TACC - Systems Administrator
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Texas Advanced Computing Center
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Austin
SessionJob Fair
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Job Posting
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TimeMonday, 9 November 20209am - 8pm EDT
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DescriptionSystem administrator
The Large Scale Systems group at Texas Advanced Computing Center invites a Systems Administrator who can provide Linux systems administration and hardware support for HPC systems. The position will require interaction in a multi-vendor, high performance computing environment that includes petascale HPC and storage systems and high-speed networking infrastructure. Our environment operates many thousands of Dell, Cray (now HPE), SuperMicro, HPE, and IBM servers running various Linux distributions and serving users at many USA institutes as well as international partners.
Must be eligible to work in the US on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.
Responsibilities
• Maintain and administer Linux based HPC clusters with multiple architectures.
• Monitor cluster management software, and the job scheduler.
• Diagnose and repair large Linux cluster hardware components.
• Work closely with other systems administrators to meet day to day operational needs.
• Collaborate with the team to meet the center goals, priorities and initiatives.
• Create and maintain documentation aligned with TACC's systems.
• Document and share solutions for routine tasks and automate when applicable.
• Provide feedback for improvements in automation and process for the group.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree.
• 2+ years experience administering Linux systems (RedHat or CentOS preferred).
• Experience in Linux systems administration and repairing system hardware.
• Ability and desire to learn new concepts.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
• Familiarity with system software package management, patches, software compilation, concepts such as RAID, hardware diagnostics, network configuration, backups, and failure-recovery procedures
• Experience configuring and deploying Linux clusters of any size including configuration management tools such as Puppet, Ansible, LoSF.
• Basic knowledge with one or more scripting languages, (Python, Perl, Bash).
• Hands on experience in physical deployment including cabling, power distribution and cooling.
• Practical knowledge of one or more of the following interconnects: InfiniBand, iSCSI, Fiber-Channel, Omni-Path or GE.
• Experience working in an academic research environment working in collaborative, interdisciplinary projects with computational scientists and engineers.
Salary Range
$60,000 + depending on qualifications
The Large Scale Systems group at Texas Advanced Computing Center invites a Systems Administrator who can provide Linux systems administration and hardware support for HPC systems. The position will require interaction in a multi-vendor, high performance computing environment that includes petascale HPC and storage systems and high-speed networking infrastructure. Our environment operates many thousands of Dell, Cray (now HPE), SuperMicro, HPE, and IBM servers running various Linux distributions and serving users at many USA institutes as well as international partners.
Must be eligible to work in the US on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.
Responsibilities
• Maintain and administer Linux based HPC clusters with multiple architectures.
• Monitor cluster management software, and the job scheduler.
• Diagnose and repair large Linux cluster hardware components.
• Work closely with other systems administrators to meet day to day operational needs.
• Collaborate with the team to meet the center goals, priorities and initiatives.
• Create and maintain documentation aligned with TACC's systems.
• Document and share solutions for routine tasks and automate when applicable.
• Provide feedback for improvements in automation and process for the group.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree.
• 2+ years experience administering Linux systems (RedHat or CentOS preferred).
• Experience in Linux systems administration and repairing system hardware.
• Ability and desire to learn new concepts.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
• Familiarity with system software package management, patches, software compilation, concepts such as RAID, hardware diagnostics, network configuration, backups, and failure-recovery procedures
• Experience configuring and deploying Linux clusters of any size including configuration management tools such as Puppet, Ansible, LoSF.
• Basic knowledge with one or more scripting languages, (Python, Perl, Bash).
• Hands on experience in physical deployment including cabling, power distribution and cooling.
• Practical knowledge of one or more of the following interconnects: InfiniBand, iSCSI, Fiber-Channel, Omni-Path or GE.
• Experience working in an academic research environment working in collaborative, interdisciplinary projects with computational scientists and engineers.
Salary Range
$60,000 + depending on qualifications
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