Job offer description

SURFsara is looking for a technical consultant to help deliver high-quality scalable services for researchers in The Netherlands. Do you have experience in Cloud computing, distributed computing, and do you like being close to scientific research and working for and with people? Apply now and join the eScience and Cloud Services team at SURFsara.

Our organisation 

At SURFsara we facilitate science in The Netherlands and beyond. We are driven by our enthusiasm for our users and their research. We work closely together with researchers from Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Astronomy, Engineering, and various other disciplines. Our users work with large amounts of data, which brings new challenges almost every day.

Tasks 

Your task will be to assist academic researchers in their use of the HPC (High Performance Computing) Cloud infrastructure as is available at SURFsara. You will be working in the eScience and Cloud Services team, getting to know the ins and outs of distributed computing and be in direct contact with our academic users. 

Job requirements 

  • B.Sc. degree in Computer Science or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
  • Excellent communication skills, ability to handle deadlines and to multi-task.
  • Two years of related experience.
  • Understanding and experience with virtualisation.
  • Experience with Cloud computing paradigms.
  • Comfortable with Linux and shell scripting.
  • Enthusiasm for science and scientists.

Desired qualifications 

  • A good understanding of Cloud computing, virtualisation, and related concepts.
  • Demonstrated ability to present your work on conferences, and to publish technical blog postings, or in books/papers.

Further information and application 

You will be appointed in a full-time position. The salary is in accordance with the university regulations (VSNU) scale 10/11 and will depend on the level of education and experience of the candidate. Scale range 10 / 11: from EUR 2,476 up to a maximum of EUR 4,551 per month gross, based on full time employment.

Job details
Sector:
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
Occupation field:
Engineering professionals (excluding electrotechnology)
Education field:
Computing
Work experience:
Work experience is required
Salary range:
Not provided
Date of expiry:
Link for more information:
Vacancy for Technical Consultant HPC Cloud

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