SYSTEM ENGINEER ()

Primary Location CCT@Morego, Via Morego 30 - Genova - Italy WHO WE ARE At IIT we work enthusiastically to develop human-centered Science and Technology to tackle some of the most pressing societal challenges of our times and transfer these technologies to the production system and society.
Our Genoa headquarter is strictly inter-connected with our centers around Italy and two outer stations based in the US for a truly interdisciplinary experience.
IT strongly believes that data organization, documentation and dissemination (even in an open manner when possible) became crucial to enable cutting-edge research, by enhancing research reproducibility and achieving effectiveness in the long term.
Therefore, IIT has been launching a Research Data Management (RDM) institutional plan aimed at unlocking the full potential of research data, as the main fuel to innovative data-driven scientific approaches.
he IIT strategic plan has further strengthened IIT%27s commitment in the RDM field by confirming initiatives oriented to research-data driven and AI/ML data-ready.
This plan includes investments in three main directions.
infrastructures and tools, policies and guidelines, and training and supportDriven by this plan, IIT has been developing infrastructures to enable storage of large amounts of data, high-performance computing and preservation and sharing of research data.
n one side, IIT has adopted an institutional repository, available to IIT scientists to describe datasets with standard and rich metadata, preserve and share them following the European philosophy "as open as possible, as closed as necessary"on the other side IIT has been deploying a new enterprise-level on-premises storage infrastructure, consisting of 5 PB of usable backed-up storage space, decentralized across 14 IIT centers with centralized monitoring and management of data, metadata, and securityIIT can also leverage on state-of-the-art High-Performance Computing (HPC) services available to IIT researchers in all domains.
Moreover, the integration of HPC facilities and storage will enable the future development of High-Performance Data Analytics (HPDA) applications.
n this context, the hiring of a system engineer is foreseen for the coming years.
OUR TEAM You wouldbe working in the Infrastructure Management Office of the ICT Directorate, a multi-disciplinary group where people collaborate, each with their own expertise,to design, develop, deploy, and maintain systems to support services aimed at research or administrative users, in close collaboration with the Research Organization Directorate.
This job will provide you with a unique opportunity to play a key role in the design, development and application of innovative methods and tools to manage research data and processes in a heterogenous research domain.
e aim at implementing an ecosystem of integrated services and tools for RDM, grounded on a shared layer of (meta)data standards and a technical infrastructure that can be sketched as a layered architecture of hardware, software and service components.
OUR JOB Our strategy requires to create a unified RDM environment that allows researchers to.
asily access scientific data from various sources.
anage data efficiently and securely.
hare data with other researchers.
reserve and reuse data for the future.
nable data driven research and AI tools integrationWe are looking for a System Engineer with mid-senior expertise, that will follow several of the areas below.
maintaining and integrating various systems, includingdevelopment and maintenance of scripts and automation for storage systemhosting,organization, configuration and migration of data management systems and association of metadata to the relevant data set via automated systemsmanagement of authentication and authorization (Identity and Access Management) on systems and among systemsmonitor and test system operations and performanceensure systems compliance with established quality and safety standardscollaborate to the management of flow of scientific data from acquisition tools (such as laboratory instruments) towards storage systemsworking with researchers to understand the dataset to be archived (data life cycle from live to frozen data, peculiarities or intrinsic characteristics of data depending on the specific domain, size of the data collected, timing for saving and backup of data,...)ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTSMaster%27s degree in Computer Science, Information Engineering or related disciplines.
t least 3 years of experience in system administrationproven experience in integrating storage and data management systemsknowledge of operating systems such as Linux, UNIX, Windowsknowledge of scripting languages (e.
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bash, Python)knowledge in the security fieldexcellent problem solving and analysis skillsability to work independently and as part of a teamwillingness to learn new technologiesADDITIONAL SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTSknowledge of tools for IT automation (e.
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Ansible)knowledge of IBM suite of data management Spectrum Scale, Spectrum Discovery, Spectrum Controlknowledge or experience in integration of research electronic laboratory notebooks and storageknowledge of modern authentication protocols for web authentication and federationknowledge of containerized deployments (e.
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kubernetes) and virtualization platforms (e.
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VMware, Proxmox)knowledge of Git versioning systemknowledge of main cloud platforms (such as AWS, Microsoft Azure)knowledge of basic Layer 2 and 3 networkingability to communicate effectively with researchers and other technical staffgood knowledge of English languageCOMPENSATION PACKAGECompetitive salary package for international standardsPrivate health care coverageWide range of staff discountsFlexible working time and teleworking possibilityCandidates from abroad or Italian citizens who permanently work abroad and meet specific requirements, may be entitled to a deduction from taxable income of up to 90% from 6 to 13 years.
HAT'S IN FOR YOU?A dynamic, lively, and international team of people, working together to bring RDM to a new level!An equal, inclusive and multicultural environment ready to welcome you with open arms.
Discrimination is a big NO for us!If you want your work to have a real impact, in IIT you will find an innovative and stimulating culture that drives our mission to contribute to the improvement and well-being of society!Being part of every step of development! This includes concepts, design, engineering, implementation, and testingWe stick to our values! Integrity, courage, societal responsibility and inclusivity are the values we believe in! They define us and our actions in our everyday life.
They guide us to accomplish IIT mission!If you feel this tickles your appetite for change, do not hesitate and apply!Please submit your application using the online form and including a detailed CV.
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