HPC Systems Administrator & Research Computing

Colorado State University; United States; On-site; USD 63,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Research Computing and Systems Administrator at Colorado State University supports HPC clusters in the Scott Data Center and assists researchers with programming and infrastructure needs. This role designs domain architectures, installs software, patches systems, and develops web tools for engineering faculty, staff and students.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or an Associate’s with 2+ years) and strong Linux administration, Python/PHP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; Associate degree + 2 years experience acceptable.
• Working knowledge of LINUX system administration including system configuration, NFS filesystems, auto mount, Samba, ssh, and basic networking to include TCP/IP, DNS and DHCP.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, Javascript, SQL, SQLite, and PHP, Python.
• Experience with High Performance Computing systems using Slurm or similar.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple HPC clusters in the Scott Data Center and provide programming assistance for research grants.
• Manage software/OS upgrades and security patching across systems.
• Configure systems and perform software installation.
• Develop web pages to support cluster maintenance.
• Coordinate with vendors and ETS teams on components and deployments.
• Assist with architecture design and campus collaboration within funding limits.
• Add CPU and GPU nodes to clusters as needed.
• Provide admin for clusters owned by research groups.
• Design and program custom software for research needs.
• Review, test, and implement new tech services for the college.
• Troubleshoot UNIX/LINUX servers, workstations, and networking issues.

Skills

Linux administration

Web development

Python

HTML/CSS/JS

Slurm HPC

Networking basics

Ansible

Puppet

AI coding tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Associate’s degree + 2 years experience alternative

Tools

NFS

Samba

SSH

SQL/SQLite

PHP

Python scripting

Slurm

Job description

The Research Computing and Systems Administrator at Colorado State University supports HPC clusters in the Scott Data Center and assists researchers with programming and infrastructure needs. This role designs domain architectures, installs software, patches systems, and develops web tools for engineering faculty, staff and students.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or an Associate’s with 2+ years) and strong Linux administration, Python/PHP