In this role you will operate the CMS Global Pool of computing resources. You will learn to monitor, maintain, and evolve the submission infrastructure of the experiment.

Your responsibilities

• Monitor the HTCondor batch system used to realise the Global Pool.
• Adjust the pool paramaters to meet the experiments computing priorities/needs.
• Upgrade, configure, and troubleshoot components of the Global Pool.
• Communicate provisioning or scheduling issues and report the Global Pool status at coordination meetings.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State. Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field and your highest educational qualification is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree. You must have a university degree and can’t hold a PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.