The Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) develops and operates a high-performance computing and data research infrastructure that supports world-class science in Switzerland. Its user laboratory is available to domestic and international researchers in academia, industry, and the business sector. The centre is operated by ETH Zurich and has offices at its data centre in Lugano and in Zurich.
Project Overview:
OpenCHAMI stands for Open Composable Heterogeneous Adaptable Management Infrastructure. It is an open source project that provides modern system management and provisioning tools for High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters and supercomputers. The project with limited project financing and therefore limited contract duration aims to bring cloud-like deployment, automation, and security capabilities to HPC environments.
This project with work location either Lugano or Zürich focuses on the development and advancement of OpenCHAMI for CSCS’s next-generation supercomputing infrastructure. The work will contribute to building an open, scalable, and modern approach to cluster management for large-scale High Performance Computing (HPC) systems.
The main objective is to design, develop, integrate, and deploy OpenCHAMI capabilities tailored to the operational requirements of CSCS supercomputers.
The project will address the challenges of managing increasingly complex HPC and AI systems and contribute to the evolution of next-generation open-source cluster management technologies.
What We Value:
We value technical excellence, curiosity, initiative, and the ability to learn and grow over a perfect checklist of skills. Working on next-generation HPC infrastructure requires a willingness to explore new technologies, tackle complex problems, and continuously develop new expertise.
If you are motivated to make a meaningful impact in this area but do not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply.
The Opportunity:
We offer an initially two-year contract providing the opportunity to work at the forefront of HPC and AI infrastructure at CSCS, contributing directly to the development of technologies that will support future supercomputing systems.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to OpenCHAMI and related open-source initiatives, collaborating with the broader HPC community and contributing to high-impact programs at both the national and international levels, including HPSF, OpenCHAMI, and related initiatives.
This is an opportunity to help shape how future CSCS supercomputers are managed, monitored, and operated, while contributing to open-source technologies with an impact well beyond a single system or institution.
We welcome engineers with diverse backgrounds who are eager to contribute to our mission. We are primarily looking for strong technical foundations, sound engineering judgment, and the ability to bridge gaps across domains. Curiosity, adaptability, willingness to learn on the job, and potential to grow matter more to us than a perfect initial match of technical requirements.
The technologies listed below illustrate the breadth of our stack and areas of interest. They are not a checklist of requirements, and experience in only some of these areas is expected.
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Please include the following documents with your application:
We look forward to receiving your online application, including a letter of motivation, CV, diplomas, and employment certificates. Please address your application to Mrs Stephanie Frequente, CSCS Human Resources, Via Trevano 131, 6900 Lugano.
Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.
Further information about CSCS can be found on our website. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Nur Fadel, [email protected] (no applications).
For recruitment services, the GTC of ETH Zurich apply.
Please include the following documents with your application:
We look forward to receiving your online application, including a letter of motivation, CV, diplomas, and employment certificates. Please address your application to Mrs Stephanie Frequente, CSCS Human Resources, Via Trevano 131, 6900 Lugano.
Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.
Further information about CSCS can be found on our website. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Nur Fadel, [email protected] (no applications).
For recruitment services, the GTC of ETH Zurich apply.
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ETH Zurich is a public research university in the city of Zurich, Switzerland.