Designing change: This is our drive at the Forschungszentrum Jülich. As a member of the Helmholtz Association, we explore interdisciplinary the digitized society, a climate-friendly energy system and sustainable economy with just under 7600 employees. We focus natural, life and technology research on information, energy and bioeconomy. We combine these with expertise in high performance and artificial intelligence using unique scientific infrastructures. As project promoter, we are a strong partner of science, business and politics. We use funding efficiently and purposefully so that innovative ideas can grow. Together with our contractors in Bund, Länder and the European Commission, we set new standards for social progress. Our section “Information and Communication Technology” (SPF 4), including the “IT Infrastructure” (SPF 41), supports the business units around IT, information security and data protection issues. Strengthen this range at the next time as Software Developer:in / Programmer:in (w/m/d) Place of service: Jülich Reference number: 2026-079

You work in a team consisting of 20 employees. The design, programming and support of specific database applications and IT systems (incl. further development/optimization) falls within your area of responsibility. You create request analyses as well as performance catalogs and develop basic solutions, implement them and implement them. Their tasks also include the co-design and further development of the IT strategy and IT architecture of the promoter Jülich. You carry out the technical evaluation of the framework conditions, applicable IT security policies and local IT environments, take over the conception of project strategies and advice and cooperation with IT projects. The software development (with higher programming languages) of individual modules, complex software components, interfaces and individual programming for system integration and ensuring stability, security and performance, as well as for the operation of the ministerial requirements in relation to reporting, also falls within your field of activity. You support users:in dealing with the various software products, including the creation of corresponding documentation.

You have a completed academic degree programme (Master/Dipl. Univ.) preferred in the field of (economic)informatics, mathematics, physics or a comparable field of expertise.

In-depth knowledge in at least one higher programming language, ideally in Java/Java EE, bring you along.

You have sound knowledge of SQL and are familiar with the Spring or Angular Frameworks.

First knowledge and experience in project management as well as in scientific and technical application programming are desirable.

You bring the ability to quickly remember new processes.

Embossed technical and functional understanding as well as analytical thinking skills are a feature.

You are highly consulting, communicating fluently in German (C2-Level) and safely in English.

The work in interdisciplinary teams, including interdisciplinary teams, prepares you for pleasure and convince you with a reliable and careful working.

WORK-LIFE-BALANCE: The reconciliation of work and family has a high priority for us. We offer you the greatest possible flexibility in a sliding time without a core working time. Various full-time/part-time and home office models are possible with us. We also offer 30 days of holiday as well as free bridge days and free of charge between Christmas and New Year.

SINNSTITUTIONS: With us you work on future-oriented, exciting tasks: We help to grow innovative ideas by using funding efficiently and purposefully.

FAIRE REACH: Depending on your existing qualifications and depending on the task transfer, a grouping takes place in the area of the pay group 13 TVöD-Bund. In addition to the basic salary, there is an annual special payment, an occupational pension scheme with an employer grant, as well as an asset-effective service and access to corporate benefits.

COMMUNITY LEVEL: Our corporate culture is characterised by a shared mutual and mutual respect. Staff work with us:inside with diverse backgrounds. We understand diversity as strength, because in its diversity lies the basis of our success.

SICHERE PERSPECTIVE: After a two-year period, our goal is to win you for us in the long term. Let us use this time together to find out how good we fit each other. Look forward to a crisis-proof workplace.

WISSEN & TRAINING: We promote the further development of your personal strengths. You will be looking forward to a comprehensive integration and our wide range of training.

We are pleased to receive applications from people with diverse backgrounds, such as age, gender, disability, sexual orientation/identity, social, ethnic and religious origin. A competitive, diverse and inclusive working environment in which all their potentials can be realized is important to us.

Further information on diversity and opportunities: https://go.fzj.de/diversitaet