Linux System Engineer

**Linux System Engineer** ========================= #### **100%, Basel, permanent** Are you ready to take ownership of world-class Linux infrastructure in a dynamic biological research environment? At the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) of ETH Zurich in Basel, data-driven science meets cutting-edge engineering. As the senior technical anchor for our Linux ecosystem, you will join a focused, close-knit infrastructure group of four. Linux and storage service delivery is shared across three team members (with our fourth colleague focusing on Windows and virtualization). In this position, you will lead the core technical architecture and operations, while two team members work somewhat more closely with daily client and customer support. Underpinning our local setup are the central services of ETH ID, providing robust networking, central storage, and a growing central Linux core. Whether you are already an experienced senior engineer or a talented, motivated Linux professional ready to step into a larger role and expand your capabilities, we offer the autonomy and support for you to thrive. If you want your engineering expertise to directly empower groundbreaking scientific progress, this is your place to grow! **Job description** ------------------- * **Lead Linux Infrastructure & Services:** Take personal responsibility for the technical architecture, continuous development, and 3rd-level operations of our Linux ecosystem, including hosts, web/application platforms (e.g., LAMP), containerization, and Slurm workload management. * **Automate & Orchestrate Systems:** Proactively design, deploy, and refine scalable configuration management tools (Ansible/Puppet), database hosts, and automation scripts to ensure high service availability and operational integrity. * **Manage Enterprise Storage & High-Performance Data:** Provide and maintain robust UNIX/Linux storage (NFS, CIFS, Kerberos, CEPH, RAID). Lead technical investigations into complex data challenges, optimize storage migrations, and safeguard data resilience. * **Secure Network & System Topologies:** Own system security, disaster recovery protocols, and server/service lifecycle management. Define and enforce secure firewall rules, network configurations, and data integrity safeguards. * **Drive Strategic & Central Projects:** Lead our local IT projects with high visibility and dependencies on central IT units, serving as the core technical liaison to deliver modern infrastructure solutions. * **Consult & Support Scientific Users:** Act as an expert partner for internal research groups—advising on client/server specifications, delivering custom infrastructure solutions, and providing support for Linux workstations and servers. * **Foster Collaboration & Redundancy:** Nurture team well-being and operational continuity by mentoring peers, building technical supporting skills redundancy. **Profile** ----------- Expertise meets team spirit. You enjoy working as par