System engineer — EPFL
- Location
- Lausanne
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Role overview
Mission
EPFL's IC Faculty is at the heart of technological developments in informatics and communication, areas essential for innovation and scientific progress.
As a IT support team, we play a crucial role in enabling the integration of advanced technologies into educational and research practices.
- Mission
- EPFL's IC Faculty is at the heart of technological developments in informatics and communication, areas essential for innovation and scientific progress.
- Main tasks and responsibilities Technical solutions:
- Administer, maintain and evolve the Kubernetes clusters under Rancher to ensure their availability, safety and performance.
- Higher education in computer science (HES, federal diploma, EPF) or training deemed equivalent.
Main responsibilities
- Main tasks and responsibilities Technical solutions:
- Administer, maintain and evolve the Kubernetes clusters under Rancher to ensure their availability, safety and performance.
Key requirements
- Higher education in computer science (HES, federal diploma, EPF) or training deemed equivalent.
Application process
- Deploy, configure and maintain applications on Kubernetes using Helm and Argo CD charts, applying GitOps principles and ensuring their full life cycle.
- Administer and maintain GitLab rest, CI/CD pipelines and Harbor container records necessary for the development, integration and deployment of applications.
- Design, deploy and maintain the necessary infrastructure for research services and scientific applications.
- Install, operate and maintain research platforms, including Solr clusters, REDCap and associated services.
- Ensure availability, performance, system security (especially via Uyuni) and supervision of hosted platforms and services.
- Participate in deployment automation and continuous infrastructure improvement in accordance with the principles of Infrastructure as Code, GitOps and CI/CD.
- Produce, maintain and develop technical documentation of infrastructure, procedures and architecture.
- Participate in infrastructure development projects, from design to production and operation.
Additional details
- Main tasks and responsibilities Technical solutions:
- Perform other ad hoc tasks. Technical watch and watch IC IT service:
- Participate in the training of apprentices and trainees.
- Excellent knowledge of IT infrastructure, networks and systems. Strong knowledge of
Notes and original content
- Main tasks and responsibilities
- Technical solutions:
- Perform other ad hoc tasks.
- Technical watch and watch IC IT service:
- Excellent knowledge of IT infrastructure, networks and systems.
- Strong knowledge of
Questions about this listing
What salary does EPFL offer for this role?
EPFL lists CHF 60'500 - 91'500 gross per year for this position in Lausanne. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does EPFL offer?
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Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Vaud?
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