IT Systems Engineer (m/f/d)

The Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences (ISAS) e.V. develops analytical methods for health research. Through its innovations, it helps improve the prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of conditions such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer. The institute's goal is to advance personalized therapy. To this end, ISAS combines expertise from biology, chemistry, computer science, medicine, pharmacology, and physics. ISAS is a member of the Leibniz Association and receives public funding from the Federal Republic of Germany and its states.

At our institute, we are seeking candidates for the IT Services team:

IT Systems Engineer (m/f/d) Your responsibilities:

• Installation, administration, and further development of a workload manager for a GPU-based AI environment
• Provision of open LLMs via API interfaces and preparation of usage data for billing purposes
• Administration, maintenance, and further development of operating systems, directory services, and backup systems
• Collaboration in the planning of deployed applications and operating systems
• First- and second-level support for the software in use
• Creation and continuous updating of operational and user documentation

Your Profile:

• A completed degree (university of applied sciences/bachelor's/master's) in computer science or systems engineering, or comparable knowledge
• Several years of experience in IT infrastructure, networking, or system administration
• Excellent knowledge of Linux operating systems, container virtualization (e.g., Docker), and shell scripting
• Good knowledge of workload management (e.g., Slurm)
• Very strong expertise in IT security regulations and data protection
• Knowledge of ISO 27001 and/or BSI Basic Protection
• German at the C1 level and very good written and spoken English

We offer:

• A wide range of company-sponsored and individual professional development opportunities
• Flexible work hours, remote work options, and attractive benefits
• Family-friendly infrastructure and support from a family services department

This full-time position is available immediately and is generally suitable for part-time work. The position is initially limited to two years and is compensated in accordance with TV-L pay grade 11.

Women will be given preferential consideration if they have the same qualifications, skills, and professional performance, provided that women are underrepresented in the respective organizational unit and there are no overriding reasons related to a specific candidate.

Applications from individuals with severe disabilities or those deemed equivalent who are qualified for the position are expressly encouraged.

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The application deadline is October 23, 2026. Please apply via our application portal. If you have any questions (Ref. No. 420_2026), please contact the Human Resources team (). For more information about the institute, please visit:

Contact Location

Dortmund

Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISAS - e.V.
Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Str. 11
D-44139 Dortmund