Your responsibilities

Do you have expertise in Java software development? Do you want to work with other software engineers, in a unique context, where you can further your expertise, whilst contributing to science? If so, we have the opportunity you are looking for.
Join our multi-disciplinary "Configuration, Settings & Automation" team and work at the heart of CERN, re-engineering the critical software used to develop and evolve industrial controls applications CERN-wide.

You will: 
- Review the existing solution, then analyse and design a new-generation solution based on the most appropriate technologies;
- Engage in the whole development lifecycle, following a modern agile approach; 
- Communicate with service end-users to better understand their needs and gather feedback;
- Interact regularly with other skilled and motivated software engineers to deliver quality results.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Experience in  Java application development using Spring;
• Experience in working with relational databases (SQL); 
• Experience in designing and evolving client-oriented APIs, ideally based on REST;
• Experience in applying software quality assurance techniques and practices with corresponding tools;
• Working with Spring Boot and JPA would be an asset; 
• Working with CI/CD solutions to build, test and provision software to operations would be an asset;
• Front-end development (e.g. Angular, CSS, other Web technologies, Python GUIs) would be an asset.
• 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.
• You have a professional background in Computer Science (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Job closing date: 08.11.2023 at 23:59 PM (midnight) CET.

Job reference: BE-CSS-CSA-2023-61-GRAP

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

Target start date: 01-January-2024

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6194 and 6808 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: 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.

We are on a Quest. A Journey into discovery like no other. Bring your expertise to our unique work and develop your knowledge and skills at pace. Join world-class subject matter experts on unique projects, in a Quest for greater knowledge and deeper understanding.

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