Technical Operations Director For NAISS

Technical Operations Director for NAISS

We are looking for a Technical Director for the National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputing in Sweden.

NAISS is Sweden's national infrastructure for high-performance computing, AI and data that provides state-of-the-art services to more than 7,000 researchers as well as other collaborators. We operate the Arrhenius mid-range EuroHPC system, the Swedish AI factory Mimer, and several dedicated resources for external partners including e.g. other infrastructures, dedicated AI systems funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation, national storage and weather forecasting. The infrastructure also organises national user support and training and participates in several international collaboration programmes around the development of infrastructure and trusted execution environments. More information is available at naiss.se.

The Position

As technical operations director you will be part of (the central) NAISS management team and responsible for the planning, management and follow-up of all work related to operations of resources. You will work closely with the director and deputy director to develop strategic plans for the services and hardware that NAISS should offer (based on user input) and assume responsibility for managing the staff in the NAISS Technical Operations division.

You will have a central role in deciding what software solutions NAISS should rely on, as well as the organisation of projects related to operations, and help ensure that we as a team deliver outstanding solutions.

You will also be a head of unit with formal staff management responsibility for 20 systems experts and financial follow-up, such as following up capital and operational expenses for the computing resources and developing offers for external parties together with the director/deputy director.

The Person We Need

Requirements for the position are:

• Extensive experience of operating HPC resources
• Experience of leadership and independently managing tasks
• Experience in personnel management, including responsibility for staff development, workplace environment matters, and recruitment.
• Experience in handling financial matters related to financial monitoring, budgeting, and investments.
• Solid knowledge of legal requirements related to public procurements (Swedish Public Procurement Act, LOU).
• A solid knowledge of modern HPC/AI technologies for compute, storage and networking
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to successfully lead negotiations.
• Good awareness of the sensitivities that may arise when operating in between different organisations and disciplines.

Of merit for the position are:

• Ability to carefully document and plan tasks and work against deadlines to meet timetables.
• Ability to build and maintain consensus and to work with others to make difficult decisions and achieve robust and sustainable outcomes.
• A deep understanding of information security and requirements of sensitive data (special category personal data).
• Experience of the delivery of large and complex projects.
• Ability to build communities and engender a common sense of purpose within them.
• Ability to set out long-term visions and the means to achieve them.

In this recruitment process, we place great emphasis on your personal qualities. You should be clear, empathetic, and communicative, with strong collaborative skills. Furthermore, you must be able to endorse LiU's core values, such as credibility, security, and trust.

The Workplace

You will work in Linkoping at the National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputing in Sweden that is hosted by Linköping University. We are a growing organisation changing rapidly, which means excellent opportunities for professional development and new responsibilities. The centre includes a broad range of staff, from system administrators to user support, training, and administrative roles. Read more at naiss.se.

The Employment

Permanent position, full-time, 100%. Starting date as soon as possible or by agreement.

This position may come to be a security classified position. If so, security screening including a records check will be carried out before any decision on employment is made.

Salary and Employment Benefits

Linköping University is a Swedish public employer and offers individual salary setting, as well as opportunities to combine parenthood and an active lifestyle with employment.

NAISS offers a possibility of remote work up to 40% of the working time.

More information about employee benefits is available here.

Union Representatives

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants.

Application Procedure

Apply for the position by clicking the "Apply" button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than 2026-01-26.

Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.

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