HPSC System Administrator: Office of Innovative Technologies - UTK

Job Description

The Office of Information Technology, High Performance & Scientific Computing group at The University of Tennessee Knoxville is seeking qualified applicants for a System Administrator position which will perform a key role in evaluating, deploying, maintaining, securing, and operating the research cyberinfrastructure resources used to support the research mission of the University. Under the guidance of the High Performance & Scientific Computing Manger and Executive Director of Research Computing, this individual will have knowledge of system administration and be part of a team that manages centralized high performance computing and storage resources, a secure research computing environment, and works with faculty and researchers to make effective use of the resources for research.

• Coordinating the configuration and maintenance of the storage resources, including hardware and software
• Configuring and maintaining server-class, HPC resources, including compute and storage hardware, OS software, application software, and SLURM resource management system
• Maintaining an effective security posture including implementing the required security controls specified in the system security plans
• Diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, networking, and system issues when they arise
• Monitoring services and responding to service failures
• Implementing configuration management processes and procedures
• Providing technical support and user support as needed
• Documenting processes and procedures to administer and maintain the storage systems, computational systems, and infrastructure; ensuring required backups are performed regularly and successfully
• Working with other OIT groups, such as, Networking Services, Help Desk, and Systems to support the continued and efficient operation of the research cyberinfrastructure

• Due to regulatory requirements the successful candidate(s) must be a U. S. citizen or legal permanent resident with a green card
• Education:
  
  Master's degree in computer science, data science, information technology, engineering field, bioinformatics, genomics, or hard sciences field.
• Experience:
  
  Three years performing information technology administration - experience can be substituted for equivalent time pursuing education related to information technology at an institution of higher education
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Knowledge of system administrator role, duties, and activities for Linux-based information technology systems
• Knowledge of information technology administrator technologies, best practices, and troubleshooting techniques
• Knowledge of installation and use of Red Hat Linux or other Linux operating systems
• Knowledge and proficiency in configuring, operating and managing a large information technology environment
• Knowledge and skill in operating and maintaining Ethernet based networking equipment and systems
• Experience with batch schedulers such as Slurm, Torque + MOAB, or HTCondor
• Skills in writing and interpersonal communication - writing sample, manuscript, or cover letter required.

• Education:
  
  PhD in computer science, data science, information technology, engineering field, bioinformatics, genomics, or hard sciences field.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Knowledge and proficiency in high performance computing technology (hardware, software and services)
• Knowledge of operation and support of Lustre parallel file system technologies
• Knowledge of hardware, software and services in cloud computing technologies
• Knowledge of best practices and technologies related to research computing in a University environment
• Knowledge of installation and use of Windows based operating systems
• Knowledge of CMMC policies and procedures such as NIST 800-171 or NIST 800-53
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), Red Hat Certified Specialist in (RHCS Virtualization) or Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform certifications preferred
• Experience with Icinga, Solar Winds, or XDMod monitoring tools
• Experience with the use of Microsoft productivity tools, such as, Teams, One Drive, and Sharepoint
• Experience with ticketing systems such as Team Dynamics
• Experience with Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Salt/Salt Stack provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment

• Location:
  
  Knoxville, Tennessee
• Hybrid

• UT market range: MR14
• Anticipated hiring range: $95,000 – $105,000
• Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
• Find more information on UT Benefits here

The High Performance and Scientific Computing group provides centralized HPC resources and expertise to the UTK research community. HPSC operates the ISAAC cluster — a multi-thousand-core, GPU-accelerated computing environment supporting research in fields ranging from computational physics and engineering to genomics, machine learning, and the social sciences. HPSC is entering a period of…