The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is seeking a DevOps Engineer (A2) to join the team managing the operational Data Store Services (DSS) for the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). You will join a dynamic team providing the technical management of a wide range of software and data services. These services are deployed on an in-house OpenStack Cloud infrastructure. You will also collaborate with colleagues across ECMWF as well as with external partners and subcontractors.
Responsibilities:
Contribute to the operational management and maintenance of the different technical layers of the Data Stores Services (cloud infrastructure, data and software).
Improve the observability capabilities of Data Stores Services and automate routine actions and tasks.
Participate in the analysis, development and implementation of software packages and technical solutions across the Data Stores Services.
Support users and partners in their interaction with the Data Stores.
Collaborate with different ECMWF experts, external partners and subcontractors on activities concerning Data Stores Services.
Represent the Data Stores team in meetings and forums.
Participate in regular 24-hour on-call rotas.
Requirements:
University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Strong Linux system administration and scripting skills.
Experience designing and developing cloud-native platforms.
Proven track record with Cloud and Object Store technologies.
Experience handling user requirements and resolving technical incidents.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automation tools (Terraform, Ansible), and observability solutions.
Object-oriented development skills, preferably in Python.
Experience with containerisation (Kubernetes or similar) is an advantage.
Knowledge of monitoring tools (Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK), databases (SQL/NoSQL), and OpenStack is highly valued.
