System Programmer - Military Veterans

Location: Chicago, IL
Job Description:

• Install, design, configure and maintain scripts that are used for systems provisioning and configuration management.
• Develop and maintain system software to automate operations of user accounts and resources allocations (i.e., computing cycles and storage quotas).
• Develop a database and software for monitoring hardware inventories (specifications, locations, warranty status and renewals, health status, etc.).
• Design and develop software to automate tasks.
• Monitoring of hardware inventories (including servers, storages and network devices).
• Monitoring of the HPC job scheduler and queuing system (SLURM).
• Monitoring and daily backup of research data and critical files from RCC servers.
• Monitoring and detection of improper user behaviors and security risks.
• Running the suite of applications benchmarks to monitor the performance of RCC HPC systems.
• Design and develop tools to assist RCC leadership with analyzing and reporting RCC usages information and other system statistics.
• Ensures integrity by implementing appropriate routine software and hardware solutions. Customize and maintain system software tools, such as XDmoD, Open OnDemand, Coldfront, etc.
• Proactively troubleshoot issues.
• Document system administration procedures for routine and complex tasks.
• Contribute to developing software, tools and/or platform for the reproducibility of scientific research.
• Maintains complex system and network administration functions. Works with moderate guidance to administer simple systems and assists in the administration of larger systems.
• Installs, configures, and maintains operating system workstations and servers. Performs software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages. Monitors and tunes the system to achieve optimum performance levels, acquiring high-level skills in the process.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

• A minimum of two years using Linux systems, including basic system configurations, use of command line interface, software installation, packages and network managements, etc.
• Experience with Python programming, including various packages for data processing (i.e., Numpy, Scipy, Pandas, Matplotlib).
• Experience with bash shell scripting.
• Experience with MySQL database techniques.
• Experience with Linux build automation tools such as Ansible, GIT, Docker.
• Experience implementing automation and monitoring using scripting language and other related tools.
• Experience reading and modifying Perl script.
• Experience configuring, installing, tuning and maintaining scientific application software.
• Experience documenting implementations and system related tasks.

Preferred Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to understand and translate researchers' scientific goals into technical requirements.
• Ability to identify and gain expertise in appropriate new technologies and/or software tools.
• Ability to function as part of an interactive team while demonstrating self-initiative to achieve project's goals and Research Computing Center's mission.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving ability, attention to detail.
• Ability to work well with faculty and researchers.
• Versatile, enthusiastic, and eager to learn new skills.
• Possess a willingness and ability to support a diverse and inclusive environment.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)
• Cover Letter (preferred)

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