IT System Administrator

Reference no.: HI 2025/6

Achieving climate-neutrality within the next 20 years necessitates an innovation boost for the development of highly efficient, scalable, low-cost, and sustainably produced energy technologies. Energy storage and conversion materials, particularly sustainable batteries, play a central role in this context.

We are looking for a 
IT System Administrator (m/f/d) for Scientific Computing
 in the department of Prof. Dr. D. Mollenhauer at our location in Jena
.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute your ideas and expertise to our young institute right from the start. You will work closely with researchers from around the world to help shape a climate-friendly future.

For more information on our thematic focus, please visit Homepage - HIPOLE Jena.

Your Tasks

• Support, maintenance, and administration of HIPOLE Jena's IT infrastructure, in particular high-performance computers (HPC systems), servers, and workstations
• Installation, maintenance, and updates of scientific software packages
• Supporting scientists in the use of HPC resources
• Ensuring data security, developing and implementing backup strategies, and managing large amounts of data
• Providing technical support for problems with software, hardware, and network infrastructure
• Documentation of system configurations, software installations, and usage guidelines
• Contribution to the further development of the IT infrastructure, e.g., by integrating new technologies
• Organizing and conducting training courses on IT and HPC topics
• Contact person to central IT and HPC services

Your Profile

• Completed academic degree in computer science (or a related field); alternatively, completed training as an IT specialist or equivalent skills and knowledge, e.g., vocational training with several years of professional experience in the IT field; ideally with experience in a scientific environment
• Very good knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems, ideally in the context of scientific computing
• Experience in working with HPC systems, including cluster management and batch systems
• Knowledge of installing and configuring scientific software, ideally in the field of theoretical chemistry/material modeling
• Basic knowledge of programming languages or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, or similar)
• Strong team spirit, initiative, and willingness to engage in continuous professional development
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills

You demonstrate a high level of commitment, initiative, problem-solving skills, and a willingness to familiarize yourself with a wide range of tasks. You are characterized by your teamwork skills, reliability, independence, and communication abilities.

You enjoy working in an interdisciplinary, international team within a diverse and dynamic work environment.

Your Benefits at HZB

• International/diversity-sensitive working environment at a Helmholtz Institute in the science city of Jena
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of novel materials and technological solutions for a climate-neutral future together with top international researchers
• Career-enhancing networking opportunities and individual support and assistance programmes
• Good work-life balance through counselling services on family and career and flexible working time models: flextime, part-time, hybrid working
• 30 days paid leave
• Health management, company pension scheme (VBL), subsidy for the Deutschlandticket/Jobticket
• Long-term prospects, opportunities for further development/training programmes
• Payment in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund)

Fixed term contract for 24 months. The position is a part-time position with hours a week. The salary is based on the Collective Agreement for the German Public Service (TVöD-Bund).

We look forward to receiving your application via our application management system by For reasons of data protection regulations, we are unfortunately unable to consider applications that reach us by other means (such as email or mail) in the application process.

We very much want our workplace to be diverse, and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds. It is our mission to promote equal opportunities and to improve women's representation in the workforce. We are therefore very interested in receiving applications from women. Where the qualifications are met, we will give preference to people with disabilities.