Agroscope Job Offer

System Engineer – Project Manager

80%-100% / 1725 Posieux
The ‘Information Technology’ Division acquires, implements and utilises efficient, future-oriented IT solutions that meet Agroscope’s research and administrative needs. The Division provides its services to 1200 employees and maintains IT research infrastructure on 10 sites throughout the whole of Switzerland.

In this demanding and exciting role you will contribute directly to the achievement of the Information Technology Group’s objectives. As a System Engineer and Project Manager you will play an essential role in the maintainance and modernisation of Agroscope’s IT systems. You will gain insights into numerous research-related areas of activity and make use of your experience and skills. In this role, you will be responsible for the following tasks and duties.

Your tasks

  • Specifying and implementing key components of the IT infrastructure, including HPC clusters, containerisation solutions and Cloud services
  • Defining and making available application and system environments on Windows and Linux platforms, bearing in mind the specific requirements of the scientific users
  • Technical Project Manager in a complex and heterogeneous environment
  • Collaborating with research teams to resolve complex problems

Your profile

  • Higher education in the field of IT supplemented by training in project management
  • Excellent knowledge of IT infrastructure and of Linux/Windows operating systems. Familiarity with virtualisation technologies such as VMware or AHV
  • Experience with workload managers (e.g. SLURM) and high-performance computing (HPC) environments. Good programming skills (e.g. Python, Bash shell) for administration and automation tasks
  • Knowledge of version control (e.g. Git), configuration management tools and containerisation are additional assets for this role
  • Knowledge of two official Swiss languages and a very good command of written and spoken English

Agroscope’s Resources Unit provides the resources and services necessary for the smooth functioning of the organisation. The Unit consists of the Human Resources, Finances, Information Technology, Legal Service, Quality and Safety, and Infrastructure divisions.

Agroscope is the Swiss federal centre of excellence for research in the agriculture and food sector. Its researchers
work at a number of sites in Switzerland. Headquartered in Bern-Liebefeld (as of 2026: Posieux), Agroscope is attached to the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER. We offer you a varied job in an interesting work environment as well as thorough training. Flexible working hours and good employee benefits are additional perks of the job.

The Federal Administration is attentive to the different needs and backgrounds of its employees and promotes diversity. Equal treatment is a top priority. If this challenge appeals to you, we look forward to receiving your online application on www.stelle.admin.ch, ref. 11582 (English is not an official Swiss language, please choose German, French or Italian as correspondence language).

For further information please contact Ms Julia Gustavsen, Head of the Scientific IT Group, by email at julia.gustavsen@agroscope.admin.ch.

Start date: 1st Oct 2024 or to be agreed upon. This is a permanent position.