HPSC System Administrator - Office of Innovative Technologies
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
Full-time
Information Services / Technology (IT)
Posted on April 11, 2024
HPSC System Administrator - Office of Innovative Technologies HPSC Group Market Range 13 (anticipated salary: $70,000 to $90,000) IT Administrator 3 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment visa status.
A cover letter and resume in MS Word or PDF form must be provided as part of the application.
The Office of Innovative Technologies, High Performance & Scientific Computing group at The University of Tennessee Knoxville is seeking qualified applicants for a System Administrator position which will perform a key role in evaluating, deploying, maintaining, securing, and operating the research cyberinfrastructure resources used to support the research mission of the University. Under the guidance of the Associate CIO & Director, High Performance and Scientific Computing, this individual will have knowledge of system administration and be part of a team that manages centralized high performance computing and storage resources, a secure research computing environment, and works with faculty and researchers to make effective use of the resources for research.
Qualifications :
Major Duties/Responsibilities
The successful candidate will perform analysis, troubleshooting, and provide problem solving to maintain and administer the research cyberinfrastructure resources used to support the research mission of the University. The responsibilities of the System Administrator includes, but is not limited to: coordinating the configuration and maintenance of the storage resources, including hardware and software; configure and maintain server-class, HPC resources, including compute and storage hardware, OS software, application software, and SLURM resource management system; maintaining an effective security posture including implementing the required security controls specified in the system security plans; diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, networking, and system issues when they arise; monitoring services and responding to service failures; implementing configuration management processes and procedures; providing technical support and user support as needed; documenting processes and procedures to administer and maintain the storage systems, computational systems, and infrastructure; ensuring required backups are performed regularly and successfully; and working with other OIT groups, such as, Networking Services, Help Desk, and Systems to support the continued and efficient operation of the research cyberinfrastructure.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
· Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment visa status.
· Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or closely related field at time of hire
· Three years performing information technology or HPC storage administration and/or system administration - experience may be substituted for relevant information technology related education
· Knowledge of system administrator role, duties, and activities for a computational resource and/or HPC cluster
· Knowledge of storage administrator or system administrator technologies, best practices, and troubleshooting techniques
· Knowledge of installation and use of Red Hat Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems
· Knowledge and proficiency in configuring, operating and managing a SLURM environment
· Knowledge of operation and support of Lustre parallel file system technologies
· Knowledge and skill in operating and maintaining Infiniband and Ethernet networking equipment
· Skills in writing, presenting, and interpersonal communication - sample letter and/or paper required and providing a presentation will be part of the interview process
Preferred Qualifications
· PhD in computer science, information technology, or closely related field at time of hire
· Knowledge and proficiency in high performance computing technology (hardware, software and services)
· Knowledge of hardware, software and services in cloud computing technologies
· Knowledge of best practices and protocols related to research computing in a University environment
· Experience with Icinga monitoring tools
· Experience with the use of Microsoft productivity tools, such as, Teams, OneDrive, and Sharepoint
· Experience using Team Dynamics ticket system
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment visa status.
A cover letter and resume in MS Word or PDF form must be provided as part of the application.
The Office of Innovative Technologies, High Performance & Scientific Computing group at The University of Tennessee Knoxville is seeking qualified applicants for a System Administrator position which will perform a key role in evaluating, deploying, maintaining, securing, and operating the research cyberinfrastructure resources used to support the research mission of the University. Under the guidance of the Associate CIO & Director, High Performance and Scientific Computing, this individual will have knowledge of system administration and be part of a team that manages centralized high performance computing and storage resources, a secure research computing environment, and works with faculty and researchers to make effective use of the resources for research.
Qualifications :
Major Duties/Responsibilities
The successful candidate will perform analysis, troubleshooting, and provide problem solving to maintain and administer the research cyberinfrastructure resources used to support the research mission of the University. The responsibilities of the System Administrator includes, but is not limited to: coordinating the configuration and maintenance of the storage resources, including hardware and software; configure and maintain server-class, HPC resources, including compute and storage hardware, OS software, application software, and SLURM resource management system; maintaining an effective security posture including implementing the required security controls specified in the system security plans; diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, networking, and system issues when they arise; monitoring services and responding to service failures; implementing configuration management processes and procedures; providing technical support and user support as needed; documenting processes and procedures to administer and maintain the storage systems, computational systems, and infrastructure; ensuring required backups are performed regularly and successfully; and working with other OIT groups, such as, Networking Services, Help Desk, and Systems to support the continued and efficient operation of the research cyberinfrastructure.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
· Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment visa status.
· Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or closely related field at time of hire
· Three years performing information technology or HPC storage administration and/or system administration - experience may be substituted for relevant information technology related education
· Knowledge of system administrator role, duties, and activities for a computational resource and/or HPC cluster
· Knowledge of storage administrator or system administrator technologies, best practices, and troubleshooting techniques
· Knowledge of installation and use of Red Hat Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems
· Knowledge and proficiency in configuring, operating and managing a SLURM environment
· Knowledge of operation and support of Lustre parallel file system technologies
· Knowledge and skill in operating and maintaining Infiniband and Ethernet networking equipment
· Skills in writing, presenting, and interpersonal communication - sample letter and/or paper required and providing a presentation will be part of the interview process
Preferred Qualifications
· PhD in computer science, information technology, or closely related field at time of hire
· Knowledge and proficiency in high performance computing technology (hardware, software and services)
· Knowledge of hardware, software and services in cloud computing technologies
· Knowledge of best practices and protocols related to research computing in a University environment
· Experience with Icinga monitoring tools
· Experience with the use of Microsoft productivity tools, such as, Teams, OneDrive, and Sharepoint
· Experience using Team Dynamics ticket system
