System Reliability Engineer

The European Spallation Source ERIC (ESS) in Lund, Sweden, is one of the largest science and technology infrastructure projects being built today. The project includes the most powerful linear proton accelerator ever built, a five-tonne, helium-cooled tungsten target wheel, 15 state-of-the-art neutron instruments, a suite of laboratories, and a supercomputing data management and software development centre. In the context of its history and future as a scientific organisation, however, it is more than the sum of its parts. It is a brand-new Big Science organisation and we are building it from the ground up. 

Come and build the future of science with us!  

About the role 

We are now looking to appoint a System Reliability Engineer to our Controls Infrastructure Group, within our IT Division. The System Reliability Engineer will work in a functional unit consisting of five members of staff. The team is tight-knit, collaborative and supportive. 

Tasks and responsibilities include: 


• Maintenance and evolution of the Linux-based system administration toolchain (CLI tools, scripting, Ansible, python, etc.).
• Installation, monitoring and troubleshooting of computing and distributed storage hardware and software.
• Automation of software deployment and computing infrastructure configuration.
• Extension and full coverage of the Monitoring and alerting system.
• Support of the computing operations in conjunction with other teams.

This is a 3-year fixed term position with the possibility of extension to permanent employee, based in Lund, Sweden. In the future, this role may require some on-call work, which will be compensated for according to our collective agreement. We need someone who can start as soon as practically possible. 

About you 

Ideally, you have completed a three-year bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or another related field, or possess equivalent working experience. You have several years of experience with the tasks listed above, and you are comfortable with the Linux command line interface (CLI). You possess a good understanding of computer and server hardware and have knowledge in the following domains: networking, remote server management (redfish, IPMI), OS-level security, system performance metrics, and monitoring using typical cloud tools such as Grafana, OpenSearch, Prometheus, etc. You have managed web services, are familiar with container technologies such as Docker and/or Kubernetes, and have used virtualisation technologies (Proxmox, oVirt, KVM, or VMware, etc.). 

You will be given the opportunity to learn what you do not know yet; we therefore value curiosity and the willingness to learn new and unfamiliar topics. 

To thrive in this role, we believe that you enjoy communicating and collaborating with people from various backgrounds and areas of expertise. You enjoy finding and suggesting new solutions in a dynamic environment. With multiple projects, you also have the ability to plan and organise your work. Last but not least, you enjoy learning and have a great interest in technology. 

Fluency in written and spoken English is a requirement, as it is the working language at ESS. 

What can we offer? 

Aside from the chance to work at a truly unique big science project, you can also expect:


• An opportunity to contribute to the future discoveries within neutron science.
• A stunning, brand-new workplace filled with innovative minds and brilliant people from across the globe.
• A challenging, innovative and stimulating work environment.
• 30 days of annual leave, as well as more than 10 days of public holiday and company days off or days with limited working hours.
• Monthly pension contributions on top of your salary.
• Focus on work-life balance.
• Preventative healthcare benefit.


Interested? We sure hope so. 

If you see yourself in what we’re looking for, please provide your CV and motivation letter in English by clicking on “apply” and following the instructions. Please note that we can only accept direct applications made via the ESS website. The last day to apply is 7 July, 2024. Interviews will take place in August, 2024. 

Certain roles at ESS require health and safety checks and/or security clearance procedures, which will be performed as part of the recruitment process.  

For more information regarding the recruitment process, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process or contact Recruitment Officer Åsa Ander at asa.ander@ess.eu  

For further information regarding the position, please contact Hiring Manager Remy Mudingay at remy.mudingay@ess.eu 

For trade union information, please contact Unionen representative Mikael Johansson at Mikael.johansson@ess.eu or SACO/Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers representative Marc Kickulies at marc.kickulies@ess.eu 

Please note, due to the summer vacation period we may take a bit longer to respond to e-mails.

We look forward to receiving your application soon!