Software engineer (IT-CA-2024-157-GRAE)

Job Description

Your responsibilities

The Institutional Repositories section of the IT-CA Group at CERN aims to provide tools to archive, preserve, and maintain long-term access to content that holds legitimate interest for CERN.

As a graduate joining our team, you will contribute to the European project "EOSC EDEN", focused on Long-term access and preservation infrastructure development for EOSC, including data quality aspects.

By collaborating with expert organizations in digital preservation, and with a variety of disciplinary archives, you will take part in the definition of common specifications and protocols.

Interoperable implementations should also support the agreed specifications among all collaborating institutes.

Your key responsibilities will therefore include :

• Collaborate closely with the EU project partners to define systems requirements and specifications;
• Implement and integrate CERN related use-cases into EOSC. A particular focus will be on developing further the existing CERN "Preserve" platform so that it is aligned with the EOSC Long Term Preservation vision and it can cope with the digital data produced and managed at CERN;
• Validate the preservation specifications with a commercial partner in order to enable future workflows between institutions and preservation service providers.

If you are keen to work at the forefront of large-scale digital archiving in one of the world's most renowned research institutions, this opportunity is for you!

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Your profile

Skills and / or knowledge

Knowledge of programming techniques and languages : advanced knowledge of Python programming; Experience with the Django framework is a plus;

Experience working in Open Source software projects is also a plus.

• Knowledge in Data Science, Information System Architecture and the Digital Archiving good practices (OAIS) is a plus.
• Knowledge of system configuration tools : Experience with container-based technologies and configuration platforms (e.

g. Docker, OpenShift) is a plus.

• Knowledge of storage technologies : Knowledge of storage management systems (CTA, etc.) and / or HEP data management frameworks is a plus.
• Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Eligibility criteria :

• You are a national of a .
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Computing, Data Science (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 : 24.10.2024 at 23 : 59 hrs CET.

Job reference : IT-CA-2024-157-GRAE

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

Target start date : 01-January-2025

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5134 and 5647 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

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.