HPC Systems Engineer - Linux, Slurm & Automation

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 86,300 - 129,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement plans

Paid time off

75% tuition discount

Job summary

Penn State University is hiring a High-Performance Computing (HPC) system administrator to work with scientists and engineers. Responsibilities include maintaining HPC systems, developing monitoring scripts, and performing diagnostics. Required skills include extensive Linux experience, scripting, and problem-solving. A Bachelor's Degree and 3+ years of experience are necessary. Salary range is $86,300.00 – $129,500.00, with a comprehensive benefits package including medical coverage and tuition discounts.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience or equivalent education.
• Ability to obtain government security clearance required.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary, team-oriented cultures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing HPC systems ensuring availability to end users.
• Develop scripts to monitor system health and assess usage.
• Perform hardware diagnostics and resolve failures.
• Collaborate with team to address system performance and usage.

Skills

Linux (especially RHEL)

Networking

Parallel file systems

Scripting languages (bash, python, perl)

Batch schedulers (Slurm, Torque, PBS)

Configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt)

Effective diagnostic and problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Penn State University is hiring a High-Performance Computing (HPC) system administrator to work with scientists and engineers. Responsibilities include maintaining HPC systems, developing monitoring scripts, and performing diagnostics. Required skills include extensive Linux experience, scripting, and problem-solving. A Bachelor's Degree and 3+ years of experience are necessary. Salary range is $86,300.00 – $129,500.00, with a comprehensive benefits package including medical coverage and tuition discounts.