Data Platform Engineer

We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer to design, manage, monitor and optimize the data platform in the BSC infrastructure, and the data services for the Center, ensuring seamless performance and user experience, for giving support to BSC multidisciplinary researchers and be part of the data management team of the BSC. The successful candidate is expected to improve existing Data Services at BSC with AI tools, and to deploy of new services, according to the center needs, for the creation and consolidation of a robust Data Management software platform, secure, scalable and configurable for the multiple users profiles and disciplines of the center. Key Duties

• Co-design the BSC data platform, connecting data services running at BSC, ensuring security and usability for non expert users.
• Manage the data platform, provide support to Users and to the data engineering team
• Configure, manage and optimize generic data services running in OpenStack.
• Monitor and troubleshoot to ensure high availability of data management services.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Collaborate to the growth of the current Data Management services at BSC in collaboration with the Data Managers of the BSC Departments.
• Contribute to the writing of papers , reports, documentation and funding proposals., * A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications without this document will not be considered.

Development of the recruitment process

The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases:

• Curriculum Analysis: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. - 40 points
• Interview phase: The highest-rated candidates at the curriculum level will be invited to the interview phase, conducted by the corresponding department and Human Resources. In this phase, technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and professional experience related to the position, as well as the required personal competencies, will be evaluated. - 60 points. A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.

The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women.

In accordance with OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for each vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will begin the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. At a minimum, a personality questionnaire as well as a technical exercise will be conducted during the process.

The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.

At BSC, we seek continuous improvement in our recruitment processes. For any suggestions or comments/complaints about our recruitment processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es. For more information, please follow this link.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Informatics or related fields.
• Master degree in Data Science or related topics would be a plus.

• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

• Experience with data pipelines and data services
• Good understanding of networking and security.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab).

• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

• Familiarity with Docker, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Knowledge of agile and DevOps practices.
• Professional experience in frontend/backend services design
• Fluent written and verbal communication in English.
• Fluent written and verbal communication in Spanish.

• Competences

• Strong scripting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team to complete tasks on schedule.
• Skills on engineering tasks management, planning and reporting.

• The position will be located at BSC within the CASE Department
• We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
• Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
• Holidays: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
• Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona
• Starting date: asap

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries. Look at the BSC experience: BSC-CNS YouTube Channel Let's stay connected with BSC Folks! We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured. We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.