HPC Linux Systems Engineer — Research Computing

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator within ITS Research Computing. The role focuses on designing, deploying, operating and maintaining services for High Throughput and High Performance Computing in a research context.

Ideal candidates have strong Linux expertise, experience with automation tools (Cobbler, SALT, Ansible), enterprise storage, and observability platforms; they will lead complex projects, collaborate with researchers, and contribute

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Linux operating systems including installation, configuration, troubleshooting and lifecycle management.
• Experience with automation/configuration-management tools such as Cobbler, SALT or comparable platforms.
• Familiarity with enterprise storage platforms, capacity monitoring, health assessment and basic hardware maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy, operate and maintain HPC/HTC services and related systems.
• Lead architecture and automation for observability platforms and telemetry collection.
• Collaborate with faculty, researchers, vendors and service owners to ensure reliable operations and security.

Skills

Linux admin

Automation

Monitoring

Security/compliance

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Cobbler

SALT

Ansible

Job description

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator within ITS Research Computing. The role focuses on designing, deploying, operating and maintaining services for High Throughput and High Performance Computing in a research context.

Ideal candidates have strong Linux expertise, experience with automation tools (Cobbler, SALT, Ansible), enterprise storage, and observability platforms; they will lead complex projects, collaborate with researchers, and contribute