# Information Security Engineer - two positions

The Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) develops and operates the compute and data infrastructure behind much of Switzerland's computational science, from climate and weather to materials and large-scale AI. We are now extending the flagship Alps to compute on sensitive data, including medical data and other regulated datasets, through a Secure Computing Environment built for partners whose data must stay inside a tightly controlled perimeter. For that work, trust is what we deliver. Project background We are building an ISO/IEC 27001-certified information security management system, first for the Secure Computing Environment and then across the whole centre. Our Management Board and Director have approved a lasting expansion of CSCS's security capability, and we are growing the team that runs it, starting with two Information Security Engineers to strengthen our security operations. We have two positions to fill, both initially offered on a two-year contract. The preferred work location is Lugano, although Zürich may also be considered. These positions are funded through ETH Zurich's strategic HPCN-28 initiative, which supports the continued development of key instituti

- **Id**: 3926361
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/eth-zurich-information-security-engineer-two-positions-3>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Lugano, Switzerland
- **Countries**: CH
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-07T16:02:02Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T16:02:02Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7333
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- **Benefits**: Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Travel Agencies, Travel Technology, Explainable AI (XAI)

## Company

- **Id**: 15140
- **Name**: ETH Zurich
- **Domain**: ethz.ch
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/center-for-security-studies>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **MITRE ATT&CK** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SIEM** — Optional: no
- **Wazuh** — Optional: no
- **HPC** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-07T19:36:30Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 25
- **Reasons**: seen:3, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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