Graduate / Applied Engineer (QUEST) — DevOps Engineer for HEP GPU Benchmarks

The Graduate / Applied Engineer (QUEST) position is a fixed-term early-career engineering fellowship in CERN's IT Department supporting development, operation and user support for WLCG HEPScore benchmarking services. The post involves software development, containerisation, performance analysis and service maintenance for GPU and heterogeneous computing workloads used by LHC experiments. The role provides training and on-the-job development and may be extended up to 36 months.

Monthly net stipend (6372 or 7004 CHF), 30 days paid leave plus annual closure, health insurance for self and family, pension fund membership, family/child allowances, relocation package, training and language classes, possibility to extend contract up to 36 months.

Applicants must be nationals of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State. By the application deadline, candidates must hold a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation; candidates with only a bachelor’s degree are not eligible. Applicants must never have had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Apply online via the CERN jobs application portal (SmartRecruiters). Required documents include CV, diploma or certificate of achievement, and any other relevant documents.