Within the Beams department, Controls Software and Services group, you will contribute to the evolution and consolidation of the operational tools used to control the accelerator complex. Working alongside a passionate team, you will help design and develop reliable backend solutions aligned with users' needs, supporting the operation of the world's largest particle physics laboratory.
Your responsibilities
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Contribute to the development, testing, and validation of software components of the CERN accelerator control system.
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Collaborate with stakeholders and users to understand requirements and support daily accelerator operations.
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Participate in the investigation, diagnosis, and resolution of operational problems in collaboration with physicists and accelerator operators.
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Collaborate with highly skilled software engineers both inside the BE-CSS group and across the CERN Accelerators & Technology sector.
More information here .
Your profile
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Initial experience in software development using Java/Spring.
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Experience writing clean, maintainable code and applying the related principles.
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Ability and motivation to learn and navigate large, complex codebases.
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Positive attitude and experience working in teams (academic or professional).
Skills
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Advanced knowledge of Java/Spring (Python is a plus).
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Concurrency and multithreading.
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Relational databases.
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Linux and container technology (Kubernetes is a plus).
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Testing, diagnosing and optimisation of software.
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Monitoring and troubleshooting of operational software systems.
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Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.
Eligibility criteria:
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You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State .
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By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Software Engineer (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
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You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
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Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
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Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.