Job Description

Your responsibilities

Are you passionate about technology and interested in supporting the CERN research communities collaborating with industries? Join the CERN IT Platforms and Workflows Group and the team responsible for hosting some of the most critical Java applications that are developed at CERN. The team is also responsible for providing Kubernetes platform to the Single Sign-On service and Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) Identity and Access Management.

As a member of the team you will:

• Work with cloud-native technologies and Kubernetes to innovate existing production services
• Evolve current platform adopted by CERN developers towards GitOps model leveraging existing ArgoCD installation
• Empower developers reducing load on the platform team
• Foster strong collaboration with CERN developers to gather requirements, receive feedback, and establish joint working policies
• Migrate production applications to the new model while ensuring continued developer support
• Enhance the platform’s security through measures such as image signing, and the implementation and enforcement of Kyverno policies

Your profile

Skills

Required skills:

• Experience in cloud native technologies, particularly Kubernetes, ArgoCD
• Experience with deployments to multi clusters and/or multi cloud providers
• Experience with Git, Helm, Kustomize
• Problem solving attitude
• Flexibility and willing to learn new things and technologies

Considered as a plus:

• CKA/CKAD/CKS certification
• Java Web Development experience

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Software engineering (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
• Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 6th March at 23:59 CET.

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Target start date: 01-June-2025

This position involves:

• Stand-by duty, when required by the needs of the Organization.

Job reference: IT-PW-2025-17-GRAE

Field of work: Software Engineering and IT

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5196 and 5716 Swiss Francs (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter – fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN’s mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.