Senior Linux System Administrator - Storage
Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH)
Garching b. München, Germany
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Shift work Languages
English, German Experience level
SeniorJob location
Remote
Garching b. München, Germany
Tech stack
Microsoft Windows
Bash
Linux
File Systems
Ethernet
InfiniBand
Python
OpenStack
Remote Direct Memory Access
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RHEL
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
High Performance Computing
Kubernetes
Information Technology
ZFS File System
Docker
Nvme
Job description
- You will work on the design, development, and operation of HPC and Linux storage systems together with an interactive team.
- Your responsibilities include configuration and capacity management, as well as the deployment and monitoring of file systems based on ZFS on Linux.
- You will be responsible for providing the file systems to our customers over the network using NFS, SMB, and Lustre.
- You will work closely with HPC, Linux, Windows, and network experts.
- You will support file system users and help analyze and resolve functional and performance issues.
- You are interested in the latest developments in storage protocols such as RDMA or NVMe over Fabrics.
- You will follow developments in the field of file systems such as Lustre, BeeGFS, DAOS, etc.
Requirements
- You have a bachelor's or master's degree (or equivalent) in computer science, mathematics, or a related technical field from a university with internationally recognized quality standards.
- You have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience.
- You have good knowledge of shell and scripting languages (Python, bash, etc.).
- Your knowledge of the Linux operating system is excellent; ideally also in the area of Red Hat distribution.
- You have good knowledge of networking of Ethernet and InfiniBand, and are also knowledgeable in virtualization and container technologies (OpenStack, Singularity, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
- You are fluent in spoken and written English; German language skills are a plus.
- Your working style is structured, systematic, and strongly focused on customer needs. You are able to collaborate effectively in teams.
Benefits & conditions
- Work-Life-Balance: Flexible working hours and flexi-time models
- Personal Development: Continuous education and training
- Recreation: 30 days annual leave, flexi days, plus public holidays
- Family Support: child care, holiday care, care for the elderly
- Health Promotion: Sports, company doctor, mental health initiatives
- Retirement Provision: Company pension plan
About the company
At Helmholtz Munich, we develop groundbreaking solutions for a healthier society in a rapidly changing world. We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation. Through strong partnerships, we accelerate the transfer of new ideas from the lab to real-life applications, improving lives.