IT Systems Engineer

Are you looking to work in a high-performance IT infrastructure with the latest technologies? Are you passionate about implementing new solutions in response to scientific challenges?

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is one of the highest ranked scientific research organisations in the world. The Laboratory’s Headquarters are located in Heidelberg (Germany), with additional sites in Barcelona (Spain), Grenoble (France), Hamburg (Germany), Hinxton (UK) and Rome (Italy). EMBL Hamburg is specialised in structural biology research and services. Located on the DESY campus, EMBL Hamburg operates an integrated structural biology facility, which includes three state-of-the-art beamlines at the PETRA III synchrotron ring and is accessible to researchers worldwide.

The EMBL Hamburg IT team operates the IT infrastructure and services to support cutting-edge scientific research performed at the EMBL Hamburg unit. As a member of the IT team, you will be responsible for managing our large-scale high-performance IT infrastructure and for providing support to our scientific community. Working with the One-EMBL IT Services, which spans across six international sites, you will also contribute to the further integration of novel computing strategies across the laboratory, drive innovation in new technologies, and help our users to efficiently use the services you provide.

Your role

Your main responsibilities will include to

• manage and develop the local Linux-based compute infrastructure and services


• manage and develop the Hamburg data storage and virtualization platforms;


• contribute to maintaining the local network and IT security infrastructure and services; support EMBL staff and visiting scientists on Linux, Windows and macOS platforms