Platform Administrator

Are you passionate about cutting-edge technology and ready to play a key role in enabling pan-European HPC, AI, and quantum computing platforms?At CSC, we offer unparalleled growth opportunities, a supportive and inclusive environment, and the chance to work on the future of research and learning. Join us today!

We are leading a consortium to build the EuroHPC Federation Platform (EFP) to eventually be the common interface for all supercomputers, AI factories, and quantum computers across the EU. The EFP consists of several open-source components, which are deployed and hosted on an internal hosting platform provided by CSC, and its main features are:A single federated identity across all systems

Uniform access to all federated systems

Advanced features (e.g. combined workflows and interactive usage)

Resource and allocation management across the federation targets

We are now looking for a Platform Administrator to join our Computing Environments group in Espoo to maintain and operate the core of the EuroHPC Federation Platform.

Your main responsibilities include: Operations, maintenance, and support for the internal hosting platform of the EFP consortium Main components: Gitlab, Argo CD, Kubernetes

Main tasks: monitoring, logging, updates, backups, configuration management, developer support

Involvement in the continuous improvement of the platform

Involvement in ISO27001 and NIS2 compliance

What we expectTo be successful in the role, you need: Solid system administration skills

Fluent written and spoken communication in English

Strong technical communication

Security-oriented mindset

Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks and priorities

We also value: Experience with Kubernetes and GitOps

Experience with system automation tooling (such as Ansible)

Ability to write some code or Python/shell/etc. scripts every now and then

Familiarity with ISO 27001, or NIS2, is a major advantage