Cloud Operations Engineer - Health + Life Science Alliance Data Space | Cloud Operations Engineer (f/m/d) - Health + Life Science Alliance Data Space
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Zentr. Universitätsverwaltung
Job Summary
As a Cloud Operations Engineer, you will be instrumental in building and maintaining a scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS for the Health + Life Science Alliance Data Space. Your daily tasks will involve provisioning and configuring AWS services, developing Infrastructure as Code solutions using tools like Terraform, and implementing containerized environments with Kubernetes or Docker. You will also be responsible for integrating hybrid cloud solutions, optimizing data storage, and ensuring the infrastructure's reliability, cost efficiency, and compliance with security and privacy regulations for sensitive research data. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge scientific research by enabling seamless data sharing and collaboration across institutions in a dynamic, interdisciplinary team environment.
Required Skills
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience
- Strong experience with AWS services
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, or similar)
- Professional experience in industry standard DevOps tasks and processes
- Experience with hybrid cloud environments and integrating on-premise resources with cloud services (preferred)
- Previous experience in academic research environments or health/life sciences data infrastructure (preferred)
Languages
Additional
- Initial fixed-term contract for two years; opportunities for part-time employment available.
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