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 organisation.

The IT Platforms Infrastructure section provides platforms for deployment, hosting and operation of web-sites and web-applications.

We have recently deployed OKD4, the OpenShift Kubernetes Distribution, to support CERN's web hosting services (self-service application templates, general-purpose web site hosting, Drupal content-management systems) and provide the Platform-as-a-Service infrastructure for more than 1000 custom web applications. The infrastructure is managed in an agile fashion with Gitops (Helm, ArgoCD) and makes heavy use of Kubernetes operators (written in Golang) to integrate with the CERN computing environment.

We are looking for a DevOps engineer to further develop the OKD4 infrastructure and in particular:

• Identify areas for improvement and desirable new functionality with the PaaS user community;
• Provide support for owners of web sites and applications and ensure a great user experience;
• Develop/improve the toolkit for PaaS users;
• Further integrate PaaS with the CERN computing environment, e.g. in the areas of monitoring and reporting on resource usage;
• Implement CERN security team's recommendations regarding application templates, e.g. cataloguing, reporting and automated updates of instances.

Eligibility criteria

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State;
• You have a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other related field;
• You have no more than 4 years’ experience after completing your highest diploma.

Essential skills and experience:

• Experience with Kubernetes container orchestration;
• Experience with DevOps: usage of Git, CI/CD tools, test automation and deployment.

Professional experience in one or more of the following would be an asset:

• Programming in any of Bash, Golang or Python;
• Experience handling user requests;
• Experience with helm charts.

CERN would very much like to benefit from your expertise, commitment and passion. 

In return, CERN will provide you with:

• An employment contract for between 6 months (minimum) up to 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months.
• A stipend ranging from 5,321 to 6,606 Swiss Francs per month (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: an installation grant, family, child and infant allowances as well as travel expenses to and from Geneva.
• 2.5 days of paid leave per month.

Your Life @CERN

Get a glimpse of what it’s like to work at CERN: https://careers.cern/benefits and https://careers.cern/our-people

How to Apply:

You will need the following documents to complete your application:

• A CV
• A scanned PDF of your most recent relevant qualification

Optionally, we recommend that you add two recent letters of recommendation, giving an overview of your academic and/or professional achievements. You can upload these letters at the time of application if you have them to hand. You will also be provided with a link as soon as you have submitted your application to forward to your referees to upload their letters confidentially. Please note this must be done before the closing date.

All applications should reach us no later than 19 July 2022.