Provides intermediate level systems programming and management functions for large scale, high performance computing systems at the Center for Advanced Research Computing (CARC).

Provides intermediate-level systems programming and systems management functions in high-performance research computing environment.

Responsibilities include working as member of systems team on the administration, integration and maintenance of parallel high performance computing systems, clusters, as well as other systems and peripherals, including advanced filesystems, enterprise storage systems, visualization environments, and networks.

This position works with other high-performance computing and systems administration staff and with technical team leaders to accomplish complex system integration, deployment, and administration projects, system performance analyses, problem resolution, and system security initiatives. They will additionally work with senior staff on the development of system management strategies, architectural assessments, system tools, and software for the administration of production systems. This role provides technical assistance and consultation for faculty, researchers, students, and technical staff on the use of the high-performance computing platforms. The chosen candidate should expect to work closely with other staff and departmental entities to provide a comprehensive support infrastructure for academic, commercial, and government users, from a broad range of research disciplines.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Good working knowledge of high-performance computing systems; scalable, parallel architectures; and Linux operating systems.
• Knowledge of advanced data storage technologies and high-speed network interfaces.
• Ability to contribute to the development of technical design decisions involving software or hardware implementation strategies.
• Ability to monitor system usage and performance statistics and to understand the impacts of operating system tuning parameters.
• Basic knowledge of one or more high-level programming languages such as C, C++, or Fortran.
• Good working knowledge of one or more scripting languages such as csh, Bash, Awk, perl, Python, etc.
• Skilled experience in the installation and configuration of operating systems and applications software.
• Experience with complex problem resolution procedures, testing and evaluation methods, and programming tools.
• Experience with network security procedures and protocols.
• Ability to assist technical management and Director in gathering user requirements and planning and designing computer systems.
• Ability to understand and follow established methods and procedures for the integration, testing and installation of system modifications.
• Ability to analyze requirements and determine computational resource impacts.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, interpret operational needs, and develop integrated, creative solutions.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

See the Position Description for additional information.

Bachelor's degree; at least 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

• Proficiency with HPC resource managers and job scheduling tools such as SLURM.  
• Knowledge of using HPC cluster management and provisioning tools such as Warewulf. 
• Familiarity with academic computing environments and working with PIs, faculty members, and students. 
• Experience managing IB and Ethernet HPC networks. 
• Direct datacenter, server hardware, and cabling experience.  
• Experience with directory services and authentication systems such as FreeIPA.
• Experience creating technical documentation for systems and processes.  

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