Linux Systems Administrator - HPC & Research IT

North Carolina State University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Retirement Programs

Tuition and Academic Assistance

12 Holidays Each Year

Paid Time Off and Other Leave Programs

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Disability Plans

Job summary

NC State University seeks a Linux Systems Administrator to support academic courses and research computing in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. The role focuses on Linux server administration, software deployment, and active collaboration with researchers.

The ideal candidate will manage a Linux server fleet, implement containerized solutions, and participate in HPC enhancements across the campus computing ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and two years of related experience or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Maintain 100 servers with Red Hat and Ubuntu in server room
• Install and maintain software on NFS shares and module system
• Use Docker/Apptainer for software deployment
• Automate with Puppet/Ansible for secure baseline configurations
• Support users on Linux issues and HPC needs
• Develop and maintain Linux services like Slurm, JupyterHub, Open OnDemand

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Linux command-line

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree + 2 years experience

Tools

Docker

Apptainer

Puppet

Ansible

NVIDIA GPUs / drivers

Job description

NC State University seeks a Linux Systems Administrator to support academic courses and research computing in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. The role focuses on Linux server administration, software deployment, and active collaboration with researchers.

The ideal candidate will manage a Linux server fleet, implement containerized solutions, and participate in HPC enhancements across the campus computing ecosystem.