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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