The Gaia group at the ICCUB offers a Cloud Engineer position at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB) of the University of Barcelona in the project SPACIOUS, funded by Horizon Europe. The engineer will be part of the Gaia-UB group (https://gaia.Ub.Edu/) with about 25 scientists and engineers of the Gaia mission.
The SPACIOUS project aims to boost the scientific exploitation of ESA missions' data by developing a computational framework for astrophysical research that requires Big Data and Data Mining technologies, with special focus on the Gaia and Euclid missions.
The position offered will be devoted to:
Contributing to the definition and implementation of a virtualized data mining environment for massive datasets such as the Gaia data releases or the forthcoming Euclid ones, in collaboration with project partners such as the University of Edinburgh or the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.Working on the definition and deployment of the data mining environment in a commercial cloud service, such as Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, or Amazon Web Services, aiming at running large-scale proof-of-concept tests (or "scientific challenges") on real mission data.Providing technical support to test users.Minimum Requirements: Applicants must hold a higher education degree, by the time the contract starts, related to computer engineering or physics-related fields. We will strongly value knowledge and experience in:
Virtualization and containerisation (such as Docker and Kubernetes).Cloud computing platforms (either private, educational, research, or commercial).Big Data techniques and data mining frameworks (such as Apache Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka).Good English language skills and experience with the preparation of scientific documentation are required. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
Employment Conditions: The position is offered for 2.5 years. The contract is expected to begin around July 2024. Gross salary per year: 33.545,30 €. This includes social security and public healthcare benefits, covering spouse and children.
Application Process: Applicants should provide:
Curriculum vitaeLetter of motivation including experience and interests (2 pages max).Applications should be done using this link before September 9th, 2024. Inquiries about the application submission can be directed to Lola Balaguer (******). For inquiries about the scientific or technical aspects, please contact Xavier Luri (******).
About the Institute of Cosmos Sciences: Relevant to the offered position, researchers of the institute have broad interests, including galactic dynamics, open and globular clusters, stellar physics, star formation, models of galaxy formation and evolution, the Large Magellanic Clouds, computational astrophysics, data analysis, and cloud computing.
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