Software Engineer for Data Distribution (IT-SD-PDS-2024-154-GRAE)

Job Description

Your responsibilities

CERN’s Storage and Data Management Group (IT-SD) is responsible for storing and enabling access to data for the Laboratory; and in particular for long-term archive, preservation and distribution of the LHC data to a worldwide scientific community. Today we deliver more than 5 Exabyte of data per year, we orchestrate yearly more than 1 Exabyte of data across the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) with the File Transfer Service (FTS) and we operate a heterogeneous disk/tape system, with several large disk farms. In total, the group manages more than 1 Exabyte of disk storage capacity in CERN’s data center.

CERN’s transfers and storage systems are being continuously evolved to adapt to changing user- and experiment needs in terms of functionality and performance; and to enable scaling at reduced operational costs at CERN and in its partner institutions.

You will join the Physics Data Services section and its core activities: storage operations, data distribution and data management.

As a Software Engineer for data distribution and storage, you will design, develop and integrate core transfers and storage services, primarily leveraging on the File Transfer Service (FTS) developed and operated by our group. You will also be involved in storage and data services development and operations in a larger team, as required by the work programme.

In addition you will maintain and improve service documentation (procedures, regular reports, incident analysis and user documentation) and contribute actively to the evolution of the CERN data management and transfer services.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Experience in C++ software design and development
• Experience in Python programming
• Experience in linux system administration
• Practical experience with development, testing and debugging of applications
• Practical experience with scripting languages (Shell Scripting, others)
• Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Software Engineering (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
• Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.

Additional Information

Job closing date: October 15 at 23:59 hrs CEST.

Job reference: IT-SD-PDS-2024-154-GRAE

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Target start date: 01-January-2025

This position involves:

• Stand-by duty, when required by the needs of the Organization.

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5134 and 5647 Swiss Francs (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN’s mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.