**Contract type:** Apprenticeship contract **Required educational level:** Bachelor's degree + 3 years or equivalent **Position:** Support functions apprentice **Desired experience level:** Recent graduate **About the center or functional department** ------------------------------------------------------- The Information Systems Directorate (DSI) coordinates the implementation of Inria's IT policy. It is part of the Institute's headquarters and operates across all Inria sites nationwide. It comprises eight services: * two design services: + Applications Service (DSI\-SA); + Infrastructure Design Service (DSI\-SCI). * Services Center (DSI\-CDS); * Equipment and Budget Service (DSI\-SEIB); * Security Operations Center (DSI\-SOC); * Production Service (DSI\-SP); * IT Liaison Officers Service (DSI\-SRSI); * Architecture and Project Support Service (DSI\-SUAP). It is responsible for designing and developing the Information System, delivering the full portfolio of digital services, and implementing IT security; administering and maintaining operational readiness of Inria’s shared digital services; maintaining the catalog of digital services; purchasing and maintaining IT equipment, software, and services for the entire Institute. **Job context and advantages** ------------------------------- Within Inria’s Information Systems Directorate, the Production Service handles engineering tasks related to integration and deployment of IS components and their operation, including computing resources. It installs, configures, and updates solutions defined by the Design Service or Applications Service, and writes documentation and/or procedures required to administer a digital service. It manages production rollouts. Responsible for user and rights management within applications, it also oversees hosting of IT resources in local and national data centers. Abaca is the national computing infrastructure operated by Inria, pooling technical and human resources across its eight distributed sites. Abaca enables researchers to conduct work across numerous domains, such as High Performance Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Systems and Networks, and processing of sensitive data, … It is operated by a technical team composed of approximately fifteen engineers, within which the apprenticeship will take place. **Assigned mission** ------------------- Within the Abaca team, your mission is to contribute to Abaca’s security accreditation project: analysis, definition, implementation, and verification. Security aspects to be addressed: * Risk and attack scenario analysis * GDPR compliance + Personal data management * Network security + Network traffic management + ACL management + etc. * Log management * Password and secret management * Processing of sensitive/confidential data * Access/authorization management and control * Monitoring and analysis tools This work will be conducted in coordination with Inria’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and the DSI Security Operations Center (DSI\-SOC). **Skills** --------------- Expected profile: * Enrolled in Master 1 in Computer Security / Cybersecurity Technical skills: * Solid knowledge of system architectures (especially Unix/Linux), storage architectures (DAS, NAS, distributed), and virtualization and containerization solutions (VMware, Xen, Proxmox, OpenStack, Kubernetes…) * Solid understanding of computer security principles and attack scenarios * General knowledge of networks (routing, communication, …) and cluster-specific networks (Infiniband) * Experience in large-scale administration (deployment and configuration) using DevOps pipelines, Puppet, Ansible, etc. * Ability to understand contexts and requirements and translate them into technological implementations * Ability to write and present in both French and English Interpersonal skills: * Reactivity, rigor, strong organizational sense * Active listening, communication, pedagogical, and interpersonal skills * Team-oriented mindset and ability to collaborate remotely **Benefits** ------------- * Subsidized meals * Partial reimbursement of public transport costs * Leave: 7 weeks of annual leave \+ 10 RTT days (full-time basis) * Remote work possibility (after 6 months of seniority) and flexible working hours * Professional equipment available (videoconferencing, loan of IT equipment, etc.) * Social, cultural, and sports benefits (Inria Social Works Management Association) * Access to professional training **Remuneration** ---------------- In accordance with current regulations governing apprentice remuneration. Apprenticeship contract only. **General information** -------------------------- * **City:** To be determined based on hosting availability * **Inria center:** Headquarters * **Desired start date:** 2026\-09\-01 * **Contract duration:** 2 years * **Application deadline:** 2026\-07\-31 **Attention**: Applications must be submitted online via the Inria website. Applications sent through other channels are not guaranteed to be processed. **Application instructions** --------------------------- **Defense security:** This position may be assigned to a Restricted Zone (ZRR), as defined in Decree No. 2011\-1425 concerning protection of the nation’s scientific and technical potential (PPST). Authorization to access such a zone is granted by the establishment head after favorable ministerial review, as stipulated in the Order of 3 July 2012 on PPST. An unfavorable ministerial review for a position located in a ZRR would result in cancellation of the recruitment. **Recruitment policy:** As part of its diversity policy, all Inria positions are open to persons with disabilities. **Contacts** ------------ * **Inria team:** DSI\-SP (DSI) * **Recruiter:** Janati Ilham / ilham.janati@inria.fr **About Inria** -------------------- Inria is the French national research institute dedicated to digital science and technology. It employs 2,600 people. Its 215 agile project teams—typically jointly run with academic partners—involve more than 3,900 scientists tackling digital challenges, often at the interface of other disciplines. The Institute recruits talent across more than forty different professions. Nine hundred support staff for research and innovation help scientific or entrepreneurial projects emerge and grow, thereby impacting the world. Inria collaborates with numerous companies and has supported the creation of over 200 startups. Thus, the Institute strives to address the challenges posed by the digital transformation of science, society, and the economy.
David Muñoz
Indeed · HR
David Muñoz
Indeed · HR
