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DevOps Engineer for Large Scale Compute (IT-CD-CC-2026-223-GRAE)
CERN · Genève, GE, Switzerland
Genève, GE, SwitzerlandExp: <=2 yrs5,266-5,793 CHF/monthlyHybrid
Remuneration
5,266-5,793 CHF/monthly
Location
Genève, GE, Switzerland
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
This role focuses on managing the lifecycle of a large-scale compute fleet, emphasizing automation and infrastructure technologies. Key responsibilities include deploying configuration changes, maintaining configuration management infrastructure with tools like Puppet and Terraform, and enhancing security through monitoring. Candidates should have experience with Linux systems and scripting, along with familiarity with container technologies and CI/CD systems.
Benefits
30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closureCoverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance schemeMembership of the CERN Pension FundFamily, child and infant monthly allowancesA relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses)On-the-job and formal training including language classes
Qualifications
- Experience administering or working with Linux systems in a server or data centre environment
- Experience writing scripts or applications for automation or system tasks
- Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet or Ansible is a plus
- Experience with container technologies, CI/CD systems or Infrastructure-as-Code tools is a plus
Responsibilities
- Manage the fleet of 400k+ cores complete lifecycle from CI provisioning through automated and AI enhanced maintenance
- Monitor and address LLM enhanced security threats
- Deploy configuration changes on a large scale to production
- Maintain configuration management infrastructure, including Foreman, Puppet and OpenVox components
- Develop and maintain Terraform/OpenTofu modules for infrastructure provisioning
- Enhance configuration code quality through testing, validation, and standardization
Skills
AnsibleGitGoKubernetesLinuxOpenStackOpenTofuPuppetPythonTerraform
Degrees
Bachelor'sMaster's
Languages
EnglishFrench
Work schedule
40 hours per week
Contract length
24 monthsUp to 36 months maximum
Relocation
No