Data Engineer

What you'll do

You will join the Analytics, Streaming and Monitoring section which provides Messaging, data Streaming, Monitoring platforms and services, and frontend analytics services for the different CERN communities to facilitate data collection, transport, manipulation, processing, interactive data analysis and central reporting solutions. Moreover, the section works with the Experiments, Accelerator sector, IT and other CERN communities interested in implementing data analysis solutions with these technologies.

Your responsibilities

Develop and implement service standards and procedures to ensure efficient and effective delivery of messaging services; oversee messaging infrastructure;
Create and maintain solutions for data streaming use cases;
System administration and support of the monitoring infrastructure and applications by offering metrics, logging, alerting and visualisation tools;
Contributing to the operations of other services in the section, such as the interactive analytics infrastructure (SWAN, Jupyter Notebooks) and the Data Integration and Reporting services;
Consultancy, assistance, and advice to end users developing data-pipeline, analytics, and monitoring use cases;
Sharing domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and training to peers.

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Technical and troubleshooting skills with Apache ActiveMQ, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ and/or equivalent technologies;
DevOps operations (Linux systems) and configuration management experience (e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Helm) in Agile development environments and/or cloud native deployments, including tool development, packaging and deployment in Python and Java ecosystems;
Operation of large-scale production Kubernetes environments, including monitoring (for example using Prometheus for metrics) and CI/CD solutions like ArgoCD;
Technical and troubleshooting skills with Kubernetes components, web interfaces and backend stacks, as well as performance and networking debugging on the Linux platform;
Master's degree or equivalent relevant experience in the field of Computing Science or any related field with significant Computing content or a related field.

Your skills

Knowledge of system configuration tools: familiarity with automation tools for infrastructure delivery and management;
Knowledge of programming techniques and languages: UNIX shell script and Java programming is required; Python knowledge would be an advantage;
Knowledge of operating systems, such as Linux;
Capturing and analysis of requirements for ICT systems: ability to collect the needs of users and to manage the different phases of a project;
Architecture and design of ICT systems: distributed applications and services;
Identifies, defines and assesses problems, takes action to address them;
Delivers high quality work on time and fulfils expectations; readily absorbs new techniques and working practices; proposes new or improved ways of working;
Builds and maintains constructive and effective work relationships;
Keeps up-to-date with developments in own field of expertise and readily absorbs new information;
Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Ideal start date: 01/06/2026

Contract duration: 60 month contract

Grade range: 6

Benchmark job: 200020 - Computing Engineer

Job flexibility: Hybrid

Employment conditions

Participation in a regular stand-by duty, including nights, Sundays and official holidays.

Global Benefits at CERN

A minimum entry-salary of 9113 Swiss Francs per month (tax free), increasing in line with your years of relevant experience.
30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
A relocation package (installation grant, removal, travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
Possibility to extend your contract up to 8 years + eligibility for indefinite contract tenure.

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Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State.
You have relevant qualifications and professional experience.
If you have previously held a Staff contract at CERN, you will not be eligible for these positions.
Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.

You will need these documents to complete your application

Your CV (English or French)
Any document you consider relevant to your application

Your CERNDepartment

The IT department delivers essential information technology services, including data processing, storage, and network support for CERN's experiments and infrastructure, while also driving innovation through advanced research and development.

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Every day, we face exciting new challenges and opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research that shapes our understanding of the universe. We meet these challenges through the diverse perspectives within our teams, ensuring every contribution is valued and driving our shared sense of inclusion and purpose. Diversity is a core value of CERN since its foundation, and it remains central to our mission and continued success.

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