Storage Systems Administrator
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Golden
SessionJob Fair
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TimeMonday, 9 November 20209am - 8pm EDT
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DescriptionThe Computational Science Center at NREL is currently seeking a Systems Administrator to work in our Storage Technologies team. In this role, the incumbent will install, configure, and support storage-related products (hardware and software) and services in the Center's data center. This Systems Administrator / Storage Engineer will focus primarily on storage engineering of multiple data-intensive activities that utilize a variety of storage strategies including object storage, block storage, and distributed file systems using high speed interconnects. There is a research component to determine optimal hardware and software configurations in addition to keeping abreast of new technologies and techniques for storage services.
Job Duties:
Implement, configure, and maintain specialized storage solutions and environments.
Maintain documentation on system capabilities, storage environments, equipment, and procedures for use by other team members.
Perform storage administration of data-intensive activities including:
Backup management.
Installation, tuning, and maintenance of system and storage hardware including servers, disk and tape subsystems.
Deployment and maintenance of technologies that provide access to storage resources such as NFS.
Independently write, document, and maintain system or storage administration tools and scripts for internal use. Research and obtain storage-engineering tools available outside of NREL as appropriate.
Install, configure, test, and maintain innovative storage-related computing hardware and software systems, coordinating with vendors as applicable. Document and report problems to the team, and follow issues through to successful problem resolution.
Work with the HPC Operations team in a primarily Linux environment to identify and provide hardware, software, and support services that enable and advance NREL's mission with data-intensive science and engineering goals.
Make technical recommendations on system software configuration, hardware configuration, user policies, security procedures, and administration procedures.
Monitor systems and inform operations staff of system events (new features, failures, patches) and the impact of these on the user community. Participate in the Operations Team's Change Management process to track changes.
Use, develop, and deploy monitoring tools to provide usage reporting and problem alerting.
Apply all applicable NREL and DOE policies and procedures to ensure the security and reliability of provided services.
Share knowledge with other team members, including training others in your areas of expertise.
You will be expected to learn and adapt new technologies.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related and 2 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related or equivalent relevant education/experience. General knowledge and application of standards, principles, concepts and techniques in specific field. Some understanding of related IS practices and standards. Skilled in analytical techniques and practices, and problem solving. Skilled in written and verbal communication. Intermediate programming ability with various computer software programs and information systems.
Preferred Skills:
A solid foundation in Linux systems engineering, storage engineering, and data systems architectures
Experience with backup software, SAN concepts, tape drives, and tape libraries
Experience with Network Attached Storage solutions
Storage zoning
Ability to research and formulate hardware designs and act according to the decisions
Scripting languages such as Python, PERL, Bash
Additional Preferred Skills and Background:
TCP/IP Network environment concepts and management of TCP/IP network equipment
Some knowledge of InfiniBand
Experience with storage clusters such as Ceph, Swift, or Cinder
Sun/Oracle SAMQFS management
Experience with parallel file systems commonly used in High Performance Computing clusters such as Lustre or GPFS
Some Windows systems administration knowledge a plus
Experience in systems administration for data-centric servers and services
Experience connecting to monitoring tools such as ZenOss, Nagios, etc.
Experience with Ansible a plus
Some experience with git DCVS
EEO Policy
NREL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Job Duties:
Implement, configure, and maintain specialized storage solutions and environments.
Maintain documentation on system capabilities, storage environments, equipment, and procedures for use by other team members.
Perform storage administration of data-intensive activities including:
Backup management.
Installation, tuning, and maintenance of system and storage hardware including servers, disk and tape subsystems.
Deployment and maintenance of technologies that provide access to storage resources such as NFS.
Independently write, document, and maintain system or storage administration tools and scripts for internal use. Research and obtain storage-engineering tools available outside of NREL as appropriate.
Install, configure, test, and maintain innovative storage-related computing hardware and software systems, coordinating with vendors as applicable. Document and report problems to the team, and follow issues through to successful problem resolution.
Work with the HPC Operations team in a primarily Linux environment to identify and provide hardware, software, and support services that enable and advance NREL's mission with data-intensive science and engineering goals.
Make technical recommendations on system software configuration, hardware configuration, user policies, security procedures, and administration procedures.
Monitor systems and inform operations staff of system events (new features, failures, patches) and the impact of these on the user community. Participate in the Operations Team's Change Management process to track changes.
Use, develop, and deploy monitoring tools to provide usage reporting and problem alerting.
Apply all applicable NREL and DOE policies and procedures to ensure the security and reliability of provided services.
Share knowledge with other team members, including training others in your areas of expertise.
You will be expected to learn and adapt new technologies.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related and 2 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related or equivalent relevant education/experience. General knowledge and application of standards, principles, concepts and techniques in specific field. Some understanding of related IS practices and standards. Skilled in analytical techniques and practices, and problem solving. Skilled in written and verbal communication. Intermediate programming ability with various computer software programs and information systems.
Preferred Skills:
A solid foundation in Linux systems engineering, storage engineering, and data systems architectures
Experience with backup software, SAN concepts, tape drives, and tape libraries
Experience with Network Attached Storage solutions
Storage zoning
Ability to research and formulate hardware designs and act according to the decisions
Scripting languages such as Python, PERL, Bash
Additional Preferred Skills and Background:
TCP/IP Network environment concepts and management of TCP/IP network equipment
Some knowledge of InfiniBand
Experience with storage clusters such as Ceph, Swift, or Cinder
Sun/Oracle SAMQFS management
Experience with parallel file systems commonly used in High Performance Computing clusters such as Lustre or GPFS
Some Windows systems administration knowledge a plus
Experience in systems administration for data-centric servers and services
Experience connecting to monitoring tools such as ZenOss, Nagios, etc.
Experience with Ansible a plus
Some experience with git DCVS
EEO Policy
NREL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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2020-11-02