Research Computing System Administrator

University of Surrey; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in the UK is seeking a Research Computing System Administrator to join their IT team. The role involves managing Linux-based systems, contributing to high-performance computing, and supporting research infrastructure. Ideal candidates will have system administration skills and a passion for problem-solving, with opportunities for training and career progression.

Qualifications

• Experience in scientific computing environment.
• Enthusiasm for problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provisioning, configuration, and security of research systems.
• Monitoring and improving performance across platforms.

Skills

System Administration

Automation

Linux Systems

High-Performance Computing

Problem Solving

Tools

Ansible

Git

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You will be part of an enthusiastic IT team which has embraced the “infrastructure as code” approach to systems automation. You’ll be working across a range of predominately Linux based systems, including HPC and GPU accelerated compute, large-scale and high-performance storage, and research IT infrastructure. You will contribute to managing CoSTAR AI compute facilities, led by IT Services as part of theUKRI-AHRC CoSTAR National Laband other "Surrey Institute for People-Centered AI" programmes as required.

You will play an important role in the provisioning, configuration, security, on-going operation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of research critical across on-premises hardware, Cloud and Virtual platforms.

About you

The ideal candidate for this role is experienced working in a scientific computing environment, has an enthusiasm for solving problems, is always seeking to learn and improve things. We offer training, development and great opportunities for career progression.

Required skills and experience

• Full range of system administration skills including user management, building/deployment, installing scientific software packages, performance benchmarking, resource utilisation/performance and availability monitoring and incident response.
• Automation of repetitive tasks in the form of developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks and roles
• using git for version control, change management and collaboration.
• Pro-actively and reactively identify, diagnose, and resolve faults and areas of suboptimal performance across research platforms.
• Communicate directly with customers providing specialist guidance and support.
• Practical working knowledge of Linux Systems & High-Performance Computing (HPC).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Higher Education

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