HPC System Administrator

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain HPC systems, including hardware, software, and network infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and stability for computationally intensive research or business applications.
• Install and configure HPC hardware (clusters, servers, storage).
• Deploy and configure HPC software (operating systems, job schedulers, parallel programming environments).
• Set up network infrastructure for high-speed data transfer.
• Monitor system health and resource utilization.
• Analyze job performance and identify bottlenecks.
• Optimize job scheduling algorithms to maximize throughput.
• Tune system parameters for optimal performance.
• Provide technical support to HPC users on system access, job submission, and troubleshooting.
• Develop user documentation and training materials.
• Implement security policies and procedures for HPC systems.
• Manage user access and permissions.
• Monitor for potential security threats.
• Implement data backup strategies for HPC systems.
• Test and maintain disaster recovery plans.
• Coordinate hardware repairs and upgrades with vendors.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field, or three (3) years of directly related Linux systems administration or HPC infrastructure experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 3 years of Linux system administration experience in an enterprise or HPC environment.
• Minimum of 2 years administering or supporting High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with HPC job schedulers such as IBM LSF.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience administering parallel file systems, such as IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS), Lustre, or BeeGFS.
• Minimum of 2 years supporting enterprise storage solutions, such as Net App E-Series or similar SAN storage platforms.
• Experience supporting high-speed networking technologies, including Infini Band or equivalent low latency networking.
• Experience troubleshooting Linux operating systems, networking, storage, and distributed computing environments.
• Experience with shell scripting (Bash) and/or Python for system administration and automation.
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining enterprise server hardware in a data center environment.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and respond to after-hours production incidents.
• Ability to lift and install server, storage, and networking equipment as required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook, and general working knowledge of Internet for business use.

Demonstrates expertise in managing and maintaining High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems, including hardware, software, and network infrastructure. Proficient in Linux system administration, HPC job scheduling, and implementing security policies for optimal system performance.

• IBM LSF
• IBM Spectrum Scale
• Lustre
• BeeGFS
• Net App E-Series
• Infini Band
• Microsoft Office Suite