On-Site HPC Systems Engineer

Penn State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 86,300 - 129,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount for employees and family

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

Robust retirement plans

Substantial paid time off

Job summary

Penn State University is seeking a full-time Research Computing Systems Engineer at their State College, PA campus. This role focuses on maintaining and administering high-performance computing systems, requiring expertise in Linux operating systems and scripting languages. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience. The position offers a competitive salary range of $86,300 - $129,500, with significant benefits including a 75% tuition discount for employees and their families.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in HPC systems administration.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary, team-oriented cultures.
• Current eligibility for access to classified information.

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing HPC systems, ensuring availability to end-users.
• Develop and deploy scripts for system health monitoring.
• Perform diagnostics to resolve hardware failures.

Skills

Linux operating systems (especially RHEL)

Networking

Parallel file systems

Scripting languages (bash, python, perl)

Batch schedulers (Slurm, Torque, PBS)

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

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Penn State University is seeking a full-time Research Computing Systems Engineer at their State College, PA campus. This role focuses on maintaining and administering high-performance computing systems, requiring expertise in Linux operating systems and scripting languages. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience. The position offers a competitive salary range of $86,300 - $129,500, with significant benefits including a 75% tuition discount for employees and their families.