9 hours ago
Geneva, SwitzerlandEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Support and further integrate management of the .CERN top-level domain, including certificate procurement and automated certificate renewal.
- Implement features for CERN web infrastructure services, including the Web Services Portal.
- Develop information retrieval functionality for .CERN sites and extensions to the hosting mechanisms used by .CERN sites.
- Contribute to web hosting services running on OpenShift/OKD4-based PaaS infrastructure.
- Work collaboratively with users and cross-functional teams to improve service quality and user satisfaction.
Requirements
- Hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in software engineering, computer engineering, or a related field; applicants without a university degree or with a PhD are not eligible.
- Have no more than two years of professional experience since graduation and have never held a CERN fellow or graduate contract.
- Be a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
- Have experience with full-stack software development, version control systems, and CI/CD workflows.
- Have programming skills in Python, JavaScript, and React.
- Know web protocols and technologies, including certificates, as well as Git, test automation, and deployment automation.
- Have knowledge of Linux and Bash scripting.
- Have strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, collaboration, and user-focused service skills.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenShift/OKD container technology, and web content management systems such as Drupal or WordPress is advantageous.
- Have spoken and written English and a commitment to learn French.
Benefits
- 24-month contract with possible extension up to 36 months.
- Hybrid work arrangement and a 40-hour work week.
- 30 days of paid leave per year plus two weeks of annual closure.
- Comprehensive health insurance for the employee, spouse, and children, plus membership in the CERN Pension Fund.
- Family, child, and infant monthly allowances depending on individual circumstances.
- Relocation support including an installation grant and travel expenses, depending on individual circumstances.
- On-the-job and formal training, including language classes.
- Target start date of 1 June 2026.
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About CERN
CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, an intergovernmental, nonprofit laboratory headquartered in Meyrin, Switzerland (founded 1954). It designs, builds, and operates particle accelerators and detectors—most notably the Large Hadron Collider—and provides large-scale computing and data services for a worldwide physics community. Funded by its European Member States, CERN hosts thousands of visiting researchers and engineers and develops technologies ranging from control systems to identity and access management used across its experiments.