LNDS - 102 Systems Engineer II - Luxembourg AI Factory (fixed term 24 months)

Who we are

Luxembourg National Data Service (LNDS) is a brand of PNED G.I.E. an organisation created by the Luxembourg Government, to implement Luxembourg’s strategies in research, innovation, and digitalisation. LNDS enables value creation from secondary use of data, for public and private partners and supports the sharing and re-use of public sector data, in a trustable manner. The LNDS service portfolio includes know-how, capabilities, tools, infrastructure, and data services. Through efficient & responsible use of data and improving the secondary use of data, LNDS will support the acceleration of economic, ecological, and societal transitions. www.lnds.lu  |  LNDS on LinkedIn

Purpose of the job / project

The Luxembourg AI Factory (L-AIF) is part of a European wide initiative (EuroHPC consortium) to
enhance the use of high-performance computing (HPCs) in Europe and facilitate the adoption of AI.
By magnifying the potential of AI, L-AIF's objective is to support businesses in adopting and
implementing AI Solutions tailored to their maturity and needs. This includes access to the
Luxembourg HPC – MeluXina-AI – to tailor AI models to small and medium enterprises (SMEs);
discovery, access, and brokerage of data for AI model training; as well as compliance checks via its AI and regulatory Sandboxes. In short, L-AIF accompanies SMEs along their journey towards AI
innovation.
As a Consortium partner, LNDS is participating in this project through its expertise in data management and technical deployment of business solutions. We are therefore looking for a Systems Engineer II to help us make the L-AIF the one-stop-shop for AI adoption in Luxembourg and promote the country as a trustworthy AI hub in Europe.
https://www.aifactory.lu/

As a Systems Engineer II, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining secure and scalable infrastructure underpinning the Luxembourg AI Factory platform. You will collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners to build, deploy and maintain Secure Processing
Environments (SPE) on a HPC AI cluster. You will be part of the Technology and Infrastructure team and contribute to high-impact European initiatives in AI, data governance, and digital public infrastructure.

What you will do

• Contribute to the deployment, configuration, and ongoing support of SPE on the upcoming MeluXina-AI HPC in close collaboration with LuxProvide.
• Participate in the design, implementation, and maintenance of unified and automated processes to accelerate and streamline deployment of LNDS activities across the infrastructure.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes clusters, including deployment, and management of containerized secure workloads.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and security using privacy- and security-by-design principles.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve infrastructure and service-related issues.
• Contribute to the documentation of architecture, configuration, and deployment procedures.
• Support coordination with stakeholders and help provide technical assistance across the project.
• Participate in European collaborations and travel occasionally for joint activities

Who you are

• MSc in computer science, IT, engineering, or related fields.
• 2 to 5 years of relevant experience.
• Awareness of cybersecurity practices and privacy-by-design principles.
• Expertise in Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu) system administration.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Proficiency in shell scripting (Bash) and programming (e.g. Python or R).
• Familiarity with Git, GitHub/GitLab platforms.
• Familiarity with HPC job schedulers (e.g., SLURM, PBS) is a plus.
• Knowledge of remote-access tools like VNC or RDP.
• Fluent in English.
• Working knowledge of one of Luxembourg’s official languages (French, German or Luxembourgish) is a plus
• Analytical thinker, adaptive, and comfortable in interdisciplinary teams.
• Culturally aware, solution-oriented, autonomous and quality-driven.