Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading academic institutions. With approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees across Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö, we are united in our mission to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's living conditions.
About the Workplace
LUNARC is the center for high-performance computing (HPC), visualization, and storage at Lund University. We provide advanced computational and data services to researchers across all of the university's faculties, including natural sciences, engineering, medicine, economics, humanities, and social sciences. In all these areas, the demand for GPU resources for AI has increased significantly in recent years.
We operate modern HPC clusters, visualization resources, and advanced storage systems, and continuously develop new services for interactive and data-driven research. Our environment encompasses both traditional HPC infrastructure and modern platforms for container-based and cloud-native workflows.
We work closely with research environments such as MAX IV and with national and international research infrastructures. LUNARC is also part of the national infrastructure NAISS (National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputing in Sweden).
What We Offer
Lund University is a state authority, which means we offer good employment terms, generous vacation, and favorable pension benefits. We have flexible working hours and the possibility of some remote work.
At LUNARC, you will work in a dedicated team with high technical expertise and significant opportunities to influence both technology choices and work methods. We place great emphasis on professional development and offer both internal and external training opportunities.
You will work alongside experienced colleagues and have the opportunity to develop your skills in HPC and advanced research infrastructure.
Job Responsibilities
We are now seeking a systems engineer who wants to help develop the next generation of high-performance research infrastructure for computing, visualization, and storage.
This role is ideal if you have a strong Linux and infrastructure background and thrive at the intersection of HPC, DevOps, and modern platform operations. You will work both operationally and developmentally in close collaboration with your team. You also enjoy working closely with users and helping researchers get the best possible support in using LUNARC's resources.
Job duties vary between operational maintenance, development of new services, and close collaboration with researchers and users. The role encompasses both daily infrastructure work and long-term development of LUNARC's technical platforms. Examples of work tasks include:
Operation and development of Linux-based HPC and research infrastructure
Automation, configuration management, and development of internal services
Operation and further development of container and virtualization platforms
Monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization
Management of storage and network infrastructure
User support for researchers and research projects
Installation and optimization of scientific software
Participation in development projects for new services and infrastructures
Monitoring and evaluation of new technology in HPC, AI, and cloud infrastructure
The work is conducted in close collaboration with researchers, developers, and other infrastructure experts.
Qualifications
You do not need extensive prior HPC experience, but you should have experience with Linux-based infrastructures, automation, or modern platform operations, as well as a willingness to develop your skills in HPC and research infrastructure.
Requirements for Employment
Experience administering Linux-based systems
Experience operating Linux-based infrastructures, preferably HPC environments or other large distributed systems
Strong knowledge of network architecture
Strong knowledge of scripting and automation (e.g., Python or Bash)
Strong interest in further developing expertise in this field
Excellent collaboration and communication skills
Ability to work independently and in an organized manner
Excellent English in both spoken and written form
Meritorious Experience
HPC environments and job schedulers such as SLURM
Container technologies and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Apptainer/Singularity)
DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and configuration management (e.g., Ansible)
Experience working in agile development or operations environments
Cloud infrastructure and virtualization
Experience with Git, code review, and CI/CD processes
Experience with collaboration and development platforms such as GitLab and CI/CD workflows
Distributed storage systems and parallel file systems such as IBM Storage Scale (GPFS)
High-performance networking, such as InfiniBand
GPU-based systems and AI/ML infrastructure
Installation and optimization of scientific software
Experience working in research infrastructure or academic environments
Consideration will also be given to how the applicant's experience and skills complement and strengthen the organization's existing competence profile.
Other Information
The position is permanent full-time (100%). Trial employment may be applied.
Start date by agreement.
The job title will be Systems Engineer.
LTH – Lund Institute of Technology – is part of Lund University. At LTH, we educate people, build knowledge for the future, and work hard to develop society. We create space for brilliant research and inspire creative development of technology, architecture, and design. Nearly 12,000 students study here. Every year, our researchers—many of whom work in world-leading research areas—publish approximately 100 dissertations and 2,000 scientific findings. A range of research results and student projects are developed into innovations. Together, we explore and create—for the benefit of the world.
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About the Workplace
LUNARC is the center for high-performance computing (HPC), visualization, and storage at Lund University. We provide advanced computational and data services to researchers across all of the university's faculties, including natural sciences, engineering,…