Head of IT Infrastructure & Scientific Computing (m/f/d)

Head of IT Infrastructure & Scientific Computing (m/f/d)

Fulltime, 40 hours per week, Vienna

CeMM is seeking a dedicated Head of IT Infrastructure & Scientific Computing to drive technological evolution in a complex scientific environment. The role combines secure enterprise infrastructure with high-performance research computing, HPC clusters, virtualization, containerization platforms and high security standards.

Your role

• Provide technical and disciplinary leadership to the IT Services and Scientific Computing teams.
• Design secure, scalable end-to-end architectures for business and research requirements.
• Plan, manage and execute complex IT, infrastructure and security projects in a hybrid cloud environment.
• Design, operate and scale HPC clusters and GPU resources for computational biology, genomics and machine learning workloads.
• Manage virtualization and containerization platforms including VMware, KVM, Docker and Apptainer/Singularity.
• Develop and maintain scheduling, resource allocation and job management systems such as SLURM.
• Ensure stable, secure and performant operations across IT and scientific computing systems, including ISO 27001 standards.
• Manage data protection compliance under DSGVO/GDPR and Austrian DSG.
• Collaborate with research groups and external partners on scientific computing infrastructure and ML/AI tooling.

Your profile

• Completed higher education in Computer Science, IT Security, Engineering, Computational Biology, Business Management or equivalent experience.
• Several years of experience in IT infrastructure, system engineering or IT operations, preferably in research environments.
• Hands-on experience with Windows/Linux, Active Directory, virtualization and Microsoft Azure cloud ecosystems.
• Expertise with Linux-based HPC environments, job schedulers such as SLURM and parallel computing.
• Experience with containerization and virtualization technologies for scientific workloads.
• Familiarity with machine learning frameworks and GPU computing infrastructure.
• Understanding of IT security principles including ISO 27001 and NIS2, and data protection laws including DSGVO and DSG.
• Scripting and automation skills with Python, Bash, Ansible or similar tools.
• Fluent English communication skills.

We offer

• Work in an experienced, interdisciplinary and international team at a leading research institute.
• Opportunities to contribute to biomedical research and precision medicine.
• Social, cultural and sports activities organized by the institute.
• Benefits including insurance coverage, healthcare services and subsidized company cafeteria.
• Minimum gross monthly salary of EUR 6000-7500 paid 14 times a year.
• One home office day per calendar week may be used.
• The role is based in Vienna, Austria, with relocation allowance if required.

Application details

Please apply online via Apply now. Applications include CV, cover letter and contact details of 2 referees. Application deadline: August 15th 2026.