Senior Datacenter Engineer – Linux (f/m/d)

Description

The company makes lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions for semiconductor manufacturing. Its equipment helps produce smaller, faster and more energy-efficient microchips, which end up in phones, smart homes and smart factories.

The role sits in the company's datacenter team.

Responsibilities

• Run, maintain and grow the IT infrastructure, with a focus on Linux and HPC.
• Help install, configure, back up and monitor servers, and manage their updates and patches.
• Plan, design, build and run Linux systems and clusters across virtual, physical and containerized server setups.
• Monitor and strengthen security measures.
• Automate IT workflows.
• Handle documentation, service requests, incidents and change management, and talk through technical matters with customers.
• Take an active part in IT projects from planning through rollout, and advise specialist departments.
• Keep operations running around the clock by covering on-call duty.

Requirements

• A completed IT-related degree, or an apprenticeship as an IT specialist for system integration plus an extra qualification such as IT clerk or Bachelor Professional.
• At least 5 years of professional experience designing, implementing and maintaining complex Linux systems.
• Strong Linux skills, plus Active Directory / Kerberos, NFSv4 and Ansible automation.
• Experience with SLURM, Apptainer and Orcharhino is a plus.
• Solid knowledge of networked and virtualized systems with VMware.
• Strong self-motivation and flexibility, and a readiness to work actively within a team.
• Willingness to set your working hours around operational needs.
• Very good German and English.

Conditions

Working hours follow operational requirements, including on-call duty for 7x24 operations.

The company's recruiting contact is Adrian Kahl.