Platform Engineer (Ref. LAB/26/10) at IRB Barcelona

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Updated 2026-11-05, from our data and official sources.

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, operate, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure for the MD4SB project.
- Act as a bridge between IT Services and the Molecular Modelling & Bioinformatics group to support platform needs.
- Build and operate distributed database services and platform components with a focus on reliability and observability.
- Automate repetitive operations, document procedures, and contribute to architecture and operational standards.
- Implement security-by-design practices: system hardening, access control, patching, logging, backups, and recovery validation.

Requirements:
- Strong Linux systems administration experience (installation, configuration, troubleshooting, patching, service management).
- Solid understanding of infrastructure and networking fundamentals: DNS, TLS, firewalls, load balancing, routing, VPNs, and storage.
- Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Proxmox, OpenStack, Hyper-V, or similar).
- Familiarity with security best practices including privilege management, logging, backup validation, and secure configuration.
- Nice-to-have: MongoDB production administration, infrastructure-as-code, container technologies, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis, MinIO/S3, RabbitMQ/Kafka, and monitoring/observability tools.

Responsibilities

The Platform Engineer will design, deploy, and maintain secure and scalable infrastructure to support the MD4SB project. They will act as a bridge between IT services and the bioinformatics group, ensuring reliability and performance of distributed data services.

Requirements

Candidates must have strong experience in Linux systems administration and a solid understanding of infrastructure, networking, and security best practices. Experience with virtualization platforms and a background in scientific or data-intensive environments is highly valued.

Key skills

• Linux systems administration — in 4 other listings on The Stack
• Infrastructure architecture — in 3 other listings on The Stack
• Networking — in 102 other listings on The Stack
• DNS — in 5 other listings on The Stack
• TLS certificates — not in any other listing on The Stack
• Firewalls — in 7 other listings on The Stack
• Load balancing — in 11 other listings on The Stack
• Virtualization — in 7 other listings on The Stack
• Security hardening
• Access control
• MongoDB
• Infrastructure-as-code
• Container technologies
• Kubernetes
• Monitoring
• Observability

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• This is IRB Barcelona's only listing on The Stack.
• 76 visa-sponsored jobs in Spain on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 56 visa-sponsored platform engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about IRB Barcelona

Is this Platform Engineer (Ref. LAB/26/10) role still open?

It was posted on 2026-08-03. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check IRB Barcelona's site before applying.

Does IRB Barcelona offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on IRB Barcelona's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as Spain. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Linux systems administration, Infrastructure architecture, Networking, DNS, TLS certificates, Firewalls, Load balancing, Virtualization, Security hardening, Access control, MongoDB, Infrastructure-as-code, Container technologies, Kubernetes, Monitoring, Observability.