Lead HPC Data Center Systems Engineer

Description

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.

The Systems Engineer, reporting to the OIT Data Center Manager andthe Director of IT Infrastructure, is responsible for the reliableoperation and strategic advancement of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s data center infrastructure, including enterprisehardware, software, and supporting facilities. The role provides leadership for the University’s high-performance computingenvironment, enabling faculty, researchers, and students to effectively leverage advanced research computing resources. This position exercises technical oversight, directs complexinfrastructure initiatives, and delivers strategic recommendationsto senior leadership that support institutional objectives andenterprise-wide continuity.

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future universitysponsorship to be considered for this role.

Examples of Duties

• Installs, operates, and maintains hardware, software, and associated physical layer connections for a R1 University datacenter.

• Under the supervision of senior systems administrators designscluster architecture, configures high-speed interconnects at the OSlevel, and manages large-scale storage arrays.

• Conducts routine and advanced operating systems maintenance for Linux systems and servers, both physical and virtual.

• Reviews, evaluates, and recommends new systems to enhance useraccess and expand network services. Develops specification requirements, testing, and integration plans for new systems and services.

• Primary administrator for the SIU Big Dawg high performanceresearch computing cluster that supports research across campus;provides daily reports on job statuses and resource utilization.

• Manages the configuration and tuning for high performancecomputing job scheduling and queueing system (SLURM)

• Assists researchers with code parallelization, compilingscientific applications, and optimizing job submissionscripts.

• Communicates with external entities in relation to institutional requirements, providing explanations of their needs.

• Administers internal systems and services supporting the Zabbixserver monitoring system, and Rhode Code Enterprise version control system.

• Primary administrator for simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) relay service used by copiers/printers and ERP emailprocesses).

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Any one or any combination totaling two (2) years (24 months) from the following categories:

A. College course work which includes Information Systems Technologies (IST), Information Technology (IT), Computer Science(CS), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), or a closely related discipline, including coursework in system administration,information systems and/or computing/storage infrastructure, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportionalequivalent:

• 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
• Associate's Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months(18 months)
• 90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)
• Bachelor's Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years(36 months)

B. Work experience in system administration, information systems or computing/storage infrastructure.
3. Three (3) years’ experience in Microsoft or Linux (preferred) Operating Systems that includeinstallation and configuration.
4. Three (
3) years’ experience using Power Shell or Linux scriptingequivalent.
5. Three (3) years' experience operating as a leadadministrator/technician.
6. Three (3) years' of experience administering Linux servers.
7. Three (3) years' of experience in virtual cluster and storagearea network administration.
8. Three (3) years' of experience working with back-up,restoration, and disaster recovery.
9. Three (3) years’ experience monitoring and maintaining datacenter systems.

10. Based on position requirements, additional education, training,and/or work experience in the area of specialization inherent tothe…