Key responsibilities 

Co-manage the LIACS research infrastructure, comprising tasks such as:

• managing and maintaining:
  • complex network infrastructure (e.g., configuring firewalls, VLANs, LACP, etc.)
  • advanced compute infrastructure (e.g., supercomputers, GPU machines, Slurm)
  • Linux systems, including automated deployment of software installations (e.g., Ansible, EasyBuild)
  • Web infrastructure (e.g., Apache, nginx, MySQL and applications deployed in containers)
  • large-scale storage systems (NFS, Ceph)
  • student computer workstations
• help with selecting and purchasing complex hardware infrastructure;
• assisting with installing server systems in the data center;
• data stewardship for the computer science department;
• assisting researchers and students that use our infrastructure with various questions;

Selection Criteria 

• Recently completed (or soon to be completed) bachelor degree or HBO bachelor in Computer Science / ICT or a related field;
• you are passionate about working with researchers, other system administrators and students;
• you can communicate fluently in written and spoken Dutch and English;
• at least three years of experience in Linux and basic Linux system administration, preferably with RHEL, Rocky or Ubuntu;
• good understanding of computer networking: TCP/IP, VLANs and routing;
• affinity configuring OSI layer 1-3 network equipment through command line interfaces is a plus.
• experience with virtualization, containers, and large-scale deployment (e.g., Ansible) is a plus;
• experience with data management and storage systems is a plus;
• experience with data management and stewardship;