Lead Research Computing Systems Engineer

Stanford University

Palo Alto (CA)

On-site

USD 168,000 - 200,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible work options

Tuition assistance

PTO days

Job summary

Stanford Research Computing seeks a talented systems engineer to steward bastion and backbone services across data centers, while contributing to co-location and replication initiatives. You will drive automated provisioning, security hardening, and observability, collaborating with researchers and admins across Stanford's schools.

The role emphasizes lifecycle management of infrastructure, planning for hardware refresh, and ensuring reliable, compliant operation of a multi-petabyte research

Qualifications

Extensive experience with complex, multi-system platforms and vendors.
Notable experience coordinating multi-system environments in independent facilities.
Experience developing business continuation and disaster recovery plans.
Ability to lead large deployment projects and manage cross-team communication.

Responsibilities

Lead design, development, installation and maintenance of operating systems and applications.
Anticipate risks and de-escalate issues to prevent disruptions.
Develop and enforce system security measures and policies.
Plan capacity, configure services, and optimize interdependencies.
Manage vendor relationships and oversee hardware/software maintenance agreements.

Skills

Multi-system platforms

Security practices

Disaster recovery

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ansible

Job description

The role emphasizes lifecycle management of infrastructure, planning for hardware refresh, and ensuring reliable, compliant operation of a multi-petabyte research

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