Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed-term position as a Software Performance Engineer with the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) at the University of Galway, Ireland. The position is available immediately to contract end date 31-Dec-2027, with flexibility to work from our Dublin or Galway offices. Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) ICHEC is Ireland's national centre for High-Performance Computing (HPC) providing digital infrastructure capabilities and expertise through R&D engagements and skills development programmes to academia, industry and public sector organisations. With a highly ambitious leading-edge Strategy for Advanced Computing (HPC, Data, AI, Quantum) in Ireland and Europe, ICHEC provides infrastructure services and expertise in HPC and data platforms to for computational sciences, AI, high performance data analytics, Earth Observation, quantum computing and cybersecurity across several sectors including environmental informatics, life sciences, deeptech/material sciences, urban sciences, and other disciplines. ICHEC works in close partnership with national and international researchers, enterprises and public authorities for joint R&D, skills development, and provisioning HPC and data services to accelerate their digital transformation and green transition. Salary: Research Associate / Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €46,305 - €59,063 per annum, (subject to the project's funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts. The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project's funding limitations), where evidence of prior years' equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale. Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on January 5, It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date. Interviews are planned to be held during the w/c January 19, 2025. *Please review full job description for further details and essential requirement Job description The Software Platform Engineer will play a central role in developing, maintaining and supporting AI-related software infrastructure of AI Factory Antenna in Ireland (AIF IRL-Antenna). This will enable AI development on sovereign and federated infrastructure. The engineer will ensure robust, user-friendly, and reproducible environments for AI users from startup/SME to enterprise, public sector research communities. The position requires strong software, and infrastructure skills, combined with an understanding of AI workflows and CI/CD automation. Duties Design and deploy software platforms and pipelines to enable users to harness the power of Ireland's and Europe's most powerful AI infrastructure. AIF IRL-Antenna: Develop, deploy, and maintain AI development platforms and environments on the AI Factory IRL-Antenna sovereign infrastructure, Linked EuroHPC AI Factory infrastructures in France and Luxembourg, and EU-based commercial cloud resources. Implement resource management, workflow orchestration, and automation pipelines (Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, MLOps). Build and maintain reusable software infrastructure for AI-type resource management, workflows, and MLOps, ensuring reproducibility and performance optimisation. Integrate and maintain performance monitoring, logging, and system reliability tooling. Support software reusability, version control, and automation through containerisation and DevOps best practices. Work closely with Customer Success Managers (CSMs) and technical teams to onboard, guide, and troubleshoot customer projects. Prepare user-facing documentation, platform usage guides, and operational FAQs. This position is for a highly motivated problem-solver, with a creative and analytical mind, who is excited to build new solutions that will have a global impact. Eligibility requirements A Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field with at least 4 years of experience (or Ph.D.) in software development, software platform or infrastructure engineering, DevOps. Proficiency in many of the following:
Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Working in cloud and/or hybrid computing environments. MLOps and workflow tools (GitLab CI, MLflow, Airflow, etc.). Monitoring, observability, and configuration management. Knowledge of AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch). Programming proficiency in Python, Bash scripting. Working knowledge of Identity & Access Management (e.g., LDAP, SSO, OAuth2). Linux systems administration and automation (Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform, etc.). Experience using distributed computing products and platforms such as Airflow, Spark, Kafka etc. Experience with, Databricks, VertexAI or other MLOps frameworks and platforms. Familiarity with GDPR-compliant data environments and data governance principles an advantage. Continuing professional development Continuing Professional Development/Training: Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia. Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment. #J-18808-Ljbffr