Systems Administrator II

Job Posting Title:

Systems Administrator II

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Hiring Department:

Texas Advanced Computing Center

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS

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Job Description:

Provide Linux systems administration and hardware support for HPC systems.Interact in a multi-vendor, high performance computing environment that includes petascale HPC and storage systems and high-speed networking infrastructure.

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Job Details:

General Notes

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.

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

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• Letter of interest
• 3 work references with their contact information including email addresses; References submitted should be professional and not personal and at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

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