IT specialist for the design and support of complex scientific cloud, HPC and storage infrastructures (m/f/d)

The Max Planck Computing and Data Facility (MPCDF) is a competence center for scientific computing and data management of the Max Planck Society (MPG). At its location on the Garching research campus near Munich, the MPCDF operates high-performance computers, clusters and storage and archive solutions for the MPG. Together, these storage systems currently hold more than 220 petabytes of online data and over 300 petabytes of offline data stored on tape. The MPCDF is also involved in the development and optimization of applications and algorithms for high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning as well as in the design and implementation of data solutions. To strengthen its cloud and storage teams, MPCDF is looking for a IT specialist for the design and support of complex scientific cloud, HPC and storage infrastructures (m/f/d) Field of activity You will be responsible for the operation and further development of the generic block, Posix and object storage systems, the interaction of these with the existing backup and archive systems and their native integration into MPCDF's cloud and HPC ecosystem. Together with your colleagues, you will ensure the stable operation of these systems, analyze performance, security and stability aspects of daily operations and contribute significantly to the design and procurement of new expansion stages of our HPC, cloud and storage solutions with these findings, enriched by personal feedback from our users from the MPG. Requirements for applicants: You have a successfully completed degree in computer science, natural sciences or engineering or comparable qualifications You have very good communication and teamwork skills You work independently and on your own responsibility You have a very good command of written and spoken English You have several years of experience in the administration of Linux operating systems, you are familiar with DevOps, and you enjoy solving large and small day-to-day problems using scripting languages (especially shell and Python) Sound knowledge in several of the following areas is also desirable Software-defined storage (Ceph, S3) Distributed as well as parallel file systems (CephFS, NFS, Samba, GPFS, Lustre, BeeGFS) Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms (OpenStack) Software-defined networking (Open vSwitch, Open Virtual Network) Archiving systems (HPSS, Versity, Blackpearl) Backup environments (TSM, Bacula, Veeam) Configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Git) Linux HA systems (Pacemaker, Stonith) Distributed web applications (HAProxy, Nginx, PHP, Redis, MariaDB) Cloud-native and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, OpenStack Heat Orchestration) This full-time position can be filled as soon as possible. Depending on qualifications and experience, pay grades up to pay group 13 TVöD (collective agreement for the public service) are possible. The positions are initially limited to 2 years, but long-term cooperation is expressly sought. At MPCDF, you can expect a highly motivated, multidisciplinary team in an open, international and inspiring atmosphere. We offer flexible working hours, the possibility of mobile working as well as training and further education options. Our campus is easy to reach by subway (line U6), and subsidies for the MVV Job Ticket are also provided. MPCDF strives to employ more severely disabled people. Applications from severely disabled people are expressly welcome. MPCDF is also aiming to increase the proportion of women in areas where they are underrepresented. Women interested in these areas are therefore expressly requested to apply. You can find more information about the MPCDF at https://www.mpcdf.mpg.de. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Christian Guggenberger (guggenberger@mpcdf.mpg.de). Please submit your online application with cover letter and CV by July 31, 2025. Max Planck Computing and Data Facility Giessenbachstrasse 2 85748 Garching www.mpcdf.mpg.de {"":"", "":""}

Location: Garching bei München, DE

Posted Date: 6/1/2025