ICT Storage & Data Engineer 80-100%

Closer to where knowledge grows for the world

As the largest educational institution of the six Central Swiss cantons, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is at the cutting edge with its offerings. Far-sighted and innovative, nationally and internationally, we impart knowledge. Join us and become part of our shared, sustainable future.

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Rectorate and University Services supports the six departments of Engineering & Architecture, Business, Computer Science, Social Work, Design Film Art, and Music in university operations and organises and contributes in many ways.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for you immediately or by arrangement as

Your tasks

• You develop, operate and optimise our Object Storage infrastructure based on Ceph as Product Owner.
• You develop, operate and optimise our S3-Glacier-compatible data archiving solution as Product Owner.
• You support the operation and monitoring of the Block Storage infrastructure (NetApp ONTAP).
• You design and implement modern self-service offerings for S3-compatible storage and ensure their secure and reliable operation.
• You advise staff and students on the use and integration of S3 storage in various application areas.
• You establish best practices for data retention, access concepts, lifecycle management, automation and monitoring.
• You automate operational processes, further develop platform components and ensure stable, scalable and secure operation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• You evaluate new technologies and standards and specifically incorporate them into the further development of our IT landscape.

Your profile

• You have a qualification in computer science, data engineering, system engineering or a comparable field.
• You bring experience in building, operating and further developing data platforms, storage solutions or infrastructure services.
• You are familiar with storage architectures at hardware and software level.
• You have practical knowledge of Ceph or comparable distributed storage systems as well as in the area of S3/Object Storage.
• You are familiar with automation, APIs, monitoring and IaC - for example with Ansible, Terraform or GitLab CI/CD.
• You competently advise staff and students, understand their requirements and develop sustainable technical solutions from them.
• You communicate fluently in German and have good English skills in a technical environment.

Our offer

• You can expect a varied and responsible role with scope for creativity in the dynamic environment of a university of applied sciences.
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home are part of your framework conditions.
• You will have access to attractive further training opportunities and progressive social benefits.
• You benefit from a diverse and attractive university sports programme as well as a Swisscom Mobile subscription.
• Your workplace is within walking distance of the station in Rotkreuz.

Workplace Rotkreuz

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Co-Head Lab Services
Mr Cyrill von Uslar
Suurstoffi 1
6343 Rotkreuz