HPC Systems Engineer - Linux, Slurm & Automation

The Applied Research Laboratory at 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 for employees and eligible family

Job summary

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University is seeking a High-Performance Computing (HPC) system administrator to maintain and advance HPC systems. This role involves collaborating with scientists and engineers, ensuring system reliability, and deploying monitoring scripts. Candidates must have extensive Linux experience, strong scripting skills, and a Bachelor's Degree. The position offers a salary range of $86,300 to $129,500 along with a competitive benefits package, located in State College, PA.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in HPC systems administration.
• Eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret/Top Secret level.

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing HPC systems and ensure compute node availability.
• Develop scripts to monitor system health and assess usage.
• Perform system diagnostics to resolve hardware failures.

Skills

Linux (especially RHEL)

Networking

Scripting languages (bash, python, perl)

Batch schedulers (Slurm, Torque, PBS)

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

Diagnostic and problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field

Job description

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University is seeking a High-Performance Computing (HPC) system administrator to maintain and advance HPC systems. This role involves collaborating with scientists and engineers, ensuring system reliability, and deploying monitoring scripts. Candidates must have extensive Linux experience, strong scripting skills, and a Bachelor's Degree. The position offers a salary range of $86,300 to $129,500 along with a competitive benefits package, located in State College, PA.