Data transfer specialist (f/m/d)
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) – The University in the Helmholtz Association
In close partnership with society, KIT develops solutions for urgent challenges – from climate change, energy transition and sustainable use of natural resources to artificial intelligence, sovereignty and an aging population. As The University in the Helmholtz Association, KIT unites scientific excellence from insight to application-driven research under one roof – and is thus in a unique position to drive this transformation. As a University of Excellence, KIT offers its more than 10,000 employees and 22,800 students outstanding opportunities to shape a sustainable and resilient future.
KIT – Science for Impact.
We are looking for Scientific Computing Center (SCC) as soon as possible, limited up to 2,5 years, for a
Data transfer specialist (f/m/d)
Research Associate (f/m/d)
Job description
The Scientific Computing Center is the Information Technology Center of KIT.
The Scientific Data Management department at SCC is seeking additional staff to support the development of user-friendly file transfer tools between suitable endpoints such as the LSDF (Large Scale Data Facility) and the bwDataArchiv in a scientific environment.
Your Responsibilities:
- Operation, maintenance, and further development of existing WebDAV, FTS, and LSDF web portal services
- Extension of the WebDAV protocol to support third-party transfers using FTS and OIDC-based authentication. The extension will be provided as an Apache module for deployment within the LSDF
- Further development of the LSDF checksumming service as well as the web portal
- Integration of the services into the AAI infrastructures of KIT and the NFDI
Job requirements:
- Completed university degree (Master’s level), preferably in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics
- Knowledge of the programming languages C and Python
- Experience in the operation of IT services
- Knowledge of configuration management systems such as Ansible and Puppet
- Experience in the administration of Linux server systems
- Solid, broad-based IT knowledge
- Knowledge of English - fluent in spoken and written
Curious about an exciting and versatile role in an agile team? Discover more about SCC as your professional place to be: https://www.scc.kit.edu/en/aboutus/working-at-scc.php
Become a member of staff of the only German University of Excellence that conducts large-scale research on the national level. Work under excellent working conditions in an interna-tional environment and be active in research and academic education for our future. Benefit from specific training when starting your job and from a wide range of further qualification offers. Use our flexible working time models (flexitime, work from home), our sports and leisure offers, as well as our child and holiday care services. We also pay a share of EUR 25/month in the Job Ticket Baden-Württemberg. Enjoy a large variety of dishes, snacks, and beverages at our canteens.
Salary category 13 TV-L, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements.
We prefer to balance the number of employees (f/m/d). Therefore we kindly ask female applicants to apply for this job. Recognized severely disabled persons will be preferred if they are equally qualified.
Please apply online until February 9, 2026 using the vacancy number 11/2025 to Mr Meschar, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Human Resources, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany. For further information, please contact Ms. Dr. Doris Ressmann, E-Mail: doris.ressmann@kit.edu.
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doris.ressmann@kit.edu
Reference number
11/2025
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