Scientific Computing Engineer, ATLAS

Located in Lyon (France), IN2P3/CNRS is looking for a scientific computing engineer for the ATLAS experiment.

Its CC-IN2P3 Computing Center is one of the first level components (Tier 1) of the computing infrastructure deployed in the framework of LCG (LHC Computing Project) to provide data storage and processing facilities for the entire high-energy physics community working on the LHC.

CC-IN2P3 is looking for an applicant expected to:
• provide technical support to the computing activities of the ATLAS collaboration at CC-IN2P3,
• act as an interface between the ATLAS experiment and the expert teams at CC-IN2P3,
• monitor on a day-by-day basis data transfers, data distribution, and production jobs; efficiently react to problems as they occur,
• participate in the development of software and applications in collaboration with the central operation teams of ATLAS at CERN.
The position requires frequent trips to CERN.
We are seeking a candidate with strong scientific and computing background. High interest and aptitude in user support is essential. Prior experience in high-energy physics distributed computing and work in large international collaborations is an asset.

Qualification Requirements:

Education
PhD in Physics
Knowledge
The ideal candidate will be proficient in some of or all the following areas:
• experience in management and treatment of large volumes of data,
• knowledge of the architectures of distributed systems and experience with grid computing tools,
• good knowledge of, software packages used by high energy physics experiments,
• experience in programming and scripting languages, Python, shell, C++,
• experience in UNIX operating system, especially Linux.

The candidate is expected to have  good speaking/writing skills in French and English, as a working language; good communications skills; ability to be organized and able to work in a team within a service-oriented facility.

The contract will be of 31 months starting February 1st, 2011. Salary is in keeping with experience and qualification.

Applicants are invited to submit their CV resume along with a cover letter and reference letters.
The candidates selected will be called for a personal on-site interview in January. The interview will be held in French and English.