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# DevOps for the 4MOST public archive

- **Company:** Leibniz Institut für Astrophysik
- **Location:** Potsdam, Germany
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Computer Programming, Databases, Linux, DevOps, Django Web Framework, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Structured Programming, Front End Software Development, Docker
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4428f85b0b09ba51

## About the Role

* Programming and IT skills, preferably with experience in natural sciences / astrophysics.
 * Specific expertise in Python, Linux, and structured programming development are required.
 * Experience in web front-end development is appreciated.
 * SQL, Django and Docker knowledge are an advantage,
 * Familiarity with astronomical spectroscopic data is an asset.
 * A university degree (M.Sc., PhD) is required.
 * Project language is English, thus good command of English language is required.

## Description

4MOST is a new multi-object spectrograph built for and delivered to the European Southern Observatory. It will deliver 50 million spectra over the next 5 years. Spectra and advanced data products are made available through the 4MOST Public Archive (4PA) based at AIP. The main focus of the position is on the support required to deliver the first and second data releases of the 4MOST project, in particular

 * maintenance and further development of the 4PA web front-end,
 * ingestion of data release candidates into the archive database, with special focus on the data release description.
 * contribution to the development of architecture and software stack behind the archive.