC) workload management systems, such as HTCondor.

Contact: Arne Wiebalck & Ben Jones