System Administrator (at the rank of IT Officer) (several posts)

HKUMed – The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Medical benefits

Continuing professional development

Free access to on-campus gyms and libs

Job summary

HKUMed – The University of Hong Kong invites applications for a System Administrator (IT Officer) to support Linux/Windows servers, HPC clusters, and petabyte-scale storage in CPOS. The role focuses on uptime, backups, monitoring, and security in a biomedical research environment.

The position is a two-year fixed-term contract with gratuity and university retirement benefits, offering excellent training and long-term development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in IT or related fields.
• 3–5 years hands-on system administrator experience.
• Experience in Linux and Windows server administration and monitoring.
• Proficient in shell scripting and process automation.
• Knowledge of petabyte-scale storage systems.
• Experience with HPC clusters is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Administrate Linux and Windows servers: setup, patching, backups, and monitoring
• Support and maintain HPC clusters and petabyte-scale storage systems
• Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure issues to ensure high availability
• Provide Tier-2 user support for system and user issues
• Implement and maintain security best practices
• Oversee hardware lifecycle in the data center, including out-of-band monitoring and vendor coordination
• Contribute to IT infrastructure projects, deployments, and system enhancements

Skills

Linux/Windows Admin

Shell scripting

Automation

HPC clusters

Storage systems

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above in Information Technology or related disciplines

Tools

Linux distros (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu)

Windows Server management

Monitoring tools

Job description

System Administrator (at the rank of IT Officer) (several posts) in the Centre for PanorOmic Sciences (CPOS) (Ref.: 537241) (to commence as soon as possible, on a two-year fixed-term basis with contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totalling up to 10% of basic salary, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance)

We are Expanding | Come and Join Us

Centre for PanorOmic Sciences (CPOS) is an academic research-support centre embracing multi-omics and big data biomedical research under the LKS Faculty of Medicine. CPOS core laboratories host state-of-the-art technology platforms with sophisticated equipment supported by over 70 dedicated members. Welcome to visit https://cpos.hku.hk to explore more.

Career Prospects

• Unique opportunity to administrate data center, infrastructure and High-Performance Computing (HPC) clusters in biomedical environment
• Excellent on-job training
• Long-term development opportunities
• Expert technical and managerial career paths

The Role

• Administrate Linux and Windows servers: setup, patching, backups, and monitoring
• Support and maintain HPC clusters and petabyte-scale storage systems
• Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure issues to ensure high availability
• Provide Tier-2 user support for system and user issues
• Implement and maintain security best practices
• Oversee hardware lifecycle in the data center, including out-of-band monitoring and vendor coordination
• Contribute to IT infrastructure projects, deployments, and system enhancements

Qualifications And Qualities

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Information Technology or related disciplines
• At least 3-5 years' hands-on experience as a system administrator
• Experience in Linux (Redhat/CentOS/Ubuntu) and Windows servers administration and monitoring
• Proficient in system shell scripting, process automation, and server hardware setup
• Knowledge of petabyte-scale storage system
• Experience in HPC clusters and distributed parallel file system would be an advantage
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive, team-oriented, and eager to embrace new challenges

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview. Those who have responded to the previous advertisement (Ref.: 537013) need not re-apply.

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered. Other benefits include annual leave, medical benefits, continuing professional development, and free access to on-campus gyms and libraries.