System Architect (m/f/d) for AI, HPC, PKI, and K8S Clusters

Founded in 1991, the University of Potsdam has firmly established itself in the academic landscape and has become a major economic player and a driving force for development in the region. It attracts significant external funding, has received multiple awards for teaching excellence, boasts a service-oriented administration, and has been recognized as family-friendly. Approximately 20,000 students and 3,000 employees are based at three campuses —at the Neues Palais, Griebnitzsee, and Golm—at one of Germany’s most beautifully situated academic institutions.

The University of Potsdam is seeking to fill the following position at the Center for Information Technology and Media Management (ZIM) as soon as possible:

System Architect (f/m/d) for AI, HPC, PKI, and K8S Clusters

Ref. No. 106/2026

Permanent | Full-time (40 hours/week, 100%) | Pay Grade 13 TV-L

Your area of responsibility:
The Center for IT and Media Management (ZIM) is the central partner for information and communication technologies as well as multimedia productions at the University of Potsdam. The ZIM provides needs-based infrastructure, solutions, and consulting services to meet the requirements of teaching, student studies, research, and university administration. Our mission is to support excellent teaching and research through outstanding services. The position is assigned to the Server and Storage Infrastructure Division (ZIM-ISS).

Your responsibilities include:

• Design, implementation, operation, and iterative further development of university on-premises AI clusters with a focus on inference and AI agents using open-source technologies (e.g., CrewAI, LangChain/LangGraph, n8n)
• Design, implementation, operation, and iterative further development of virtualization and hyperconverged infrastructures based on Nutanix and Kubernetes, as well as OpenStack in the future, including the system architectures built upon them and their secure and efficient deployment
• Operation and iterative further development of the Kubernetes and Keycloak infrastructure, JupyterHubs, and the ACME and end-user certificate infrastructure

You bring the following:

• a university degree (Master’s, Diplom) in computer science, electrical engineering, or a comparable relevant field of study
• Professional experience in this field
• Very strong knowledge of operating and working with Linux operating systems
• Very strong knowledge of operating a Keycloak infrastructure
• Very good knowledge of using open-source tools for GitOps, preferably Flux, as well as Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management, ideally with Ansible
• Good knowledge of operating Kubernetes infrastructures
• Very strong programming skills in a scripting language, preferably Python or Bash
• Proficiency in German and English at least at the B2 level according to the CEFR

Your benefits at the University of Potsdam:

• Secure and fair employment: a secure job in the public sector, compensation in accordance with collective bargaining agreements, and additional benefits such as a year-end bonus and a company pension plan
• Work-life balance: 30 days of vacation, flexible working hours, remote work options, and a family-friendly environment
• Personal and professional growth: a wide range of continuing education and professional development opportunities
• Easy commuting: subsidy for a company public transit pass, good transportation connections to the university campuses
• Healthy and active: a wide range of university sports programs and workplace health management initiatives
• Working at the University of Potsdam: Be part of a diverse community, work in an inspiring environment, and have the opportunity to actively help shape the university

For more information about the University of Potsdam as an employer, visit https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/arbeiten-an-der-up/arbeitgeberin/uebersicht

Your Application:

Please submit your application, including a cover letter, a resume in table format, and relevant proof of qualifications, via the University of Potsdam’s online career portal (Ref. No. 106/2026). Please submit your application materials as a single PDF file. The application deadline is November 4, 2026.

Apply online now: spp.uni-potsdam.de/karriere

If you hold university degrees from outside the EU, please submit a German translation and an evaluation from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB). Alternatively, please send a PDF excerpt from the database for the recognition and evaluation of foreign educational credentials (ANABIN).

The University of Potsdam values the diversity of its members and is committed to equal opportunity regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion or worldview, disability, age, or sexual orientation and identity. Applications from abroad and from individuals with a migration background are expressly encouraged. The University strives for a balanced gender ratio in all employment categories; in areas where women are underrepresented, women will be given preference if equally qualified (§ 7, paragraph 4 BbgHG). Individuals with disabilities will be given preference if equally qualified. During aptitude tests and selection interviews, reasonable accommodations appropriate to the applicant’s disability will be provided. If a person with a disability wishes to take advantage of such accommodations, please indicate this in your cover letter.

For detailed information about the advertised position, please feel free to contact us via email at zim-bewerbung@uni-potsdam.de.

If you have any questions about the application process or encounter technical issues, please feel free to contact us via email at bewerbung@uni-potsdam.de.

For more information about the University of Potsdam as an employer, please visit
www.uni-potsdam.de/de/arbeiten-an-der-up/arbeitgeberin/uebersicht