Systems Engineer — EPFL
NewCHF 49'500 - 75'000
EPFL · Lausanne (VD)
- Location
- Lausanne
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
SalaryCHF 49'500 - 75'000
Role overview
Mission
The Research Computing Platform provides advanced IT infrastructure and services to support EPFL’s research community.
We are looking for a System Engineer to strengthen our team and help design, deliver, and evolve our service portfolio.
- Mission
- The Research Computing Platform provides advanced IT infrastructure and services to support EPFL’s research community.
- Main duties and responsibilities
- Contribute to the maintenance, support, and continuous improvement of our service offerings
Main responsibilities
- Main duties and responsibilities
- Contribute to the maintenance, support, and continuous improvement of our service offerings
- Design, implement, and deploy new services aligned with research and institutional needs
- Collaborate with IT support teams and end users, ensuring high-quality communication and service delivery
- Participate in automation, optimization, and modernization of infrastructure and workflows
- Support the reliability, scalability, and security of platform services Profile Required soft skills:
- Strong team player with a structured, reliable, and proactive mindset
- Adaptability and agility in a dynamic environment, with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving
- Excellent communication skills and ability to understand user needs and business challenges
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Application process
- We welcome applications from both experienced professionals and recent graduates looking to start their careers.
- As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage candidates of all genders, backgrounds, and ages to apply.
- Experience deploying applications in cloud-native environments (e.g., Helm, Terraform)
- Strong knowledge of Linux system administration in production (Ubuntu, Red Hat)
- Experience with on-premises infrastructure (servers, networking, storage in datacenter environments)
- Knowledge of core IT services: DNS, DHCP, load balancing (HAProxy), Keepalived, TLS
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet)
- Familiarity with DevOps/GitOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD, FluxCD)
Contacts
- Person: miguel.fontesmedeiros@epfl.ch
Additional details
- Support the reliability, scalability, and security of platform services
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
- Familiarity with cluster schedulers (Slurm) A dynamic, collaborative, and multicultural working environment
- The opportunity to contribute to high-impact scientific research A competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
- Continuous learning and professional development opportunities A hybrid work model (up to 40% remote within Switzerland) Contract Start Date : 08/15/2026
- Activity Rate Max : 100.00
- Contact Person: miguel.fontesmedeiros@epfl.ch
Notes and original content
- Familiarity with cluster schedulers (Slurm)
- A dynamic, collaborative, and multicultural working environment
- The opportunity to contribute to high-impact scientific research
- A competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
- Continuous learning and professional development opportunities
- A hybrid work model (up to 40% remote within Switzerland)
- Informations
- Contract Start Date : 08/15/2026
- Contract Type: CDI
- Reference: 2248
