HPC System Administrator - Office of Innovative Technologies - Military Veterans
at HERC- Upper MidWest
IT Administrator 3, HPC System Administrator
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Office of Information Technology, High Performance and Scientific Computing Group
Market Range 13 (anticipated $70,000 to $90,000)
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 Information Technology, 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.
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.
Knoxville, TN
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