Information Technologist II

Michigan State University College of Engineering; East Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan State University College of Engineering is seeking a systems engineer to design, deploy, operate, and support Linux-based HPC systems across the campus and state. The role supports researchers with a 1000+ node cluster, 50,000 cores, 400 GPUs and 9 PB of storage.

The successful candidate will manage complex university-wide projects, advise users, participate in regional cyber infrastructure communities, and join an on-site hybrid team with weekly East Lansing meetings and on-call data

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in CS/IS/IT with IT specialization.
• 3–5 years progressive experience in IT-related duties.
• Experience with Linux, Windows, Slurm, MPI, and batch processing.
• Scripting in Bash, Python, Perl or Go.
• Experience with virtualization technologies.

Responsibilities

• Participate in design, development, operation, and support of Linux-based HPC systems.
• Design and support development/ops processes for researchers and ICER needs.
• Manage complex university-wide projects and consult with users on resources.
• Engage with regional and national cyber infrastructure communities.

Skills

Linux systems

Windows systems

Scripting experience

Virtualization

Education

Four-year college degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / IT

Tools

Slurm

MPI

batch processing

Puppet

Ansible

Chocolatey

xCAT

Lenovo Confluent

Bash

Python

Perl

Go

Git

Job description

Position Summary

ICERs HPC systems consist of over 1000 nodes, 50,000 cores, 400 GPUs, and 9 PB of storage and supports researchers in many different scientific domains across the campus and the state.

Position Summary

ICERs HPC systems consist of over 1000 nodes, 50,000 cores, 400 GPUs, and 9 PB of storage and supports researchers in many different scientific domains across the campus and the state.

A successful applicant to this position will, as the key part of their duties, do the following:

• Participate in the design, development, operation, and support of Linux-based High Performance Computing systems on campus.
• Design and support modern development and operations processes and methodologies for researchers and internal ICER needs and work with other units on campus to create innovative solutions for University researchers.
• Manage complex projects that serve the entire university community as well as MSUs external partners, consult with users to ensure the best use of the University’s computational resources.
• Participate in regional and national cyber infrastructure communities, and other duties as assigned.
  
  

This position includes an emergency on-call support rotation (compensated) with the rest of the systems team. Weekly meetings at the East Lansing campus and intermittent data center work on-site is required.

For consideration under this posting, a candidate must be a U.S. citizen.

Minimum Requirements

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or related information technology field, with coursework in an information technology specialization related to the area of employment; three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in an information technology area related to the duties to be performed such as:

• Linux operating systems - Ubuntu, RHEL, or derivatives
• Windows operating systems – automated provisioning, configuration, and management
• HPCC core - Slurm, MPI, batch processing,
• Deployment methods - puppet, ansible, Chocolatey, xCAT, Lenovo Confluent
• Scripting experience - bash, Python, Perl, Go
• Virtualization - ESXi, kvm, XCP-NG,
• or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
  

Desired Qualifications

In addition to the core skills described above, expertise with some subset of the following technologies are desirable:

• Linux services (NFS, OpenSSH, Apache, nginx)
• Networking technologies (Ethernet and Infiniband) and hardware (Mellanox and Juniper),
• Log aggregation and monitoring (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana [ELK])
• Configuration management and automation (tools like Lenovo Confluent, xCAT, Puppet, Ansible, kickstart, Chocolatey, SNMP, and IPMI)
• Batch job queueing and scheduling systems (Slurm),
• Version control (git) and Continuous Integration (CI) or Continuous Deployment (CD)
• NIST 800-171 or 800-53, FERPA, ITAR export controls, or equivalent.
• Manage Security Control Plans
• Desire for continuous learning and self-improvement
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Application Materials

Resume, cover letter and three professional references.

Special Instructions

This is a hybrid role. Weekly in-person meetings in East Lansing office required. Intermittent data center work at the East Lansing data center required. On-call rotation with the possible need to perform on-site data center repairs during non-business hours with short turnaround times.

Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Website

HTTPS://ICER.MSU.EDU/

Bidding eligibility ends August 18, 2026, 11:55 PM