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Platform Engineer*in KI-Infrastruktur (w/m/d)
Universität zu Köln · Köln, NW, Deutschland
Köln, NW, DeutschlandFull timeOnsite
Remuneration
Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L, subject to applicable tariff and personal requirements
Location
Köln, NW, Deutschland
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
The role develops a sovereign, multi-tenant observability platform and integrates customized language models into a federated Kubernetes inference infrastructure for research. Responsibilities include investigating AI-assisted operations and security analysis using MCP interfaces and agent-based approaches, improving GPU efficiency through techniques such as scale-to-zero and model-weight caching, and publishing findings as research and reference architectures.
Benefits
Flexible working hoursMobile work optionProfessional developmentWork-family supportOccupational health management
Qualifications
- Completed scientific university degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a related field
- Strong knowledge of container technologies and Kubernetes
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools
- Basic understanding of IT security in cloud environments
- Interest in scientific work and publishing results
- Good German and English language skills
- Experience operating language models such as vLLM, using MCP or agent-based AI systems, or working with HPC environments is desirable
- Independent, structured working style and good communication skills
Responsibilities
- Design, evaluate, and build a sovereign, multi-tenant observability platform based on open-source software
- Integrate customized language models into a federated Kubernetes inference infrastructure
- Research AI-assisted operations and security analysis using language models, MCP interfaces, and agent-based approaches
- Investigate efficient GPU utilization, including scale-to-zero, GPU virtualization, and model-weight caching
- Publish findings in academic venues and develop reference architectures and best practices
Skills
KubernetesDockerGrafanaLinuxOpenTelemetryPrometheus
Degrees
Master's degree, Diplom, or equivalent in Computer Science, Business Informatics
Languages
GermanEnglish
Work schedule
Full-time39.83 hours per weekFlexible working hours
Industry
Higher educationResearch infrastructureArtificial intelligence
Contract length
Fixed term through 30 September 2029
Relocation
No