System Engineer 80 - 100% with the IT Services Directorate

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System Engineer

80 - 100% with the IT Services Directorate

Field of activity

Ensure the operation, maintenance and development of the high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure

Participate in the development of IT services and platforms dedicated to AI for teaching and research

Guarantee the performance, stability, security and optimisation of computing resources for scientific and artificial intelligence needs

Deploy, configure and maintain servers, Linux systems, scientific libraries and software components necessary for research activities

Administer storage systems, backups, quotas and high-performance network interconnections

Define, implement and monitor security measures as well as the compliance of infrastructures and data

Support research and teaching teams in the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies

Contribute to the development of institutional services and platforms dedicated to artificial intelligence for teaching and research.

Provide scientific and technical support for projects requiring HPC, AI or specialised computing environments

Deploy and maintain virtualised environments, virtual machines, containers and notebooks intended for research and teaching

Collaborate with other teams of the IT Services Directorate to ensure the availability, security and performance of IT services

Participate in technological watch in the fields of scientific computing, artificial intelligence and Linux infrastructures

Write and maintain technical and user documentation

Requirements

Master's degree in computer science or equivalent qualification

Experience in Linux system administration and scientific infrastructures

Skills in scripting (Python, Bash or equivalent)

Experience or good knowledge of HPC environments, computing clusters and CPU/GPU resource management

Knowledge of virtualisation, containerisation technologies and computing environments for research

Interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies

Ability to interact with researchers and teachers from various disciplines

Service-oriented, autonomous, analytical mindset and ability to work in a team

Fluency in French or German, with good knowledge of the other language, as well as proficiency in written and spoken English

Language requirements

French

with good knowledge of the other language

Starting date:

Information:

Barinjaka Rakotomiaramanana

Barinjaka.rakotomiaramanana@unifr.ch

Application deadline:

25.09.2026

Submission address:

Via this link.

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