We are looking for two enthusiastic and knowledgeable DevOps Research HPC Engineers who can make a valuable contribution in helping researchers and students use our HPC cluster (DSRI) to their full advantage. The Data Science Research Infrastructure (DSRI) is a distributed and scalable infrastructure to run Data Science experiments at Maastricht University. The DSRI is available to all employees and students.

Job description

• Communicate and collaborate effectively with the DSRI team, researchers, and students;
• Maintain and evolve the Kubernetes-based infrastructure to meet planned and emerging needs, including aspects relating to system upgrades, security, and resource monitoring;
• Onboard and support researchers in using Docker and Kubernetes with their custom projects (usually Python, R or Matlab);
• Implement solutions to improve the use of the Kubernetes infrastructure for research: distributed computing, workflow frameworks, scheduling, GPUs;
• Lead and/or participate in user-focused community and training events;
• Motivated to learn new things, explore new solutions, and work in different environments;
• Monitoring and troubleshooting infrastructure and performance issues;
• Contribute to project reporting activities.

Our senior:

• Will also contribute to overall product vision and further embedding of DSRI within the university.

Required skills
We are looking for a colleague who enjoys working as part of a team and has good both written and verbal communication skills in Dutch and is comfortable when speaking in English with colleagues.

Furthermore, for the medior position you have:

• A master’s degree and experience in academic research environments, preferably in the high performance computing or cloud services administration;
• Proven track record in a DevOps environment;
• Proficiency with common scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell);
• Proficiency with Kubernetes and Docker;
• Familiar with one, or multiple, modern programming languages (python, typescript, golang, rust);
• Affinity with all three major OS platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux);
• An enthusiastic fast-learning, prospective IT infrastructure engineer with at least 5 years of work experience.

And for the senior position you have:

• A master’s degree and experience in academic research environments, preferably in the high performance computing or cloud services administration;
• Proven track record in a DevOps environment;
• Proficiency with common scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell);
• Proficiency with Kubernetes and Docker;
• Good communication skills, comfortable when speaking in English with colleagues;
• Familiar with one, or multiple, modern programming languages (python, typescript, golang, rust);
• Affinity with all three major OS platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux);
• You enjoy working as part of a team;
• At least 5 years of work experience in a comparable research IT working environment.

What we offer

As DevOps Research HPC Engineer at ICT Service Centrum, you will be employed by the most international university in the Netherlands, located in the beautiful city of Maastricht. In addition, we offer you:

• Good employment conditions. The position is graded in scale 10 - 11 according to UFO profile Beheerder ICT, with corresponding salary based on experience ranging from €3226,00 and €5929,00 gross per month (based on a full-time employment of 38 hours per week). In addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus apply.
• An employment contract for a period of 12 months with a scope of 1,0 FTE. Upon proven suitability, the employment contract will be converted to an indefinite contract.
• At Maastricht University, the well-being of our employees is of utmost importance, we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home if the nature of your position allows it. You will receive a monthly commuting and internet allowance for this. If you work full-time, you will be entitled to 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year, namely carnival Monday, carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, and Liberation Day. If you choose to accumulate compensation hours, an additional 12 days will be added. Furthermore, you can personalize your employment conditions through a collective labor agreement (CAO) choice model.
• As Maastricht University, we offer various other excellent secondary employment conditions. These include a good pension scheme with the ABP and the opportunity for UM employees to participate in company fitness and make use of the extensive sports facilities that we also offer to our students.
• Last but certainly not least, we provide the space and facilities for your personal and professional development. We facilitate this by offering a wide range of training programs and supporting various well-established initiatives such as 'acknowledge and appreciate'.
  The terms of employment at Maastricht University are largely set out in the collective labor agreement of Dutch Universities. In addition, local provisions specific to UM apply. For more information, click here.

Maastricht University

Why work at Maastricht University?
At Maastricht University (UM), everything revolves around the future. The future of our students, as we work to equip them with a solid, broad-based foundation for the rest of their lives. And the future of society, as we seek solutions through our research to issues from all around the world. Our six faculties combined provide a comprehensive package of study programmes and research.

In our teaching, we use the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) method. Students work in small groups, looking for solutions to problems themselves. By discussing issues and working together to draw conclusions, formulate answers and present them to their peers, students develop essential skills for their future careers.

With over 22,300 students and more than 5,000 employees from all over the world, UM is home to a vibrant and inspiring international community.

Are you drawn to an international setting focused on education, science and scholarship? Are you keen to contribute however your skills and qualities allow? Our door is open to you! As a young European university, we value your talent and look forward to creating the future together.

Click here for more information about UM.

ICT Service Centre
Would you like to join our ICT Service Centre? Around 100 ICTS professionals ensure day in and day out that students and staff can work with innovative and reliable systems in a secure environment, both within the UM, at home, and on the go.

We achieve this by consistently pursuing the following goals:

1. Adding more value to education, research, and operations.
2. Increasing efficiency and focusing more on innovation.
3. Complying with regulations regarding security and privacy.
4. Delivering high-quality services.

To accomplish this, we work according to the Agile philosophy, allowing us to respond to changes quickly and effectively. With a high degree of autonomy and responsibility, our teams collaborate both internally and across boundaries in small "sprints" towards our common goal. Subsequently, we learn from evaluations and continually enhance our service in this manner. All of this takes place within an open culture where equality and enjoyment in our work are equally important.

Would you like to learn more about working within ICTS? Our colleagues would be happy to provide you with more information.