For our location in Hamburg we are seeking:

Scientist with experience in cloud computing and data management

Remuneration Group 13 | Limited: 30.06.2028 | Starting date: earliest possible | ID: FHMA030/2025 | Deadline: 11.11.2025 | Full-time/Part-time | Remote work possible

DESY, with more than 2900 employees at its two locations in Hamburg and Zeuthen, is one of the world's leading research centres. Its research focuses on decoding the structure and function of matter, from the smallest particles of the universe to the building blocks of life. In this way, DESY contributes to solving the major questions and urgent challenges facing science, society and industry. With its ultramodern research infrastructure, its interdisciplinary research platforms and its international networks, DESY offers a highly attractive working environment in the fields of science, technology and administration as well as for the education of highly qualified young scientists.

The DESY group "Information Technology" (IT) is participating in a variety of high profile national and European projects, evaluating new and innovative IT technologies. One of these projects is the "Horizon Europe" OSCARS project, where 15 prominent European scientific partners are collaborating to promote FAIR Data and Open Science across disciplines in Europe. The main objective is to exploit synergies on Open Science practices and tools between the most prominent scientific clusters in Europe, like Astronomy, Environment and Life science.

Another project is "EOSC Beyond" with over 30 esteemed scientific institutions in Europe, who aim to enhance the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) by offering advanced scientific services accessible to researchers across Europe. The goal is to expand the EOSC network by integrating specialized scientific software with a flexible execution framework which will enable the use of this software in a versatile and modular manner. The ideal candidate will contribute to both OSCARS and EOSC Beyond, helping to support open science in Europe through the evolving EOSC framework.

About your role:

• You will participate in elaborating an action plan for the composability of high level scientific data and computer services
• You will enhance the reuse of data in the Photon and Neutron scientific area and beyond
• You will contribute to the overall architecture and the design of thematic European Cloud Nodes
• You will participate in regular project meetings and co-organise conferences and workshops, both online and in person
• You will contribute to regular reports towards the project management and the EC

Good reasons to join:

Look forward to a unique working environment on our international research campus. Respectful cooperation and the well‑being of our DESY employees are particularly important to us. Gender equality is an important aspect for us. To support work‑life balance, we offer flexible working hours, variable part‑time, job‑sharing models and participation in mobile work (up to 50%). You will benefit from our family‑friendly and collegial atmosphere, our established health management and occupational pension provision. As a public funded employer, we offer you a secure workplace and facilitate your individual career with our comprehensive training and development opportunities. Remuneration is according to the regulations of the TV‑AVH. DESY offers its employees a financial supplement for a German job ticket (Deutschland-Ticket) at both locations.

About you:

• You have completed a master's degree in computer science, physics or a related subject, or comparable knowledge
• You have good knowledge in research data management and you are enthusiastic about Open Science
• You have good knowledge of a modern programming language, such as Python or TypeScript
• Familiarity with modern cloud and deployment technologies, such as Kubernetes and ArgoCD, is beneficial
• Previous experience in large-scale projects involving geographically dispersed teams will be an asset
• Knowledge of web technologies will be advantageous
• Previous experience with large-scale photon and neutron facilities is helpful
• You have good spoken and written command of the English language

For further information, please contact Patrick Fuhrmann at +49 40 8998‑4474 (patrick.fuhrmann@desy.de).

Please submit your complete application documents (letter of motivation, CV and relevant certificates).

We look forward to receiving your application via our application portal:

Apply now!

DESY promotes equal opportunities and diversity. The professional development of women is very important to us and therefore we strongly encourage women to apply for the vacant position.
Applications from severely disabled persons will be given preference if they are equally qualified (sbv.desy.de).

You can find further information here:
https://www.desy.de/career

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Human Resources Department | Notkestraße 85 | 22607 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 8998-3392