HPC & Linux Systems Administrator - ARCC

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JOB TITLE:   

HPC & Linux Systems Administrator 

JOB PURPOSE:

Under limited supervision: design, implement, support, and maintain UW's overall research-focused cyber-infrastructure, including High-Performance Compute clusters, high-performance digital storage, and networking. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in the technical design of HPC Compute clusters and supporting systems for ARCC. This includes researching available technology, working with vendors to procure hardware/software, working to understand how to implement different technologies together, and ultimately supporting as a service for campus.
• Document all systems and services for the HPC team so that all team members may address issues that crop up and generally support the system.
• Systems Administration – Act as a Systems Administrator for all ARCC systems.
• Assist other technical team members with their own design, and troubleshooting for advanced system issues.
• Ensure assigned backup personnel are adequately trained to support entire suite of HPC team’s critical systems and services.
• Assist with management of technical work assignments within HPC team.
• Professional development for continued support of new technology. Research and learn about new technologies that affect high-performance computing as they are developed.

This position is grant funded and considered at-will employment. 

SUPPLEMENTAL FUNCTIONS:

• Other duties as assigned.
• Respond to systems outages on a 24x7 basis.
• Regular, predictable attendance is required to perform the essential duties of this position.

COMPETENCIES:

• Analysis/Problem Identification
• Collaboration
• Attention to Detail
• Quality Orientation
• Technical/Professional Knowledge
• Work Prioritization & Management                               

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or related field

Experience: 2 years system administrative experience

Required licensure, certification, registration or other requirements:  None

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Experience with HPC
• Knowledge of Cloud Architectures
• Experience with Networking
• Experience working with Identify Management
• Experience Scripting with Bash & Python
• Experience working with and administering databases

REQUIRED MATERIALS:  

Complete the online application.  The department additionally requests candidates