The High Performance Computing group at ETH Zurich provides world-class HPC and AI/ML infrastructure to researchers across all departments. We operate compute clusters with thousands of CPUs and GPUs, petabytes of storage, and high-speed, low-latency networks across multiple data centres in Switzerland. As research workloads continue to evolve, we are building a hybrid and open platform that brings together traditional HPC and modern AI workloads. We are looking for a Platform Engineer with a passion for Linux, automation, and open-source technologies to help us build and operate this infrastructure.
Tasks
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and operational workflows using modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
- Operate, troubleshoot, and improve Linux systems on both bare metal and virtual infrastructure
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines
- Build and operate on-premise cloud services based on Kubernetes
- Design and maintain observability platforms using metrics, logs, dashboards, and alerting systems
- Support core infrastructure services such as DNS, DHCP, and HTTP
- Troubleshoot networking issues involving TCP/IP, routing, and firewalls
- Occasional datacenter floor work (racking, cabling, bare-metal troubleshooting and repairs)
Requirements
- You are a curious and motivated engineer with a passion for automation and new technologies
- You enjoy working collaboratively in a team while also being able to take ownership of tasks independently
- Strong communication skills in English are essential, enabling you to work effectively in our international environment
- Solid experience operating Linux systems in production environments
- Experience automating repetitive operational tasks
- Experience with shell scripting (Bash) and programming in at least one language such as Python, Go or Rust
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, Prometheus and Grafana
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration Management (e.g. Cdist, Ansible, Terraform or similar)
- Basic understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing and firewalls
- Hands-on experience with HPC technologies such as InfiniBand networks and multi-GPU systems (nice to have)
- Experience deploying or operating Lustre or other parallel file systems (nice to have)
- Familiarity with Slurm, Spack, and scientific software environments (nice to have)
- Experience with hardware provisioning and out-of-band management technologies such as BMC, IPMI and Redfish (nice to have)
- German language skills (nice to have)
Benefits
- Become part of ETH Zurich, supporting your professional development and contributing to positive change in society
- Work at the Vice Presidency for Infrastructure and Sustainability (VPIN), helping to shape the future of ETH Zurich
- Open, inspiring atmosphere with trust, reliability and mutual respect
- Security and diverse opportunities for development
- Meaningful work in an innovative and appreciative environment
- Flexible working models with the option to partly work from home
- Lifelong Learning principle
- Benefits such as public transport subscriptions and car sharing
- Access to a wide range of ASVZ sports activities
- Childcare services
- Attractive pension benefits
- Inclusive culture promoting equality of opportunity and valuing diversity
- Commitment to sustainability and working towards a climate-neutral future
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Das Team
The High Performance Computing group operates in a collaborative, international environment, supporting researchers across all departments and working with modern open-source technologies in a vendor-neutral ecosystem.