HPC & AI Cyberinfrastructure Engineer

uchicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago's MANIAC Lab is seeking a Cyberinfrastructure Engineer to build and operate advanced cyberinfrastructure for science collaborations such as ATLAS at CERN. You will work in campus data centers, connecting researchers to national grids and AI platforms, with hands-on Linux administration and cloud-native operations.

You'll implement Kubernetes, Helm, containers, and GitOps tooling; manage Ceph storage, monitoring, and security patches; and participate in a distributed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 2–5 years of relevant work experience in IT/ops.
• Strong Linux server administration experience.
• Experience with distributed storage and monitoring tooling.

Responsibilities

• Operate Linux compute clusters and storage systems for ATLAS production.
• Manage Ceph/Rook storage and Kubernetes deployments.
• Perform on-site hardware maintenance and vendor support.
• Maintain monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana; apply patches.
• Develop AI-enabled infrastructure with container and GitOps workflows.

Skills

Linux system administration

Kubernetes

HTCondor

Ceph

GPU/server hardware

Python scripting

Git/GitOps

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics or related field

Tools

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Flux

Kubespray

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

OpenShift

Rook/Ceph integration

Job description

The University of Chicago's MANIAC Lab is seeking a Cyberinfrastructure Engineer to build and operate advanced cyberinfrastructure for science collaborations such as ATLAS at CERN. You will work in campus data centers, connecting researchers to national grids and AI platforms, with hands-on Linux administration and cloud-native operations.

You'll implement Kubernetes, Helm, containers, and GitOps tooling; manage Ceph storage, monitoring, and security patches; and participate in a distributed