Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

**Job Reference**: - 712_24_OP_DM_CIE**Position**: - Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (OpenStack, Network, Security)**Closing Date**: - Thursday, 31 October, 2024**Reference**: 712_24_OP_DM_CIE**Job title**: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (OpenStack, Network, Security)**About BSC** - The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries. Look at the BSC experience: BSC-CNS YouTube Channel Let's stay connected with BSC Folks We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.**Context And Mission** - We are seeking a skilled System Engineer to maintain and optimize our OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Apache Spark environments, ensuring data security, for giving support to BSC multidisciplinary researchers and be part of the data management team of the BSC. The funding for these actions/fellowships and contracts comes from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility - Next Generation, within the framework of the General Invitation by the public business entity Red.es to participate in the talent attraction and retention programs within Investment 4 of Component 19 of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.**Key Duties** - Configure and optimize OpenStack services on BSC premises. - Manage and maintain Kubernetes clusters using Rancher on BSC premises. - Optimize Kubernetes clusters for performance, scalability, and security. - Monitor and troubleshoot internal BSC DM services to ensure high availability. - Implement best practices for big data processing and security. - Provide technical support and guidance to BSC internal teams. **Requirements**: - Education - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Informatics or related fields. - Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience - Min 3 years of working experience in distributed computing environments (HPC/Cloud). - Proficiency in networking and security of a BSC-like infrastructure - Proficiency in UNIX/LINUX environments and scripting languages. - Excellent understanding of system administration of computing platforms like OpenStack - Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience - Familiarity with Docker, Grafana, Ansible. - Knowledge of agile and DevOps practices. - Knowledge of Rancher and Apache Spark. - Experience with giving support to internal users - Fluency in Spanish and English. - Competences - Strong scripting and problem-solving skills. - Ability to work independently and in a team to complete tasks on schedule. **Conditions** - The position will be located at BSC within the Operations Department - We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance - Duration: 4 years - Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement - Salary: 40.000,00€ - Additional Expenses Grant: Each fellowship will be associated with a grant for additional expenses, such as IT equipment, travel, training, stays, etc. - Starting date: asap - the incorporation for this vacancy must be before the 16th of December 2024 **Applications procedure and process** - A full CV in English, including contact details. - A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications without this document will not be considered. **Development of the recruitment process** The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases: - **Curriculum Analysis**: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. _- _**_40 points_** The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women. The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with de