.Job Reference574_24_ES_CES_RE2PositionClimate workflows Research Engineer (RE2)Closing DateThursday, 05 September, 2024About BSCThe Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.We are particularly interested in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences. If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.Context And MissionWithin the Computational Earth Sciences group, the successful candidate will be part of the Models and Workflows team, being in charge of improving and maintaining the existing software stack that is used to manage and monitor scientific experiments in different High-Performance Computing facilities, as well as providing support to the scientific groups of the Earth Sciences department.The candidate will work within the EC-Earth climate model ecosystem, which is developed and maintained by various institutions in Europe, including the BSC. EC-Earth 3 is an established model with a solid in-house supporting software stack, which is developed following a Continuous Delivery strategy supported by cyclic pseudo-automatic testing. EC-Earth4 is the new model cycle that will bring structural changes with important involvement of the BSC.Key DutiesBe the main responsible for the EC-Earth model department infrastructure, developing and maintaining the supporting software stack and workflow additions.Be in charge of the testing strategy and the workflow documentation.Support scientific experiments by helping the department users and addressing arising technical issues.Collaborate with members of the department and other institutions in the improvement of the system.Port the model and supporting software to new platforms to sustain the department's scientific production.RequirementsEducationBachelor in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Physics or related discipline.Master's or PhD degrees will be valued.Essential Knowledge and Professional ExperienceExcellent development skills and experience with UNIX/LINUX environments
