Senior Research Engineer On Research Infrastructures For Precision Medicine Projects

.Senior Research Engineer on Research Infrastructures for Precision Medicine projects (RE3) at the INB coordination teamJob title: Senior Research Engineer on Research Infrastructures for Precision Medicine projects (RE3)About 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 involved in various European HPC initiatives. 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 900 staff from 55 countries.Context And MissionELIXIR (European Life Science Infrastructure for Biological Information) is a pan-European organization aiming to integrate and harmonize European bioinformatics infrastructures. The INB is responsible for the bioinformatics infrastructure offered by Spain and ensures alignment with ELIXIR's strategic areas.Key DutiesShare responsibilities on flagship projects like the European Genomic Data Infrastructure (GDI) and the EUropean federation for CAncer IMages (EUCAIM).Develop, document, and maintain software for the integration of biological data following ELIXIR guidelines.Participate in relevant technical activities within ELIXIR platforms, communities, and focus groups.Contribute to supervising junior members at the INB/ELIXIR-ES units.Requirements- Education- BSc or MSc in bioinformatics, computational biology, or computer sciences with significant bioinformatics experience.- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience- At least 3 years of professional experience in a similar role.- Experience with software life cycle involving repositories, continuous integration, and public releases.- Experience in cloud deployments.- Experience in data management APIs and common bioinformatics data sources and formats.- Experience in query building and optimization in SQL and NoSQL ecosystems.- Experience with advanced software packaging procedures.- At least 3 years of experience in one programming language ecosystem (C++, Perl, Python, PHP, Java).- Experience working with Unix/Linux systems.- Experience in data management and developing project technical specifications.- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience- Experience in software container technology (docker, singularity/apptainer).- Experience in software infrastructure deployment techniques (docker compose, Kubernetes, Ansible).- Experience in scientific workflow engines (Galaxy, Nextflow).- Fluency in English written and spoken; basic knowledge of Spanish.- Competences- Ability to understand scientific literature and software documentation.- Ability to communicate scientific results.- Ability to work independently and under pressure.ConditionsFull-time contract (37