Workflow Management Software Engineer

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 **** staff from 60 countries.

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In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.

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.

If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer.

We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.

Context And Mission

In the framework of the Earth-Sciences department, the candidate will substantially improve the efficiency and productivity of numerical weather and climate simulations on high-performance computing platforms by supporting the end-to-end workflows of global Earth system modeling in HPC environments.

This will be obtained by improving and supporting: the development and operation of modeling workflows on state-of-the-art supercomputer systems, and the usability of these models and tools throughout the European HPC ecosystem.

The candidate will develop solutions for cross-cutting HPC challenges, in particular in the weather and climate domain, and help to develop existing workflow orchestration software.

Key Duties

Join the Autosubmit development team and work on improvements for the Autosubmit workflow engine.

Contribute to the refactoring of the Autosubmit code towards a more modular, efficient, and maintainable solution that maximizes test coverage.

Maintain the operational deployment on different HPC platforms.

Contribute to the Autosubmit development strategy by analyzing the user needs and learning from the benefits and disadvantages of the most used workflow tools in the Earth Sciences domain.

Support the users inside and outside the BSC center by adding new features to the existing and new tools.

Facilitate the adoption of the solutions developed through workshops and seminars in and out of the department.

Maintain the software in Git and deploy it to the HPC module and to the PyPi repository, publishing both source code updates and documentation.

Requirements
Education

Having a Bachelor in Computer Science or related discipline.

Having a Master's degree will be valued.

Essential Knowledge And Professional Experience
Excellent development skills in Python 3 and OOP, and experience with UNIX/LINUX environments and scripting languages (bash, ...)

Knowledge about the development and execution of scientific applications on parallel computers.

Experience writing and maintaining tests (unit, functional, ...).

Additional Knowledge And Professional Experience
Experience in version control in a collaborative environment, including SVN or Git.

Previous experience in scientific Python packages (Python Numpy, Scipy, ...) will be valued.

Understanding of HPC computer architecture issues including CPU, accelerators, memory, interconnect, parallel I/O, and computational performance.

Good documentation skills, applied to software code documentation for other developers, and also general documentation for users.

Fluency in English.

Competences

Capacity to interact and build strong relations with both Earth and Computer scientists.

Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach.

Willingness and capacity to learn about new technologies and procedures.

Capacity to work and communicate in an international and interdisciplinary working environment.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to take initiative, prioritize and work under set deadlines and under pressure.

Ability to work both independently and within a team.

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the Earth Sciences 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, support to the relocation procedures.

Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration.

Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement.

Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona.

Applications procedure and process

All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain:

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').

Curriculum Analysis
The recruitment process consists of two phases:

Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position.

(40 points)

Interview Phase
The highest-rated candidates at the curriculum level will be invited to the interview phase, conducted by the corresponding department and Human Resources.

In this phase, technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and professional experience related to the position, as well as the required personal competencies, will be evaluated.

(60 points).

A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.

The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women.

Deadline

The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired.

Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.

OTM-R principles for selection processes

BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.

Other details

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