Linux HPC/HTC Systems Engineer

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; North Carolina; On-site; USD 105,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to design, deploy, operate, and maintain computing services supporting advanced academic research, focusing on HTC and HPC. You will lead projects around storage, networking, containers, databases, and monitoring, collaborating with faculty and computing communities to deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure.

The role requires strong experience in Linux, automation (Ansible, Cobbler, SALT), observability

Qualifications

• Minimum education requirements per ad: Master’s with 1-2 years experience or Bachelor’s with 2-4 years.
• Experience managing HPC/HTC environments and InfiniBand clusters preferred.
• Familiarity with observability platforms and Linux in research settings.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, operate, and maintain computing services for HTC/HPC.
• Lead infrastructure projects including storage, networking, containers, databases, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with faculty and researchers on computing needs.
• Ensure security and compliant OS operations.

Skills

HPC administration

Linux systems

Automation scripting

Collaborative communication

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cobbler

SALT

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK/OpenSearch

Splunk

Job description

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to design, deploy, operate, and maintain computing services supporting advanced academic research, focusing on HTC and HPC. You will lead projects around storage, networking, containers, databases, and monitoring, collaborating with faculty and computing communities to deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure.

The role requires strong experience in Linux, automation (Ansible, Cobbler, SALT), observability