Exascale HPC Networking Engineer

UT-Battelle; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Prescription Drug Plan

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

401(k) Retirement Plan

Contributory Pension Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Benefits

Generous Vacation and Holidays

Parental Leave

Legal Insurance with Identity Theft<br

Job summary

UT-Battelle operates the ORNL computing infrastructure and seeks a skilled network engineer to improve security, performance, and reliability for the NCCS and Frontier-scale systems in Oak Ridge, TN. You will join the HPC Networking group within the Systems section to support all activities of the supercomputer center.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in network engineering, strong scripting and security knowledge, and experience with enterprise-class network devices and monitoring tools.

Qualifications

• BS degree in computer science or related field; 5+ years in network engineering/administration
• Advanced networking fundamentals and security requirements knowledge
• Understanding of TCP/IP and Ethernet standards; scripting experience in Perl/Expect/Python

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain network system software.
• Define and implement best practices and standards within the organization.
• Diagnose network operational problems quickly and efficiently.
• Work with users to transfer data to and from remote sites.
• Maintain and improve network performance and health metric collection and monitoring.
• Analyze performance metrics to proactively avoid problems and assist capacity planning.
• Ensure security measures meet performance needs and are maintained in future modifications.
• Coordinate with cyber security staff to provide data for intrusion detection.
• Participate in on-call rotation for 24/7 support and off-hour maintenance windows.
• Document network administration procedures for routine and sophisticated tasks.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Security requirements

TCP/IP & Ethernet standards

Scripting (Perl, Python, Expect)

Packet capture tools

SNMP/NetFlow/sFlow

Communication skills

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Packet capture tools

SNMP/NetFlow/sFlow

Job description

UT-Battelle operates the ORNL computing infrastructure and seeks a skilled network engineer to improve security, performance, and reliability for the NCCS and Frontier-scale systems in Oak Ridge, TN. You will join the HPC Networking group within the Systems section to support all activities of the supercomputer center.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in network engineering, strong scripting and security knowledge, and experience with enterprise-class network devices and monitoring tools.