Director of Research Computing - Radiology

Position Summary

Position manages the administration, support, operational, and developmental functions for Research Imaging Division facilities’ specialized computing systems and resources. Coordinates with Senior Director of IT regarding overall Department and University policies and procedures, standards, processes, and projects.

Primary

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, configure and operate high performance computing systems.
• Design, deploy, configure and operate high performance storage systems.
• Design, deploy, configure and operate physical servers and associated virtualization layer.
• Oversee selection, employment, development, control and discharge of employees and the establishment of personnel policies and practices in conjunction with the department’s HR leadership.
• Develop and manage user support programs, including active helpdesk for these specialized resources, training sessions and written documentation.
• Interface with vendors to select, purchase and maintain hardware and software solutions.
• Develop and maintain service level agreements and supporting system for monitoring and tracking metrics.
• Interface with department, school and university information technology groups to enable integrated operations with network, computing and identify management.
• Maintain hardware installations in university data centers.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive cybersecurity plan consistent with and meeting or exceeding the minimum standards of the university including threat detection, intrusion monitoring and system/data backups.
• Provide reports to advisory board, department leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment

Physical Effort

• Typically working at desk or table
• Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement

Equipment

• Office equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.

Certifications:

No specific certification is required for this position.

Work Experience:

Management/Supervisory (10 Years)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles.

Education:

No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Certifications:

No additional certification unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:

Atlassian, Ceph (Software), Docker (Software), File Management System, File Storage, Git, Git Lab, High-Performance Computing (HPC) Systems, Interpersonal Communication, Iptables, Linux Bash, Network File System (NFS), Oracle Grid Engine, Oral Communications, Portable Batch System (PBS), Postgre

SQL, Proxy Servers, Puppet (Software), Python (Programming Language), Scripting Languages, Slurm Workload Manager, Virtual Infrastructure, VMware vSphere, Written Communication

Grade

G17

Salary Range

$ - $ / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one s qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

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