System Administrator — National Research Storage & HPC

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) seeks a System Administrator to support and maintain large-scale storage platforms underpinning national research computing capability across Australia.

You will contribute to Ceph-based storage, Archival storage, Linux systems administration, and HPC environments, collaborating with researchers, vendors and colleagues. Training and ongoing professional development are encouraged within a dynamic research setting.

Qualifications

• Tertiary or graduate qualification in Science, Computing or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Linux/Unix system administration.
• Willingness to learn related systems and tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to engage with colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the operation and maintenance of large-scale storage and computing infrastructure.
• Administering Linux-based systems and storage platforms used by Australia's research community.
• Assisting with the operation of object storage, archival storage and associated infrastructure.
• Troubleshooting system issues and improving operational workflows.
• Responding to and resolving support requests within agreed service expectations.
• Developing and maintaining technical documentation and operating procedures.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and service enhancements.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues, researchers, vendors and stakeholders.
• Supporting the deployment, maintenance and optimisation of research computing services.
• Participating in hands-on infrastructure activities including hardware maintenance and equipment servicing where required.

Skills

Linux administration

Python

Documentation

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science, Computing or Engineering

Tools

Ceph storage

OpenStack

Slurm / PBS Pro

Ansible

Jenkins

Job description

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) seeks a System Administrator to support and maintain large-scale storage platforms underpinning national research computing capability across Australia.

You will contribute to Ceph-based storage, Archival storage, Linux systems administration, and HPC environments, collaborating with researchers, vendors and colleagues. Training and ongoing professional development are encouraged within a dynamic research setting.