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HPC System Administrator
full-time•Chicago•$91k - $116k
About this role
Department
Provost Research Computing Center
About the Department
Job Summary
The University of Chicago is seeking a highly qualified HPC Systems Administrator to join the HPC Systems and Operations team that builds and manages RCC's HPC infrastructure. The individual in this position will be involved in the operation, maintenance, security, and compliance of large-scale complex HPC systems primarily used for research.
Responsibilities
Design, deploy, configure, and administer HPC clusters, including management and compute nodes, storage infrastructure, interconnects (e.g., InfiniBand), and related systems.
Develop, maintain, and enforce security procedures and system documentation for operational and compliance purposes.
Implement infrastructure and security monitoring and detection systems to identify failures, unusual activity and respond to automated alerts.
Tune, secure, and maintain the HPC job scheduling environment, including fair-sharing, accounting, and policy enforcement.
Troubleshoot and resolve operational, performance, and security-related issues across HPC hardware and software stacks. Coordinate with hardware and software vendors to address defects, vulnerabilities, and performance issues. Assist Computational Scientists team with user support and helpdesk tickets, including elevated support for security-protected environments.
Implement and maintain secure and reliable backup, archival, disaster-recovery, and restore capabilities for systems and research data.
Perform vulnerability scanning, patch management, system and firmware updates across the infrastructure.
Maintain complex system and network administration functions. Works with moderated guidance to administer simple systems and assists in the administration of larger systems.
Maintains all supporting documentation for comprehensive operating system, hardware and software configuration. Monitors primary responses for information technology related security incidents and violations. Keeps current with new security and network monitoring technologies, applicable laws and regulations.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience:
Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Experience:
Linux system administration experience in a large, distributed computing environment.
Demonstrated experience and knowledge of system security and best practices.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
Knowledge of Linux administration required, RHEL.
Experience and advanced skills in scripting with Python or Bash.
Experience installing, configuring, and managing job schedulers (e.g., Slurm, Torque, PBS, LSF).
Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Salt.
Experience with provisioning tools (e.g., xCAT, Confluent, Warewulf).
Experience implementing monitoring tools (e.g., CheckMK, Zabbix, Nagios).
Knowledge of frameworks and federal regulations to protect regulated systems and data (e.g., HIPAA, FISMA, NIST CSF).
Experience working, documenting and enforcing controls required to protect controlled unclassified information (e.g., NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, NIST SP 800-223, FIPS).
Knowledge of at least one distributed storage system (e.g., Storage Scale, Lustre, Gluster, BeeGFS, Ceph) and practical experience.
Experience with InfiniBand (must at least be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of concepts).
Experience in writing precise and concise documentation, standard operating procedures.
Preferred Competencies
Understand and translate researchers' scientific goals into computational requirements.
Work well with faculty and researchers.
Identify and gain expertise in appropriate new technologies and/or software tools.
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 and problem-solving ability.
Working Conditions
This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.
Must be able to lift 25 - 50 lbs.
Application Documents
Resume or C/V (required)
Cover letter (preferred)
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Role Impact
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Drug Test Required
Health Screen Required
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
Pay Rate Type
FLSA Status
Pay Range
The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.
Benefits Eligible
The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.
Posting Statement
The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.
Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5800 or submit a request via Applicant Inquiry Form.
All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history. A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment. Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.
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What you'll do
- The HPC System Administrator will design, deploy, configure, and administer HPC clusters, ensuring their operation, maintenance, security, and compliance. They will also troubleshoot issues and coordinate with vendors to address performance and security concerns.
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