Network and Data Centre Engineer

Excellent research needs state-of-the-art IT infrastructure and innovative digital services. With a team of about 50 experts, we will redesign the institute’s digital landscape over the next few years and implement an ambitious digital transformation programme to facilitate the Institute’s rapid growth. As part of our strategy, we are upgrading our network to a fully redundant 100G connectivity and redesigning security measures such as NG firewalls, VPN, micro-segmentation, and ZTNA. Moreover, we are planning to raise the capacities and standards of our data centres. As part of our core IT infrastructure team, you will have a leading role in designing, implementing, and operating our campus network and data centres.

• Design, deployment, maintenance and upgrade of the Institute’s network infrastructure (switches, wireless access points, fibre optic and copper connections)
• Configure, test and deploy new network security equipment including micro-segmentation, network authentication, next-generation firewalls, and VPN
• Provide 2nd and 3rd-level network support to identify, troubleshoot and solve network outages
• General knowledge of state-of-the-art data centre design and operating models
• Implement and optimise automated network management
• Documentation of network and data centre architecture as well as system configurations

• Ideally university-level IT education with a focus on networking or equivalent work experience
• Several years of experience with Cisco networking equipment (switches, routers)
• Strong knowledge in the fields of network security, firewalls, and VPN
• Experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible, terraform, puppet) and scripting (e.g., shell, Perl, Python)
• Very good understanding of IP routing protocols, including BGP, IS-IS, OSPF
• Experience with container technologies and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus
• Experience with ITIL-based service management processes is a plus
• Eager to learn new technologies and the flexibility to develop in a changing environment
• Proactive, forward-looking, and independent working style is a must
• Reliable team-player with good communication skills
• Working language is English, good working knowledge in German is an advantage

Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a constantly growing international institute for conducting world-class research in mathematics, computer science, life sciences & physical sciences. We strive to recruit passionate professionals from across the world over all fields who strive to support our goal of excellent research. Located within a beautiful campus on the outskirts of Vienna, we offer multiple opportunities for personal growth in a stable working environment.