System/Development Operations Engineer

100%, Singapore, fixed-term

ETH Zurich is one of the leading universities in the world with a strong focus on science and engineering. In 2010 it established the Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC) in collaboration with the National Research Foundation (NRF) to do interdisciplinary research on pressing problems.

The Singapore-ETH Centre is home to a community of doctoral, postdoctoral and professorial researchers working in three main programmes: Future Cities Laboratory, Future Resilient Systems, and Future Health Technologies. The centre provides a multicultural and interdisciplinary environment to researchers working on diverse themes, with the shared vision of translating research to practical solutions for more sustainable and liveable cities, resilient physical and social urban systems, and patient-centric healthcare systems.

Project background

SEC’s Digital Twin Lab (DTL) develops and operates digital twin infrastructure technology and applications. This includes building tools to facilitate model interoperability, operating domain-specific federations of models and building interactive and visual applications. SEC DTL provides related services (e.g., deployment and operations of digital twin infrastructure) to its clients at SEC. We are looking for experienced system/development operations engineers to join our team based at the SEC in Singapore. We are looking for individuals who are interested in working in a multi-disciplinary and international research environment with a start-up vibe; who are driven by curiosity and eager to learn new things and extend their skill set. The position is a 1-year contract term.

Job description

You will be managing all operational aspects of our systems (e.g., cloud-based resources, simulation-as-a-service infrastructure, app servers, web servers). This includes setup, maintenance, automation/scripting of system services and related tasks. Furthermore, you will also manage monitoring systems (e.g., Sentry, Grafana/Prometheus, security logs, audit logs, etc.) and contribute to general site reliability as part of the overall team effort.

In addition, you will be supporting the development team by managing CI/CD pipelines and developing solutions for the automated generation of test environments (permanent and temporary) given a combination of branches and other parameters (ideally integrated with GitHub actions and containerisation).

You are also expected to work closely with all members of the team and relevant clients and colleagues at SEC.

Your profile

You are required to have:

• Degree or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering or related field (e.g., BSc, MSc or equivalent)
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience
• Experience with agile software development processes
• Ability to take ownership and work independently with a minimum of supervision
• Good communication skills (must be able to clearly articulate ideas and concepts to domain experts)
• Fluency in English both spoken and written

Strong abilities/track record required:

• Linux system administration
• Operation of production systems
• Cloud environments, specifically GCP and AWS
• Containerisation, specifically Docker and Kubernetes
• Programming/scripting languages: Python, Bash

Beneficial to have:

• Professional certificates (e.g., GCP, AWS)
• Experience with R&D and tech start-ups

Your workplace

Your workplace

We offer

ETH Zurich is a family-friendly employer with excellent working conditions. You can look forward to an exciting working environment, cultural diversity and attractive offers and benefits.

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We value diversity

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Curious? So are we.

We look forward to receiving your online application including the following documents:

• a cover letter
• a CV
• electronic copies of your educational certificates

Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.

More information about our research group can be found on our website . Dr Heiko Aydt, email [email protected] (no application documents), is at your disposal for any information.

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Singapore-ETH Centre

The Singapore-ETH Centre provides a multicultural and interdisciplinary environment to researchers working on diverse themes focussed on sustainable and liveable cities, resilient urban systems, and patient-centric healthcare. The centre is home to a community of over 100 doctoral, postdoctoral and professorial researchers working in three main programmes: Future Cities Laboratory, Future Resilient Systems, and Future Health Technologies.