Senior HPC System Administrator

Bytoa; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 190,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Bytoa seeks an HPC System Administrator to install, configure, and network UNIX and NT platforms, managing DNS, NFS, mail, and security to ensure interoperability.

You will need deep OS knowledge, experience with user/account management, package/configuration management, and health monitoring of IT infrastructure. Backup/recovery planning is expected; Lustre experience is highly desired. TS/SCI with polygraph required.

Qualifications

• 10 yrs. with a B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.
• IAT Level II Certification required
• Professional certifications accepted in lieu of 1 year of experience: RHCSA or higher Red Hat certification; VMware certification

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, tune, troubleshoot and administer multi-vendor servers and applications for HPC Division IT support
• Multi-vendor servers running Red Hat or SUSE with FC SAN storage or SSDs
• Distributed computing tools such as ReS, LSF, and SLURM
• HPC farm systems, HPC MPP clustered systems, Front End servers of SPDs
• IBM or HP Blade servers with FC/SAS/Network back end
• Multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS and Lustre
• Pre-Factory testing, Factory testing, System integration and Acceptance testing during the purchase process of the HPS systems

Skills

UNIX/Linux administration

Networking services

Backup and recovery

Security concepts

Enterprise IT testing

Education

BS in technical discipline

IAT Level II Certification

RHCSA certification

VMware certification

Tools

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

VMware

XFS

GPFS

Lustre

LSF

SLURM

Job description

We are searching for a mission-driven HPC System Administrator to support the installation, configuration, and networking of UNIX and/or NT-based platforms.You'll be responsible for enterprise services such as DNS, NFS, e-mail services, security protection mechanisms, and the interoperability of UNIX and NT based systems.
You should have a deep understanding of operating systems and experience with user account management, software package management, configuration management, and managing / verifying the health and status of IT infrastructure. You should also be familiar with development and implementing enterprise backup and recovery strategies.Lustre experience is highly desired!
Salary range:$190,000-205,000
Disclaimer:Salary for this position, along with additional compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process, considering various factors such as years of experience, skills, education/certifications, contract specifications, market conditions, etc.

Skills Requirements:

You must have experience with the installation, configuration, tuning, troubleshooting and administration of:

• Multi-vendor servers running numerous COTS, open source, and in-house applications to accommodate HPC Division IT support requirements
• Multi-vendor servers running Red Hat orSuSe with directly attached FC SAN storage or SSDs
• Distributedcomputing tools such as ReS, LSF, and SLURM
• HPC farm systems, HPC MPP clustered systems, Front End servers of Special Purpose devices (SPDs)
• IBM of HP Blade servers with FC/SAS/Network back end
• Multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS and Lustre
• Pre-Factory testing, Factory testing, System integration and Acceptance testing during the purchase process of the HPS systems

Experience Requirement:

• 10 yrs. with a B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.
• Professional certifications accepted in lieu of 1 year of experience:
  • Valid RHCSA or higher Red Hat certification
  • Valid VMWare certification

Clearance Requirement:

Active TS/SCI with a polygraph

Description:

We are searching for a mission-driven HPC System Administrator to support the installation, configuration, and networking of UNIX and/or NT-based platforms.You'll be responsible for enterprise services such as DNS, NFS, e-mail services, security protection mechanisms, and the interoperability of UNIX and NT based systems.
You should have a deep understanding of operating systems and experience with user account management, software package management, configuration management, and managing / verifying the health and status of IT infrastructure. You should also be familiar with development and implementing enterprise backup and recovery strategies.Lustre experience is highly desired!
Salary range:$190,000-205,000
Disclaimer:Salary for this position, along with additional compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process, considering various factors such as years of experience, skills, education/certifications, contract specifications, market conditions, etc.

Skills Requirements:

You must have experience with the installation, configuration, tuning, troubleshooting and administration of:

• Multi-vendor servers running numerous COTS, open source, and in-house applications to accommodate HPC Division IT support requirements
• Multi-vendor servers running Red Hat orSuSe with directly attached FC SAN storage or SSDs
• Distributedcomputing tools such as ReS, LSF, and SLURM
• HPC farm systems, HPC MPP clustered systems, Front End servers of Special Purpose devices (SPDs)
• IBM of HP Blade servers with FC/SAS/Network back end
• Multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS and Lustre
• Pre-Factory testing, Factory testing, System integration and Acceptance testing during the purchase process of the HPS systems

Experience Requirement:

• 10 yrs. with a B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.
• IAT Level II Certification required
• Professional certifications accepted in lieu of 1 year of experience:
  • Valid RHCSA or higher Red Hat certification
  • Valid VMWare certification

Clearance Requirement:

• Active TS/SCI with a polygraph